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Government offices for Riley County will be closed next Thursday Jan. 9 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. President Joe Biden announced that day will be a National Day of Remembrance for the former President, meaning that the county offices will be closed that [...]

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Two St. Mary’s residents were injured in an accident in Jackson County that occurred on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. on US-75 when a 2017 GMC Acadia was traveling westbound on 158th Road and failed yield the right of way to a 2007 Chrysler Town & County that was traveling southbound [...]

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Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of December. Happy New Year! GOOD AS NEW — Repairing and resurfacing of Anderson Avenue in Manhattan between Wreath Avenue and Seth Child Road recently finished, as seen Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Ebert Construction had been working on the road since August. FUNDING — Bridgette Jobe, tourism [...]

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The RCPD proudly announces the addition of the HERT Incident Response Vehicle to its fleet. This cutting-edge F550 vehicle, tailored to the unique needs of the Hazardous Evidence Recovery Team (HERT), represents a significant leap in operational capability. This achievement was made possible through federal appropriations secured with the support of Senator Jerry Moran. A [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a boat and trailer reported on Monday from the 22000 block of Highway 24, in rural Belvue, Kansas. Authorities are seeking public assistance in recovering the stolen property and identifying those responsible. According to the owner, the boat and trailer were left at a business [...]

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A Manhattan woman with a lengthy criminal record was arrested again on Tuesday on charges for failure to appear. Officers arrested Allyson Gann, 37, on the charge that stems for a previous arrest over for aggravated battery, domestic battery and battery from an incident that occurred on Sept. 1, 2024. As previously reported, Gann was [...]

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A local woman is behind bars following her arrest on Tuesday evening arrest in Manhattan that includes charges for battery on law enforcement and domestic battery. Police arrested Asia Foster, 32, just prior to midnight in the 500 block of Yuma Street. Foster has been charged in this case on two counts of battery of [...]

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Two young men were taken to a local hospital following an accident on Tuesday afternoon in Clay County that resulted after a chase with law enforcement. The accident occurred just after 1:30 p.m. when 17-year-old Joshua McCulloh of Junction City was travelling northbound on Granite Road in his 2008 Jeep Liberty after he attemped to [...]

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On Tuesday, legendary Kansas State Basketball Coach Jack Hartman was posthumously named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He died in 1998 at the age of 73. Hartman played both football and basketball at Oklahoma State University, then Quarterback in the Canadian Football League before turning his attention to coaching men’s basketball at [...]

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Those shopping at the grocery store in the new year will see the state sales tax on some items go to zero. Beginning on Wednesday, the sales tax on “food and food ingredients for human consumption and certain prepared foods” will have a sales tax of 0% following legislation that was passed back in 2022 [...]

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