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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County residents who need sewage system repairs but can’t pay for them are about to get some help. Planning director Amanda Webb on Monday told county commissioners the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had granted the county a $50,000 grant to help fix faulty sewage systems for people with [...]

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A man was injured on Saturday after a crash into a home in Manhattan. Officers responded just after 1 a.m. to the 1100 block of Yuma after a car lost control and ran through a home before entering another residence ultimately running into a 23-year-old male who was stuck under the vehicle. The victim was [...]

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A local repeat-offender was arrested Sunday morning on her 4th DUI charge. Gretchen Leigh Roark, 50, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Rockhill road for Dui 4th or subsequent offense and aggravated battery for the DUI causing bodily harm. She is being held on a $15,000 bond inside the Riley County [...]

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Riley County saw its rural roots come out in full force this weekend as the fair, carnival, and rodeo highlighted the week’s events. County Extension Director Gary Fike said this was the most people he’s ever seen for the event since he’s been involved. “The turnout has been amazing, ” he said “This is my [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire before 1 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire showing in the rear of the home at 931 Connecticut Avenue. As fire companies extinguished the deck fire, other companies entered the residence for an interior attack and to search for victims. [...]

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A Manhattan man is being held on a $250,000 bond at the Riley County Jail after being arrested on almost 100 counts of child sex crimes. 39-year-old Thomas Michael Quinn was arrested Friday night around 8:48 p.m. at “The Pointe on College” apartments. His full list of charges include: – Aggravated criminal sodomy of a [...]

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A Clay Center man is being held in the Riley County Jail after a night of alcohol-fueled reckless driving. Tucker Lee Lamore, 21, was arrested around 2:20 a.m. on probable cause offenses of aggravated battery, driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, and reckless driving. His total bond was set at $12,000. Lamore was still confined [...]

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City Commissioners will hear an update, next week, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City staff regarding the ongoing Manhattan Levee Project. The first phase of the project is nearly complete, and city staff are looking for direction on how to proceed with the next phases as projected costs have increased over $15 [...]

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A Manhattan teen is behind bars following a Wednesday morning arrest. 18-year-old Laynie Marie Perez was arrested at the Hilton Garden Inn around 9 a.m. and charged with aggravated assault and aggravated robbery; with both including the use of a deadly weapon. Perez’s bond for these charges was set at $25,000, and she was still [...]

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An early morning accident on I-70 in Dickinson County Wednesday left a Herington man injured. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a 2023 International semi driven by Travis P. Williams, of Wellington, was westbound on Interstate 70 one and one half miles west of Fair Road when it rear-ended a 2011 Chevy Cruze driven by 19-year [...]

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