Fresh out of quarantine, C. Clyde Jones is celebrating Tuesday, his 99th birthday. The Manhattan philanthropist typically celebrates with a big birthday get together each year, but had to cancel plans for a party this past Saturday after testing positive. He received recognition Monday during the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Community Hour, heard on KMAN. [...]

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A 67-year-old Manhattan man convicted on more than two dozen counts of child sex abuse was sentenced earlier this month and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. At a sentencing hearing in Riley County District Court on Dec. 6, Alan Ingwersen was sentenced by Judge Grant Bannister to 155 months on [...]

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A Manhattan woman was jailed over the weekend after allegedly assaulting another woman in the head with a toaster. The Riley County Police Department filed a report Saturday for aggravated battery and domestic battery, charging 21-year-old Lakesha Randolph in the incident. An 18-year-old woman, identified in an online criminal complaint as a family member, was [...]

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Geary County officials say water levels are nearing normal operational levels within the system across Junction City and surrounding communities. The Emergency Operations Center held a briefing at 11 a.m. where it was noted that all households receiving water from the Junction City Water Treatment Plant should have running water by this point. That said, [...]

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Cops N’ Kids was held at the Manhattan Walmart on Saturday morning. Underprivileged children from around the county were allowed to shop through the store with the help of Riley County law enforcement. Retired officer and event coordinator, Rod Cook, said that this event, which was first established 32 years ago, has grown immensely thanks [...]

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The hunt for the G. Thomas Jewelers, Godfrey’s Ranges and Tactical Supply Jingle Bell Rock came to an end Friday, wrapping up another year of the annual Manhattan Broadcasting Company holiday contest tradition. This year’s winners, Desiree and Michael Mulleneaux ,found the rock in Manhattan’s Warner Memorial Park. The Mulleneauxs determined from the clues that [...]

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Carriage rides are continuing this weekend in Blue Earth Plaza, the final weekend they will be offered. Rides will resume from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Organizers canceled the event for Friday, due to wind damage at the Festival of Lights Wednesday, which also damaged some of the light features, including the [...]

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Officials across Kansas were digging out and cleaning up Thursday, a day after hurricane-force winds ripped through the region, along with severe thunderstorms. Riley County officials say several grass fires were sparked, primarily the result of downed power lines. The largest fire was north of Randolph, on Hilltop Road. Those fires have all been extinguished. [...]

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Riley County health officials identified 139 new COVID-19 cases and 116 additional recoveries in its latest weekly report out Thursday. The health department says there are now 170 active cases in the county, with Ascension Via Christi caring for eight COVID-positive patients, five of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit. All but one of [...]

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A former Manhattan Parks & Recreation supervisor will be sentenced early next year after entering a no contest plea Thursday to two charges of sexual exploitation of a child. Both are level five felonies. Zach Bayless appeared in front of Pottawatomie County Judge Jeff Elder where he entered the plea alongside his attorney, waiving his [...]

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