Two women are running for seats on the Riley County Commission. Fanny Fang and Kathryn Focke were both unopposed in Tuesday’s primary election. The two democratic candidates are hoping to flip the District 2 and 3 seats respectively in their favor. Fang became a vocal critic of the commission earlier this year since incumbent District [...]

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The T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter will host its third annual Clear the Shelters adoption event this Saturday. A number of animals will be available for adoption during this event for a discounted fee of $25. “We have 66 cats and 19 dogs that need homes,” Deb Watkins, T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter director, said. [...]

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Pottawatomie County voters have chosen their next sheriff. That will be incumbent Shane Jager, who defeated Michael Baker in Tuesday’s primary. Jager says he is grateful to the voters of Pottawatomie County and is looking forward to continuing to work with his department. “I’m very grateful to the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office,” [...]

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Riley County primary-election results Two races were contested on the Riley County Commission Tuesday, both on the Republican side. Moving on in District 3 on the Republican side is John Matta who defeated incumbent Ron Wells receiving 57 percent of the vote. The final tally was Matta with 1,345 to Wells’ 996 votes. Matta says [...]

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AS OF 8:29:58PM.. Local: TIME Votes Precinct Riley County Commission District 2 Republicans Marvin Rodriguez (incumbent) 592 Phil Mattox 718 Greg McKinley 655 Democrats **Fanny Fang is a candidate on the Democratic ballot. She is uncontested and will advance to the November general election. 8:29:58PM 18/22 District 3 Republicans Ron Wells (incumbent) 804 John Matta [...]

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A 92-year-old Ogden man was injured Tuesday after crashing into the Manhattan Fire Department’s Firehouse No. 2, located in the City Hall building on Poyntz Ave. Riley County Police say an SUV driven by Sam Zafran struck a Chevy Silverado driven by 42-year-old Craig Dechany of Manhattan around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Zafran’s vehicle then crashed [...]

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Riley County commissioners will not put a half cent sales tax continuation on this year’s ballot, but will before 2023. County Clerk Rich Vargo says a Manhattan City commission agenda states the new citywide half cent sales will replace the county’s, which is not correct. County department heads were confused and brought this to the [...]

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Much of north Manhattan lost power for about two hours Tuesday after a small fire at the substation near Walters Morgan Construction in the Northview area. An Evergy official on site told KMAN it was caused by a squirrel getting into the equipment around 8:30 a.m. It caused more than 7,200 residents mostly north of [...]

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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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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help identifying suspects responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of motorcycles from a Manhattan business. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the burglary occurred sometime between July 30 and July 31 at Brooks Yamaha, located 8070 East US Hwy 24. An investigation revealed that one or more persons [...]

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