By Megan Moser, The Mercury Riley County commissioners on Monday heard 2025 budget and appropriation requests from several agencies. Riley County Historical Museum Director Katharine Hensler requested just under $492,000, down from last year’s ask of over $497,000. According to a memo, the capital outlay request is the same as it was for the 2024 [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center hosted their biggest event of the year this Saturday that saw hundreds of residents come to the museum and blue earth plaza. Local families took part in free admission to the discovery center, along with vendors, food trucks, live music, and other activities. See a photo gallery from the event [...]

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Sunset Zoo dedicated three new sculptures this weekend to commemorate longtime board members John and Karen Pence. Three large bronze sculptures, created by wildlife sculptor John Parsons, feature the Malayan tiger, Amur leopard, and sloth bear. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says the couple were vital to growing the zoo… While the [...]

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8 a.m. Monday update Severe weather appears to be likely for Monday with showers and thunderstorms expected to pop up this afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the Manhattan area in an enhanced (level 3) risk for storm development, noting the potential for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. National Weather Service [...]

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U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall as well as Congressman Tracey Mann visited Westmoreland on Friday, touring the devastated neighborhoods ravaged by the April 30 tornado. The three Congressional members were bussed around the community to see firsthand the damage. Tuesday’s storm destroyed 22 homes and damaged 13 others. Sen. Moran says part of [...]

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A Manhattan man is jailed following a Thursday arrest on a slew of drug charges, and is linked to the death of an 18-year-old woman in May of 2023. The Riley County Police Department says 21-year-old Luke Patrick Johnson was located in Pottawatomie County and taken into custody on four separate warrants from Riley County. [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials say significant progress has been made on the cleanup effort in Westmoreland following Tuesday’s devastating tornado. “There’s still a lot to do but we kind of considered we’ve made it to the next phase of operations. We were able to send volunteers home this (Thursday) afternoon and we will not need volunteers [...]

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Phase 3 of a pavement improvement project along K-18 and K-177 is scheduled to begin Friday, weather permitting. Traffic will be head-to-head on the southbound/eastbound lanes while the northbound/westbound lanes are reconstructed. The section of Zeandale Road/K-18 between K-177 and the local access road will also be reconstructed. Work will be done in subphases in [...]

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