Residents in the Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building had a brief reprieve from its elevator woes Tuesday when technicians got one of the building’s two elevators working for the first time in over two weeks. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook told The Mercury the building’s large elevator was back in working order just after [...]

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Residents in the Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building had a brief reprieve from its elevator woes Tuesday when technicians got one of the building’s two elevators working for the first time in over two weeks. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook told The Mercury the building’s large elevator was back in working order just after [...]

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The City of Manhattan is continuing its cured-in-place pipe, or CIPP, sewer rehabilitation projects this week, with crews working in several neighborhoods. Residents may notice trucks accessing sewer lines and steam rising from manhole covers during the process. City officials said the steam is a normal part of the pipe lining operation and is not [...]

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The Junction City Police Department says preliminary findings indicate heat exposure caused the death of K-9 Police Service Dog Vethos, who died while on duty Monday. In an update, the department said Vethos was found unresponsive inside a K-9-equipped patrol vehicle. Officials said preliminary findings point to heat exposure as the cause of death. The [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested late Tuesday on multiple charges following a traffic stop, according to the Riley County Police Department. Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr., 19, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 11:30 p.m. July 8 after officers responded to an incident in the 700 block of Allen Road. Toliver was charged with contributing to [...]

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A Junction City woman was arrested early Tuesday after a reported domestic disturbance, according to the Junction City Police Department. Nasha Serwaa-Bonsu, 23, was arrested just after 12 a.m. July 8 at a residence in the 1800 block of Caroline Avenue. She was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery [...]

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After a 3-2 split vote, the Manhattan City Commission set a ceiling for 2027 budget plans that it cannot exceed. This maximum would increase city property taxes by 6.7% for the average homeowner. Tuesday’s action does not adopt the budget or set the final mill levy. Commissioners could lower the levy before adopting the budget, [...]

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By Ned Seaton The property tax rate paid by Manhattan residents tax rate continues to rank in the middle of the pack of comparable Kansas communities. A Manhattan Mercury analysis of data from the Kansas League of Municipalities shows that the total tax rate that property owners have to pay here ranks 14th of the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a theft by deception after scammers posing as law enforcement officers convinced a Manhattan woman to send thousands of dollars. Officers filed a report of theft of property or services just after 1 p.m. July 6 in Manhattan. A 23-year-old woman was listed as the victim after unknown [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday evening following a domestic disturbance that resulted in multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. Officers filed a report at approximately 7:42 p.m. July 6 in Manhattan for two counts of assault, two counts of intimidation of a witness or victim, and one count each of criminal threat, domestic battery, criminal [...]

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