A member of the Riley County Law Board has announced his candidacy for the open 67th legislative district left vacated by retiring state Rep. Mike Dodson. Kaleb James announced his candidacy just prior to Monday’s filing deadline as he’ll run for the Republican nomination for the seat. He joins Republican Angel Roeser and Democrat Kim [...]

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As the noon Monday deadline for candidates to file looms, the current roster of local candidates is starting to take shape. At the local level, incumbent Riley County commissioners Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke are unopposed in the second and third districts. All other county level races feature incumbents who are running unopposed. Pottawatomie County [...]

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By AJ Dome, The Mercury Riley County commissioners have approved starting the application process for building a new rural water tower. Commissioners on Thursday voted to allow county officials to begin applying for a special use authorization to construct a 300,000-gallon water tower for Riley County Rural Water District #1, covering some 160 square miles [...]

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A Randolph man was injured Sunday afternoon in crash in rural Clay County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 92-year-old Marion Brenner was southbound on Utah Road and failed to yield right of way at the Hwy 24 intersection. His vehicle was struck by an oncoming pickup driven by 44-year-old Jeff Sells, of Mankato. Brenner [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured in a crash on I-70 Friday afternoon in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Pontiac G6, driven by 18-year-old Natalie Sheller, drifted into the median, then overcorrected, sending the car into the eastbound lanes of the interstate and eventually into the south ditch where it struck an embankment. [...]

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A 26-year-old Manhattan man was arrested on a host of drug-related offenses. The Riley County Police Department says Justin Nunez was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on a warrant alleging distribution or possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession and other charges, for attempting to distribute. Nunez was released from jail after posting [...]

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A family in Hunter’s island escaped from a structure fire early Friday morning that claimed the lives of three pets. Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to a reported structure fire near the 1800 block of Kientz Dr. at 3 a.m. Friday morning. Upon arrival, crews found a home with both smoke and flames [...]

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