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Riley County is moving forward with a pair of grant applications for Community Corrections. Director Megan Lewis informed the county commission on Monday that her department is seeking a three-year Bureau of Justice Assistance grant that would help expand services for people in intensive supervision and recovery court. “That would cover the wages as well [...]

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Federal officials said there is still no timeline for when the second phase of the dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir will begin. The project was scheduled to resume March 17, but delayed indefinitely as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contract workers clean up a diesel spill after a fuel cell broke off [...]

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Riley County commissioners agreed to proceed with filling its public information officer position following the resignation of Vivienne Leyva, effective this Friday. During Monday’s meeting, human resources director Elizabeth Ward asked the commission for direction on whether to immediately refill the position or temporarily shift duties while the job remains vacant. She noted the role [...]

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Conditions are favorable this weekend for elevated fire danger. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the Manhattan area Saturday through Sunday for expected low relative humidity and increasing winds. A fire weather Watch has been issued for most of the area Saturday Afternoon through 7 PM Sunday. #kswx pic.twitter.com/h3dmbPipH4 — [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved two items presented by public works at Thursday’s meeting. The first involved a lease agreement allowing Manhattan CHIEF Sports to utilize the football and soccer fields at Fairmont Park this spring. CHIEF — Christian Homes In Educational Fellowship — is a non-profit, private organization in Manhattan designed to support homeschooling families [...]

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Federal officials have recovered the fuel tank that broke loose from a barge in a section of Tuttle Creek Reservoir Sunday. The EPA Region 7 on-scene coordinator reported via social media Thursday morning that the tank was recovered at 9:42 p.m. on Wednesday. The EPA Region 7 On-Scene Coordinator has reported that the fuel tank [...]

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More federal and state resources are being deployed to contain diesel leaking from a submerged fuel tank in a section of Tuttle Creek Reservoir. In an update Wednesday via Facebook, the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shared that Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 staff and personnel with the Kansas Department of [...]

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Motorists heading onto Interstate 70 from Kansas Highway 177 are advised there will be some temporary disruptions at the interchange both Thursday and Friday. The Kansas Department of Transportation says the K-177 on-ramp to westbound I-70 will be closed and the westbound I-70 off-ramp to K-177 will be reduced between noon and 4 p.m. Thursday. [...]

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Federal officials have confirmed some diesel fuel has leaked into Tuttle Creek Reservoir after a fuel cell broke loose from a dredging barge at Tuttle Creek Cove Sunday due to high winds. Tuttle Creek Cove is located near the southwest edge of the reservoir, approximately two and a half miles north of the dam in [...]

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Strong winds and wave action Sunday caused a fuel barge carrying approximately 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel to sink into 20 feet of water at Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Federal officials with the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a press release that the incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday. No [...]

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