A vehicle fire was quickly extinguished Thursday by Manhattan Fire crews. The fire was reported just before 10 p.m. in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. The vehicle’s owner was driving down the road when he heard a noise and began to smell smoke. He pulled into the Beer Goggles parking lot and then [...]
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Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 2500 block of Casement Rd in Manhattan on July 23, 2020, at approximately 6:28 PM. Officers listed a 19-year-old male as the victim when it was reported an unknown male suspect pointed a handgun at him after an argument. Anyone with information can contact RCPD or [...]
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After a month and a half, an alligator stolen from a Manhattan pet store has been safely captured and returned home. The gator was pulled from the waters of Wildcat Creek by a member of an Ebert Construction crew, currently working on the bridge replacement project on Fort Riley Blvd. The gator was spotted in [...]
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Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells says he has unfinished business he’d like to complete, a major reason he decided to seek a third term. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wells had been advocating for the resumption of funding for the Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund, which hadn’t had any money put in it for [...]
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Riley County reports one fewer COVID-19 related hospitalization since Wednesday, with three patients currently being treated at Manhattan’s Ascension Via Christi Hospital. One additional person with symptoms is also admitted to AVCH awaiting test results. One of the positive patients is reported to be ventilated. Seven new positive tests and six recoveries were also reported [...]
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A long-time USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School board president is planning a write-in campaign to challenge for the District 6 seat on the Kansas State Board of Education. Dave Colburn announced he would serve on the State Board of Education if enough constituents wrote his name on their primary ballot. “Some people who were really important [...]
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An injury accident in Jackson County Wednesday morning claimed the life of a St. George man while a Manhattan woman and her infant child were able to escape. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that they found a passenger car, just after 2 a.m., rolled over on the side of the [...]
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Manhattan is considering 5 to 10 percent cuts in city departments for the 2021 budget as officials look to fill a $2.7 million gap in revenues and expenditures. City Commissioners Tuesday heard from department heads in a session that was extended past the midnight stop time implemented in 2018 by 4 to 1 vote, with [...]
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Health officials say that a recent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations is not surprising, and follows the progression trends seen nationally. Riley County now reports 4 positive patients in treatment at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. At the beginning of last week, no confirmed patients had been admitted. The county also saw 6 new positive [...]
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A former U.S. Army general and defense contractor is hoping to use a platform on the Riley County Commission to bring medical-services accessibility, government transparency and economic sustainability to the county. Phil Mattox, a military veteran of over 30 years who is running against District-2 incumbent Marvin Rodriguez and Riley City Council Member Greg McKinley [...]
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