Authorities say the inaugural Rock the Plains was an overall safe event for concertgoers. According to statistics provided by Pottawatomie County Sheriff Doug Adams on Sunday, there were just six law enforcement-related calls for service occurring over the weekend at Tuttle Creek State Park, related to the event. Adams said his office arrested one person [...]

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Manhattan Public Works is quickly finishing summer road projects and looking ahead to more long term projects across the city. Two projects have had crews working diligently to finish in time for the school year. A concrete maintenance project along Browning Avenue, in front of Marlatt Elementary, was recently finished. Public works director Brian Johnson [...]

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A thorough discussion of revenues and expenditures is planned Tuesday night as the Manhattan City Commission meets for a budget work session. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in City Hall. City manager Danielle Dulin will present an updated look at the 2026 budget preparation with elected officials. To view the full article [...]

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A thorough discussion of revenues and expenditures is planned Tuesday night as the Manhattan City Commission meets for a budget work session. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in City Hall. City manager Danielle Dulin will present an updated look at the 2026 budget preparation with elected officials. To view the full article [...]

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By Emma Loura Manhattan-Ogden focused its hiring efforts on recruiting more bus drivers and para-educators for the upcoming school year. While the need for paras varies year to year based on how many students need their assistance, USD 383’s human resources director said the school district is hopeful about recruiting additional bus drivers. “Those are [...]

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A chemical reaction in a laundry basket early Thursday morning caused a small fire at AMC Manhattan 13 theatre. The basket was in a hallway outside the kitchen when items in it spontaneously combusted around 1:00 a.m. Thursday. Staff placed the fiery items in a sink to extinguish the flames, and no fire extinguishers were [...]

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Two women from Kentucky were taken to the hospital Friday evening after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Leea S. Brown of Morganfield was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer westbound near the Flintview Road overpass around 7:32 p.m. when the SUV struck the right guardrail. [...]

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Authorities in Abilene arrested two Wichita residents Thursday morning on a host of charges after they were caught in a stolen vehicle. The Abilene Police Department received an alert from a local Flock license plate reader that reported the stolen vehicle from Wichita. Police located the vehicle at the Love’s Travel Center and as police [...]

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By Emma Loura The proposed USD 383 budget for fiscal year 2025 would raise taxes by 5% for the average homeowner in the Manhattan-Ogden school district. The USD 383 school board on Wednesday unanimously authorized a mill levy of 59.184 for fiscal year 2026, a 0.725 mill decrease from the 59.909 mill levy in fiscal [...]

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A new nightclub is planned to appear in Aggieville early next year. Allred Management owned Johnny Kaw’s House Bar at 1218 Moro St. since 2011, and now seeks to sell or lease the property. In an email to The Mercury and KMAN, owner Brett Allred said the company plans to combine a nightclub environment with [...]

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