Former Commissioner looks to return to county commission

A former member of the Pottawatomie County Commission is looking to return after being away from the commission for nearly ten years. Gary Yenzer, who served on the commission from 2010-2014 in the 1st district, is running in the newly formed 4th district as a Republican. Yenzer spoke more about why he’s running for the [...]

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USD 383’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 may raise property tax 4%

By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The proposed USD 383 budget for fiscal year 2025 may raise taxes 4% for the average homeowner in the school district. The projected mill levy for fiscal year 2025 is 60.078 mills. In fiscal year 2024, the mill levy was 60.095 mills. A mill is $1 in taxes for every $1,000 [...]

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Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills launches “ReStore” program

The Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills announced on Thursday the launching of “Hope ReStored,” a program dedicated to helping local low-income families meet their furniture needs. The program operates through the Habitat for Humanity’ “ReStore”, Hope ReStored works with local organizations such as Be Able, Manhattan Emergency Center, Manhattan Area Resettlement Team, [...]

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Riley County commission approves budget plan for county entities

From Emma Loura / Manhattan Mercury: The Riley County Commission approved notices of revenue-neutral rate for various county entities Thursday, as part of a process to comply with state law. Most of these entities do not plan to exceed the revenue-neutral rate, but the county has to notify the state if they do. The revenue-neutral [...]

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Junction City says goodbye to Dinkel

Junction City said goodbye to its longtime city manager Allen Dinkel on Wednesday in a retirement reception at the Municipal Building in Junction City. Dinkel, who has served 35 years in local government and the last 10 in Junction City said he doesn’t have any concrete plans at this time during retirement, but he hopes [...]

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Manhattan man arrested for trafficking contraband into a facility

A Manhattan man was arrested on Wednesday night for trying to traffic contraband into a correction or care facility. Latorris Franklin, 45, was arrested just after 9:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of Hobbs Drive on probable cause charges. Franklin is charged with one count of trafficking contraband into a corrections or care facility, one [...]

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City manager candidates to meet with public at the Flint Hills Discovery Center next Monday

The list of the four finalists for the position of Manhattan City Manager have been released to the public and they’re coming to Manhattan to meet with the public and commissioners next week. “We’re very excited to introduce the candidates to the public,” said Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak. “We had nearly 50 candidates apply from [...]

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City sets property tax ceiling with nearly 14% increase

The average homeowner will see an increase of up to 13.6% in their Manhattan city property taxes next year, following a commission vote Tuesday. City commissioners at their meeting approved a resolution to levy a property tax exceeding the “revenue-neutral rate,” which is the rate at which the city would generate the same property tax [...]

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Local man arrested for making criminal threats over the phone

A Manhattan man remains jailed following his arrest for making criminal threats over the phone. 29-year-old Larry Wilms Jr. was arrested just after 10 p.m. in the 4700 block of Observation Point Drive on 13 counts of making a criminal threat by causing either terror, evacuation or disruption. Wilms is also charged with two counts [...]

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Junction City to say goodbye to longtime City Manager Allen Dinkel

All eyes will be on Junction City this afternoon as officials and residents will say goodbye to city manager Allen Dinkel. Dinkel, who has spent over 35 years in city government and most of the last 10 in Junction City, announced his retirement back in April. He spoke more about his career in an interview [...]

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