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On January 23, 2024, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, with assistance from the Chapman Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2500 Block of Nicholson Road in Chapman. The operation was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. During the search, authorities discovered THC edible products, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, [...]

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Two roundabouts are going in on Tuttle Creek Boulevard north of town, with a stretch of the road set to shut down for most of the year starting in April. Kansas Department of Transportation officials on Thursday said work is underway on a roundabout at the junction between Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Kansas Highway 13, [...]

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By Megan Moser A path to economic growth for Manhattan could include proactively approaching investors, opening a regional business research center hiring a development director. Matt Tarleton, an Atlanta-based consultant specializing in community development spoke Friday at the Regional Growth Summit, which is the new name for the Regional Leaders’ Retreat. The event is organized [...]

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An Ogden man is behind bars on a large bond after his arrest by RCPD on Thursday. Horashio Pritchett, 45 was arrested just prior to 4 p.m. at the Riley County Jail. He has been charged with probable cause offenses of perjury, five counts of violating a protection order, and violation of the Offender Registration [...]

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An Ogden man is behind bars on a large bond after his arrest by RCPD on Thursday. Horashio Pritchett, 45 was arrested just prior to 4 p.m. at the Riley County Jail. He has been charged with probable cause offenses of perjury, five counts of violating a protection order, and violation of the Offender Registration [...]

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Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of S. 10th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. The accident occurred just prior to 2 p.m. Officers report Eugene Fells, 85, of Herrington, failed to yield at a red light. Subsequently, his Lincoln MKZ struck a Mazda Tribute riven [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Scorpius BioManufacturing officials on Thursday told The Mercury the original deal they made with the state to construct a $650-million, 500,000-square-foot vaccine and biologic medicine plant is off after they failed to meet an end-of-year timeline, though they said the door is open to renegotiate a new agreement. “I think there’s a [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys. Riley County commissioners on Thursday signed their part to formalize the deal, which in the past had only been a verbal agreement that the city would reimburse the county for its portion of [...]

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  Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Thursday advocated for Kansas and for his home base of Manhattan during the confirmation hearings for U.S. secretary of agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins. Moran was one of several senators on the Senate Agriculture Committee asking questions of Rollins, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Agriculture. Moran [...]

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By Megan Moser According to a report earlier this year by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan under-performed in several metrics that indicate economic health. Manhattan posted 0% job growth, according to a 2024 report, which was well below that of the four peer cities the report used for comparison. For instance, Ames, Iowa, [...]

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