Brandon Peoples

A road maintenance project in the Northview area is taking longer than anticipated, but city officials say it should be wrapped up within the next two weeks. Walters Drive has been under reconstruction since June between Butterfield Road and Tuttle Creek Boulevard. The stretch near Eisenhower Middle School wrapped up around Labor Day, but the [...]

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The future of an indoor aquatic center in Manhattan appears more uncertain in the wake of the Nov. 4 election. At the Nov. 10 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, board member Joe Knopp said the results signaled strong concerns from voters about future spending. “I think that those are lessons we ought to be [...]

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Riley County department heads are proposing changes to how their annual performance evaluations are handled, saying the process has become redundant, unproductive and lacking in meaningful dialogue with commissioners. Planning Director Amanda Webb told commissioners that while staff still want regular engagement and feedback, the current format used in recent years has not produced useful [...]

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the Junction City water supply system after a water main break early Wednesday morning. The area affected is west of Jackson Street in Junction City, including Geary County Rural Water District #1. The advisory remains in place until [...]

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Two Manhattan area women were seriously injured Saturday night after their vehicle struck a deer on I-70 in Shawnee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 71-year-old Phyllis Trudell of St. George was driving westbound near Carlson Road around 11:15 p.m. when her car hit a deer and overturned several times. Both Trudell and her [...]

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Junction City’s vice mayor, Al Gordon was arrested over the weekend on a felony charge of aggravated assault; use of a deadly weapon. Geary County Jail records show Gordon was taken into custody at 2:41 p.m. Saturday. Gordon, who serves on the city commission is set to have his term expire in January 2026. He [...]

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Riley County may be on the hook for an extra $100,000 as part of the ongoing remodel of the old EMS station at 2011 Claflin Road. The $2.8 million renovation project will convert the space into the new headquarters for Emergency Management and Riley County Fire District No. 1. Director of public works John Ellerman [...]

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County commissioners approved a resolution Monday that will permit financing a major renovation at the Riley County Transfer Station. On Oct. 23, commissioners approved a contract with NF Construction of Marion, Kansas for the tipping floor and chute repair project, totaling $592,540. The county learned it didn’t have the funding available in its solid waste [...]

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County commissioners approved a resolution Monday that will permit financing a major renovation at the Riley County Transfer Station. On Oct. 23, commissioners approved a contract with NF Construction of Marion, Kansas for the tipping floor and chute repair project, totaling $592,540. The county learned it didn’t have the funding available in its solid waste [...]

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Riley County officials invited the public to review and comment on the latest draft of the county’s comprehensive plan, officially titled “Riley County Together 2040.” The plan will replace the county’s existing Vision 2025 plan, outlining land-use goals, growth priorities and ways to implement those strategies through 2040. County planner Amanda Webb told commissioners Monday [...]

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