Nearly 1 in 5 Riley County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. As of Friday, more than 5,800 were fully vaccinated and an additional 5,800 receiving their first shot. Riley County Public Information Officer Alice Massimi addressed members of the Manhattan Area Recovery Task Force Thursday. “These are individuals that [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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A city-wide spring cleanup will take place in Manhattan from March 29 through April 2. “The city will pick up yard waste, tree limbs and branches if they’re properly bagged and stacked at the curb,” Jake Powell, Manhattan Fire Department fire marshall, said. “Yard waste needs to be in paper yard waste bags. [There also [...]

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Riley County has received an invitation by the state Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on an upcoming hearing. The hearing is not on current legislation, but for a pending bill giving counties the authority to follow their own vaccine pathway. County Counselor Clancy Holeman says this is spawned from recent events involving both Riley [...]

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Riley County high-school-age students gathered at Manhattan High School Wednesday to compete in the fifth annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The event gave local students an opportunity to show off their business ideas and presentation skills to a panel of judges. “I kind of liken it to Shark Tank for high-school-age students,” John Jobe, K-State Research [...]

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Local schools are out next week for spring break and for USD 323 it’s likely a welcome relief as the Kansas Department of Transportation begins work on a major bridge replacement on Hwy 24 near St. George. KDOT plans to begin the bridge replacement east of the Blackjack Road interchange Tuesday, which will cut off [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 39-year-old Manhattan man Wednesday on a felony warrant listing multiple charges. Daniel Raymond Reyes is charged with eight total counts, including flee and elude, driving while suspended, criminal threat, stalking, interference with a law enforcement officer and two counts of violating a protection order. He’s also charged with failing to [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Riley County fire crews worked through much of the day Wednesday containing grass fires near Leonardville, thanks to strong southerly winds that gusted over 50 mph at times. The first call came in around 11:15 a.m. near Lasita Road and Kansas Highway 82. Riley County Police and area fire crews evacuated some residents in a [...]

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