Riley County commissioners voted Thursday to keep their salaries flat for the second budget year in a row. Commissioners continued 2018 budget work and agreed to keep their salaries at $43,403.62. The board also agreed to forgo a step increase, as it did last year. Commissioner Ben Wilson made a motion to exclude the board from [...]

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U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall issued a statement Thursday that differs with comments he made last week at a town hall in Wamego about an independent investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties with Russia. At the town hall, Marshall said he was supportive of an independent investigation if it would be the fastest way to put the [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents dealt with a variety of matters Wednesday and KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Cindy Bontrager, Kansas State University’s  Vice President for Administration and Finance:

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The Kansas Board of Regents dealt with a variety of matters Wednesday and KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Cindy Bontrager, Kansas State University’s  Vice President for Administration and Finance:

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Brewster Jones, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 3900 block of Zeandale Rd. on May 17, 2017 at approximately 4:01 PM. Jones was arrested on Riley County District Court warrants for battery of a law enforcement officer, flee and elude, interference with a law enforcement officer, violating maximum speed limits, failure to appear (x2), [...]

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Brewster Jones, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 3900 block of Zeandale Rd. on May 17, 2017 at approximately 4:01 PM. Jones was arrested on Riley County District Court warrants for battery of a law enforcement officer, flee and elude, interference with a law enforcement officer, violating maximum speed limits, failure to appear (x2), [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden school district could see its enrollment increase by 400 students within the next five years. On Wednesday night, BG Consultants told USD 383 board members a seven-percent increase over the next four years is a conservative estimate of what the future holds over the next twenty years. USD 383 administrators plan to follow the [...]

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Graduating high school seniors and eager school children are not the only ones counting down the days left on USD 383’s school calendar. The Manhattan-Ogden board of education celebrated the careers and service of 35 retiring teachers and faculty members at a reception held on Wednesday evening at the Robinson Education Center. According to president [...]

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A full-scale exercise is being held at Fort Riley the next few days (May 17 and 18). Fort Riley residents, employees and community members should be aware there is likely to be an increase in emergency response vehicle traffic and warning sirens. Additionally, certain roads on the installation may be closed and traffic could be [...]

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Drive-thru’s, gas stations, and parking lots will soon have no place in Aggieville. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Manhattan City Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance which would amend Article IV of the Manhattan Zoning Regulations. According to John Adams, senior long range planner, the amendments to the zoning regulations come at the recommendation [...]

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