More orange cones are popping up across Manhattan as some necessary road construction projects are beginning. On Monday, city officials noted a temporary closure of Denison Avenue, north of Kimball was put into place as work begins on the construction of a new reverse frontage road from the Grain Science complex, east to Denison. The [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission will discuss the prospect of paid parking in the downtown parking garage near Blue Earth Plaza at a Tuesday work session. According to agenda materials, city staff are looking at a proposed $2 hourly rate with a $10 daily max for the garage. Full-time employees would be charged at $40 per [...]

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Rising property taxes was a point of emphasis at the USD 383 candidate forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters Saturday. Candidates were asked how they think the school board should balance the needs of students without overburdening taxpayers. Incumbent Kristin Brighton says the board spends at least four months each year discussing the budget. [...]

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Housing challenges within the city were a point of emphasis for city commission candidates at Saturday’s League of Women Voters forum, held at the Manhattan Public Library. Among the questions asked of candidates Saturday were how each think the city can provide affordable housing across the spectrum. Incumbent Mark Hatesohl says the city can do [...]

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Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo informed the county commission Thursday that due to overcrowding in the Riley County Jail, a second nurse is being requested by the Riley County Police Department. Last month, it was reported that the jail averaged around 124 inmates in August, the highest average on record. That figure is now approximately [...]

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The recent rain in the Riley County area increases the chance of nitrate poisoning in forages. Rain can cause rapid uptake of nitrate during a drought year, and Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent Greg McClure explains the precautions that are now being taken. McClure says that they are also concerned about prussic acid poisoning. Nitrate [...]

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Authorities in Pottawatomie County recovered a stolen vehicle Thursday that had been submerged in the Pottawatomie County Cross Creek Lake, about eight miles south of Havensville. According to Undersheriff Doug Adams, the reporting party was unsure how long the vehicle had been submerged. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Junction City Fire Department Dive team [...]

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An Oklahoma man was arrested early Friday while at the Riley County Police Department on seven total charges stemming from a past warrant. Chiloh Leon Webb, 23, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon by a felon along with several drug charges, including distribution or possession within 1,000 feet of a school, fleeing and [...]

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Riley County Police say a 39-year-old woman reported her car stolen Thursday morning in the 500 block of Colorado Street. The estimated total loss was approximately $3,000. The vehicle, a 2005 Toyota Sequoia, was later recovered in Pottawatomie County....

With K-State Football playing a rare Friday night contest, a number of community events are taking place Saturday around the area. In Wamego, Oztoberfest is taking place. Events will take place in downtown Wamego throughout the day including the family festival, the Wizard’s beer & wine garden, a commuity after Oz event and Oz Museum [...]

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