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Dennis Cook, the executive director of the Aggieville Business Association, said this is the fourth or fifth year in a row the organization has conducted the festivities at 12th and Moro streets. Aggieville traditionally drops an apple (because of Manattan’s nickname, the Little Apple) instead of a ball for the countdown to midnight. “This year the [...]

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James Kujath of James Gordon and Associates told Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board members on Monday that RCPD was $130,000 under its 2023 budget. “That’s a good thing, as if they went over, they’d be violating state statute,” Kujath said. Kujath said personnel services increased by $2 million in 2023 because the department gave [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Monday approved three new members to the body overseeing police. Gary Olds and county commissioners Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke will serve on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board beginning Jan. 1. McKinley will fill the spot reserved for a county commissioner, currently held by John Ford, whose term is [...]

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Geary County USD 475 and the Junction City Education Association announced on Tuesday that Westwood Elementary kindergarten teacher Stephanie Sowell and Fort Riley sixth grade language arts teacher Mary McConnell were the district’s nominees for the Kansas Master Teacher Award. Sowell was named the USD 475 Elementary Master Teacher Award nominee while McConnell claimed the [...]

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RCPD filed a report for motor vehicle theft on Monday afternoon after it was reported someone stole a trailer from Midwest Ace Hardwear in Manhattan. Officers filed the report just after 12:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard when the owners of Midwest Ace reported an unknown subject had stolen a 6-by-12 [...]

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By Emma Loura Riley County commissioners on Monday agreed to pay an engineering firm for work on the new emergency medical services headquarters after previously rejecting a revised contract that more than doubled the estimated cost without prior notice. The county hired Kaw Valley Engineering to perform material testing and inspection for the construction of [...]

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An Ogden man was arrested Friday and charged with several counts of violating the offender registration act. 41 year-old Marcus Grant, of Ogden, was arrested at the RCPD Headquarters for aggravated violation of the offender registration act, and 8 additional counts of violation of the offender registration act. Grant is confined in the Riley County [...]

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His family said he had had a long struggle with cancer. Acker was president of the university from 1975 to 1986. He followed James McCain and was succeeded in the position by Jon Wefald. In his tenure, Acker established the provost position, united the women’s and men’s athletic programs as one department, raised money for [...]

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A 23-year-old man sustained injuries after his foot was reportedly run over by a known individual driving a silver Ford F-150 early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at about 2:02 AM on December 15, 2024, in the 1000 block of Bluemont Avenue, prompting officers to file charges of aggravated battery and simple battery. Authorities have [...]

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A local man is out $6,000 after a charitable donation took a costly turn. According to Riley County Police, the incident occurred on December 13, 2024, in the 500 block of Richards Drive. The 30-year-old victim reported that he agreed to donate $5 to a charity, but his card was instead charged $6,000 without authorization. [...]

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