Riley County was proclaimed a POW MIA (prisoner of war, missing in action) county from the Jefferson Barracks Museum out of St Louis during the Riley County commission meeting on Monday. VFW Post 1786 Commander Dan Watkins, along with fellow VFW members, presented the POW MIA county sign to commissioners. He said this day was [...]
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MARSHALL COUNTY — A Frankfort woman was hospitalized after her vehicle was struck by a semi in rural Marshall County Monday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says shortly before 12:30 p.m., 18-year-old Elizabeth Taylor was attempting a northbound turn from Parallel Road onto Kansas Highway 99. The location is about five miles north of Blaine. As [...]
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Manhattan area vexillologists have an opportunity to show off their skills in a new city contest announced Monday, Feb. 11. Manhattan is seeking designs for a new flag and will accept submissions through Friday, March 29. Submissions will be reviewed and narrowed down to one or two options by the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, [...]
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A bridge about 1 mile east of Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Northern Riley County is closed indefinitely, according to a release from Riley County Public Works. The Stockdale Park Road bridge over Mill Creek — located in Grant Township — has sustained critical concrete section loss in its deck. Photos released by the department show [...]
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MANHATTAN — Arraignment for a Manhattan man accused in the death of an infant last fall has been delayed until next month. D’Khari Lyons, 23, appeared with counsel at a hearing Monday where Judge Meryl Wilson granted a continuance for 30 days. No plea was entered in court. Lyons is charged with first-degree murder in [...]
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TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate last week pushed legislation through the chamber which would greatly reduce income taxes, to the tune of about $190 million. The bill now heads to the Kansas House. While it may bring potential tax relief to the state, the bill also would limit the state’s ability to push ahead on [...]
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MANHATTAN — A Sedgwick County man was arrested Monday morning at a Manhattan motel. Riley County Police, in coordination with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and the Wichita Police Department responded to 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd, the Super 8 motel, just before 9 a.m. Officers arrested 25-year-old Jeffrey Vermont Porter of Wilsey on a $250,000 [...]
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Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1600 block of McCain Ln in Manhattan on February 8, 2019, at approximately 7:30 AM. Officers listed Alpha Tau Omega; Tate Hassenflu, 18 of Manhattan; Matthew Cummings, 21 of Manhattan; Seth Pollock, 18 of Manhattan; Oscar Saferstein, 19 of Manhattan; Benjamin Hartman, 19 of [...]
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WAMEGO – The Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program recently held its 2019 graduation. The 30 members of the 2018-19 class graduated on Friday, Feb. 8 during ceremonies at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, according to Jack Lindquist, Executive Director of the organization. The nonprofit educational program trains and engages leaders in the region that includes [...]
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WAMEGO – The Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program recently held its 2019 graduation. The 30 members of the 2018-19 class graduated on Friday, Feb. 8 during ceremonies at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, according to Jack Lindquist, Executive Director of the organization. The nonprofit educational program trains and engages leaders in the region that includes [...]
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