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The current Pottawatomie County Commission will meet for the final time on Monday as commissioners Pat Weixelman and Greg Riat will say goodbye to the county commission. Weixelman was first elected to the county commission in 2008 and has been on the commission for 16 years. He decided to not run again this past November [...]

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RCPD says they’re investigating a burglary incident in which a unknown subject entered an apartment and lit a carpet on fire. Officers filed the report on Thursday evening in the 700 block of Humboldt Street just prior to 5 p.m. and list several individuals as the victim in this case. Officers are listing this as [...]

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A Riley County District Court judge on Tuesday denied a Randolph man’s request to end his probation early. Russell Peterson, 83, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in December 2023 for the 2021 death of Adam Samuelson. Peterson ran a stop sign and hit Samuelson’s vehicle with his. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Peterson to 36 months [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury In the new year, the Riley County Public Works Department will be busy with road and bridge projects, as part of the 2022 Sales Tax Program. The first round of projects includes six bridge projects and three culverts. At Thursday’s meeting, the county commissioners unanimously approved opening the request for quote [...]

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On Thursday evening at approximately 6:15 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Kansas Highway 209, about two miles east of Woodbine, Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2011 GMC Acadia driven by Harold F. Hutton, 59, of Henderson, Nevada, was traveling eastbound on K-209 when it [...]

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A severe winter weather watch will be in effect on Saturday for the region including Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary Counties. Also, Clay and Wabaunsee County will be under that advisory from beginning at 9 am on Saturday and that will remain throughout the day Sunday. Potential hazards with this storm include anywhere between four to [...]

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A new location for Common Table in Manhattan is opening in the new year. Common Table provides free meals to members of the community who need them. To this point, local churches have been alternating hosting meals so that each day of the week is covered. Starting Monday, Common Table will begin hosting meal service [...]

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The company Meat Works of Kansas has been scammed out of $60,000 in an internet scam. RCPD filed a report for theft by deception on Tuesday in the 300 block of Main Street in Riley when it was reported the business was scammed through an email into buying 15,000 pounds of ground beef from an [...]

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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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