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The applications passed on a vote of 4-1, with Commissioner Karen McCulloh voting against because she didn’t support one of the projects. The developments are now reinvestment housing incentive districts, part a state program meant to help developers build housing by returning the incremental property tax increases to the developers as reimbursement for the cost of [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation on Saturday will host its 10th annual Red Cedar Holiday Harvest, allowing people to pick out a tree for their home for free. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Manhattan’s Warner Memorial Park. Staff members from Britt’s Farm will be on hand to provide hayrack rides to [...]

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Riley County Police responded to a report of a firearm discharge within city limits on December 3, 2024, at approximately 6:52 PM in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Officers determined that a 19-year-old male accidentally shot himself in the foot. The individual was transported to Via Christi by EMS for treatment of non-life-threatening [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a theft reported at Ulta Beauty in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center on December 3, 2024, at approximately 2:19 PM. According to officers, two unknown female suspects stole $1,663 worth of products from the store. Authorities encourage anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers. Tips [...]

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Riley County Police filed reports for two separate vehicle thefts on December 3, 2024, in Manhattan, KS. The first incident occurred in the 2700 block of Leslie Lane, where a 46-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man reported their 2004 Toyota Tacoma stolen overnight. The total loss associated with the theft is approximately $6,000. Later in [...]

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Jayme Morris-Hardeman on Monday told Mike Matson on 1350 KMAN’s “Within Reason with Mike Matson” she plans to run for re-election next year. “Education is something that I’m passionate about,” Morris-Hardeman said. “I had an interest from my perspective of having spent all these years at CASA and at Thrive working with families in poverty, [...]

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A Manhattan man will serve four years in prison after his conviction for child sex crimes. Riley County District Court Judge Grant Bannister on Monday sentenced 29-year-old Tristian Gooden-Heit for 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and single counts of a computer crime and interference with law enforcement by tampering with evidence. The [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/The Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County has received an award from the Kansas County Association Multiline Pool (KCAMP) in the amount of $6,280.99 for meeting the requirements of the KCAMP Risk Management Award Program. The program is designed to award members for implementing certain risk mitigating measures in the workplace. By meeting [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County commissioners on Monday voted to devote more than $20,000 to switching the software used for organizing meeting minutes and documents. The new software the county will switch to in March comes from Civic Plus. The county currently uses MinuteTrag, a product from IQM2/Granicus, but the company decided to discontinue [...]

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The state of Kansas saw a record turnout for last month’s general election according to state election officials earlier this week. The Kansas State Board of Canvassers met Monday to certify the results of the Nov. 5 election that saw President-elect Donald Trump carry the state’s 6 electoral votes with ease over Vice President Kamala [...]

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