Local, state, and federal officials are celebrating the reopening of the Linear Trail and the Phase 1 completion of the $46 million Manhattan Levee Project. On Wednesday morning, residents and politicians gathered at Hayes Drive and Casement to witness the official unveiling of the two projects. Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran spoke at the ceremony, saying [...]

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RCPD filed a report for theft by deception on Monday afternoon in Manhattan. The report was filed just before 1:45 p.m. and listed a 20-year-old male as the victim when a subject known to him deceived him into sending $6,000 over the course of the week. Anyone with information in this case is encouraged to [...]

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Manhattan residents can expect some additional road construction in downtown for the next week to repair potholes. The City issued a press release on Monday saying that 12th Street in Manhattan will be closed to through traffic at the Houston Street intersection starting Monday, October 7, southwest of City Hall. East-west traffic on Houston will [...]

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WAMEGO — The town on Saturday transformed into the land of Oz as people came from all over to partake in the OZtoberfest festivities. The city holds the annual event celebrating “The Wizard of Oz” on the first weekend of October each year. Dona Molet, an attendee from Mesa, Arizona, is 67 years old and [...]

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Wednesday will be the third and final debate put on by the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at the K-State Student Union Courtyard. The 90-minute debate will feature Senate candidates for the 22nd district in incumbent Democratic state senator Usha Reddi and Republican challenger Brad Starnes and is put on by the ICDD, [...]

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Public transit riders will have new routes and new stops beginning next week. The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, or ATA Bus, will be introducing a revised route and a brand-new route that should be able to help riders across town. Those routes begin Oct. 14. The revised route will be Route No. 1 as [...]

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The Kansas Turnpike Authority is warning those across the state of a potential smishing scam, which is defined as a “social engineering attack” that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware or share sensitive information with cyber criminals. Over the weekend, several people received text messages from numbers posing as the [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie county commissioners on Monday refused to help Wamego maintain its burn pile. Last week, Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem requested financial help from the county to keep the city burn pile operating “as is”. Commissioner Greg Riat was absent due to illness at that meeting, so the issue [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury A new fire station north of Manhattan could break ground as early as next week if all goes smoothly, officials said. Riley County officials on Monday unanimously approved the special use and platting of 0.3 acres of land into a single lot for a new rural fire station. The site is [...]

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Officers filed a report of burglary on October 5, 2024, at approximately 2:36 AM in the 2000 block of Shirley Lane.  Officers listed a 28-year-old female and a 35-year-old-male as the victims when it was reported their residence was broken into by an unknown subject who stole a handgun with case, a tote bag, and [...]

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