RCPD director gives safety tips for the holiday season

As people finish their holiday shopping before Christmas, the Riley County Police Department has some ways to help protect them. Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler explains that it’s as simple as locking your doors.  He says half of the cases they see of cars getting broken into, the doors were unlocked.  The other [...]

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Country star trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockOn this day in 1968, the top U.S. country album was Wichita Lineman. It would turn out to be the only number-one album the country star who released it ever made. Who was that? ANSWER: Glen Campbell. Copyright © 2019, ...

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockAubrie Sellers is spending her holiday season performing in a stage adaption of the 2003 holiday romantic comedy Love Actually called Love Actually Live. The musical runs through December 29 in L.A...

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Ashley McBryde’s “One Night Standards” video tells the sinister first installment of a three-part story

Katie Kauss/EB MediaAshley McBryde leans into her cinematic storytelling style in the music video for “One Night Standards,” the first single off of her forthcoming sophomore album. Accompanied by the song, which favors anonymous night...

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Vargo seeking another term as Riley County Clerk

Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo has filed for re-election. Vargo has been County Clerk since first getting elected in 1997. He’s stated repeatedly over the years how much he enjoys working for the county and serving in public office. Originally from Kanopolis, he’s been a Riley County resident since 1986. In the past year, Vargo [...]

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City approves increased funding for Manhattan Chamber Economic Development contracts

The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is hoping to build off its strategic planning effort after receiving a significant boost in its Economic Development contract with the City of Manhattan. Earlier this week, the city approved that and the Fort Riley Promotion contracts for 2020 and 2021, adding an additional $350,000 each year. Doing so brings [...]

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‘American Idol’ alum Gabby Barrett celebrates newlywed life in acoustic “The Good Ones”

Robby Klein/Sweet Talk PublicityGabby Barrett turns the spotlight on her brand-new husband, fellow singer-songwriter and former American Idol contestant Cade Foehner, with a stripped-down new music video for her song, “The Goo...

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Ogden teen arrested after trying to light another teen on fire

OGDEN, Kan. — Riley County Police have charged an Ogden teen after he apparently tried to set another teen on fire. Police say 16-year-old Armando Velazquez was arrested Thursday in the 400 block of Clydesdale Drive on charges of attempted aggravated battery and criminal use of explosives. The police report says Velazquez attempted to use [...]

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Keith Urban, Dolly Parton and more will be part of AXS TV’s country-themed New Year’s Day marathon

ABC/Image Group LAAXS TV is going country on New Year’s Day 2020.  The television channel will devote the first day of the new year to a series of country music-themed broadcasts, including special footage from some of Nashville’s bigg...

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City of Riley using Ogden as reference for new municipal court

The City of Riley is working to establish its own municipal court based on the model of Ogden’s court. The Riley Countian Newspaper reports that the city council unanimously approved a proposal to set up a court at its November 26 meeting. Mayor Tim Sharp says the idea has been brought up multiple times in [...]

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