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Manhattan city commissioners are talking about laying off as many as 70 city employees as they consider cost-cutting measures to avert what they say is a potential budget crisis. City officials during Tuesday’s meeting weighed options to increase the general fund. The fund’s cash balance is expected to drop from $11 million to $6 million [...]

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31 year old Demetrius Salon Ivory Jr. of Ogden was arrested Thursday night on one count of aggravated battery: knowingly cause great bodily harm or disfigurement. He was arrested at the intersection of Riley Avenue and North Elm Street, and is still co...

The Change of Command for the 1st Infantry Division “Danger” is scheduled at the Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. The outgoing division commander is Maj. Gen. John Meyer and the incoming division commander will be Maj. Gen. Monté Rone. Lt. Gen. Sean Bernabe, Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Corps, [...]

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  Fort Riley hosted the 3rd Armored Corps Best Squad Competition this week, with final challenges wrapping up this morning. The event brought together 12 squads of Third Armored Corps units from 4 states and competed in a series of challenges over the course of four days. Command Sergeant Major Christian Panquerne said these soldiers [...]

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Geary County USD 475 Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Bryan Scruggs, Marlies Gipson and Kenny Upham to principal positions within the district on Tuesday morning. Scruggs will take over as principal at the Early Childhood Center during the 2024-25 school year. He brings a wealth experience to his new role as he [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday heard budget requests from outside agencies after changing their work session into a special meeting. RCPD Director Brian Peete updated the commission on the City’s financial burden for 2025. The police board oversees the Riley County Police Department, which is jointly run by the city and county governments. The [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will hear budget requests from outside agencies. City officials turned Tuesday’s work session into a special meeting, which will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The city government annually provides financial assistance to various community agencies, Aggieville Business Association, Downtown Manhattan Inc., Manhattan Arts Center, Riley County Historical [...]

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Kansas State University officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the Edge District’s newest office building at 960 Kimball Ave Senior vice president at the KSU Foundation Greg Lohrentz detailed the importance of the newest addition. “This building before us will provide hope for nearly 250 new employees,” he [...]

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Manhattan’s Ag Press building is set to undergo major renovations, and the new owner is seeking assistance from the city to relocate the public sewer line underneath the building. The sewer line project is part of owner Derek Richards’ larger $1 million dollar vision to reinvent the historic ag press building into “The Press,” a [...]

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Armon Bosse Jr., of Onaga, has announced his running for the district 5 seat on the Pottawatomie County commission. Bosse says his previous 7 years on the planning and zoning board has given him the institutional knowledge required for the county commissioner position. Solar power is something Bosse would like to incorporate more in the [...]

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