More than 1,100 calls for service were logged in 2020 by the Pottawatomie County Fire Department. Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes presented numbers at Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. He says 42 percent of calls were for EMS response with another 15 percent coming on calls for grass or range fires. Barnes also presented information to [...]

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The City of Manhattan has branded its 8-month strategic planning effort approved last month as “CrossroadsMHK: Shape what matters. Choose our path.” In addition to the name, the city has scheduled the first round of public engagement meetings for the week of March 22 as the city looks to develop a city-wide strategic plan 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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Kansas State University has announced it will allow in-person, hybrid and virtual programs for the summer. This extends to programs for visitors and youth-serving programs. The university is currently in phase 3 of its reopening process, which is the final step before an eventual phaseout of restrictions. Physical distancing remains necessary according to CDC guidelines, [...]

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Training noise will remain a constant at Fort Riley, at least into the summer. Army officials have confirmed an uptick in gunnery training will continue as the 1st and 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Teams take to the field to hone live-fire skills. From now through June soldiers will train on weapons systems such as the [...]

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A Junction City man is hospitalized following a Monday morning crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a passenger car driven by 43-year-old Travis Allen was stopped at the stoplight at the intersection of Ash and U.S. 77 facing west. Allen accelerated to make a left turn onto the highway but took it too sharply, causing [...]

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More times than not, one person’s trash can be another person’s treasure. The Riley County 4-H is helping people bring that treasure home with their 4-H Rummage Sales. John Jobe, Riley County K-State Extension 4-H Agent, says the sale is not their typical October and April garage sales, but he says their will still be [...]

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Riley County 4-H is challenging area high school students to show off their innovativeness. John Jobe, Riley County K-State Extension 4-H Agent, tells KMAN they will be holding their 5th annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge on Wednesday March 10. The challenge aims to reward talented area students for creating and presenting a business pitch. Jobe talks [...]

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Pottawatomie County health officials continue to get vaccine in the arms of residents. Health Department Director Leslie Campbell informed county commissioners Monday that over 400 vaccines were administered during a clinic last week in Wamego. “We had a lot of good help, the Sheriff’s Department doing the parking, probably half the staff was volunteers and [...]

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  Riley County is reporting 10 new positive COVID cases and 13 more recoveries since Friday. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for two positive patients. The health department will continue vaccinating those 65 and older on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday it will administer “boosters,” second doses, to individuals who [...]

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