Two county commissioners, four county office holders and two judges were sworn-in at Monday’s county commission meeting in Riley County following the November elections. On the county commission, Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke were both sworn-in to four-year terms by County Clerk Rich Vargo. Both McKinley and Focke were re-elected in November after being unopposed [...]

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Two women were arrested on Monday morning for drug possession in Manhattan. Officers arrested 26-year-old Leslie Young and 27-year-old Brittany Conrad just prior to 10:30 in the 200 block of Seventh Street. Officers charged Young with single counts of use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia into the human body, unlawfully obtaining a prescription drug, [...]

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By Lewis Marien/The Mercury The K-State Gardens are celebrating a milestone birthday in 2025. More than 200 people filled the K-State Alumni Center Saturday for a luncheon to kick off a year-long 150th anniversary celebration of the gardens. K-State President Richard Linton announced a $150,000 donation to the gardens from the university to celebrate 150 [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County The county commission was back to business this week after last week’s blizzard closed the county Monday, Jan 6. It was standing room only to bid farewell to Commissioner Pat Weixelman and Commissioner Greg Riat, as well as to witness the swearing in of newly elected officials. Several of [...]

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By Emma Loura/The Mercury Manhattan’s only available refuge for people needing warm shelter during last week’s severe winter storm was a volunteer-run shelter, and one local pastor is urging county officials to be more prepared in the future. During last week’s snow storm, the only refuge in town available for those without a place to [...]

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K-State on Friday unveiled a collaborative office space meant to facilitate cooperation between the university and the private sector. The facility is in the Kansas State University Foundation’s Edge District and brings together three entities: the Kansas State University Research Foundation, the Office of Corporate Engagement and K-State 105. Kansas Lt. Gov. and Secretary of [...]

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The first Republican to hold the 22nd District seat in the Kansas Senate in more than a decade said he wants to prioritize trust, local control and fiscal responsibility. Brad Starnes officially took office in the state legislature Monday after defeating incumbent Usha Reddi, a Democrat Senator and former Manhattan mayor, in a November upset. [...]

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Manhattan Fire Department deputy fire chief Ryan Almes on Monday confirmed to the The Mercury the cause of the fire that rendered the house at 1217 Wyndham Heights uninhabitable on Dec. 25. MFD crews responded to the fire at 7:40 a.m. on Christmas and found heavy fire and smoke coming from the back of the [...]

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