Dr. John Mather, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Senior Project Scientist for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), gave a presentation to Kansas State University students on Tuesday. Dr. Mather discussed the historical background of telescopes and cosmology, and the work of JWST in studying distant objects to explore the origins of the universe. Mather [...]

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A local district magistrate judge was injured Tuesday evening in a crash in northern Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers were called out just after 5:30 p.m. for a single vehicle crash in the 6000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Police say 74-year-old William Malcolm, of Clay Center, was injured after [...]

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The Riley County Police Department hosted its annual Community Night Out Tuesday at City Park. RCPD staff served up barbecue pulled pork sandwiches. RCPD Director Brian Peete explains the purpose of the community event. The evening included demonstrations from various law enforcement staff. RCPD Patrol Officer/Bomb Tech Jarrod Sheldon showed a robot. The event preceded [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board will hear an update Wednesday on the district’s student enrollment data for the fall. Superintendent Eric Reid will present the annual fall enrollment report, which accounts for the student population, based on counts from Sept. 20. Preliminary data shared in August noted about a 1.6% increase in enrollment for the fall, [...]

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Officials at Geary County Schools are moving forward on funding a mechanism to pay for a new early childhood center in Junction City. The USD 475 school board unanimously approved a motion to enter into a lease purchase agreement totaling $35 million. The district will borrow up to that amount as it looks to finance the new [...]

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A pair of local entities will take a deep look into the community’s mental health needs and how best to go about achieving those needs. The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition and Riley County Health Department’s Local Mental Health System Assessment will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at Pottorf Hall. Coalition Chair Debbie Nuss says [...]

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FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system and wireless emergency alerts Wednesday. The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (also known as IPAWS) is FEMA’s national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and life-saving information to the public through mobile phones using [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners heard from a local couple seeking a revision in the county’s nuisance dog resolution. Paul Barkey, a 77-year-old combat-related disabled veteran, says he was threatened by two of his neighbor’s pit bulls July 5 in Blackjack Estates, while attending to a tree on his property damaged in a storm.   The incident [...]

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City officials are planning a temporary closure of Grand Mere Parkway to traffic between Grand Vista Drive and Kimball Avenue. The closure will begin Wednesday and continue through next Friday, Oct. 13 to allow for the safe completion of connections between the new roundabout, Grand Mere Parkway and Kimball Avenue/Scenic Drive. Light to moderate traffic [...]

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