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True Colors, a nonprofit that supports LBGTQ+ youth, is in trouble, its leaders say. Katie Baker, executive director of True Colors Flint Hills, said in an announcement last week that the organization has seen declining donations over the past year, and unless something changes will have to close its doors next month. She said True [...]

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An Ogden man is being held on a large bond following his arrest for battery and criminal destruction to property. 28-year-old Shiheem Reid was arrested just before 1:15 p.m. in the 3000 block of Kimball on Monday where he was charged with single counts of battery, aggravated battery, domestic battery, criminal destruction to property and [...]

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Kansas State University and Sen. Jerry Moran announced on Monday that the university will receive a $7 million federal investment to support the university’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Initiative. The funding will be directed toward the construction of the new Biomanufacturing Core and Training Facility, which will improve the university’s ability to perform cutting-edge research [...]

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Law enforcement are investigating alleged criminal destruction of property in the 800 block of Fremont Street in Manhattan. Just after 4p.m. August 24, a 39-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman reported a renter of their property did a substantial amount of damage to the property. The subject is a 19-year-old man. Total loss associated with [...]

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The third — and final — season of the series “Somebody Somewhere” returns Oct. 27, HBO announced this week. Manhattan native Bridget Everett stars in, writes for and executive produces the show, which is set in Manhattan, Kansas. The show films mostly in the Chicago area but has also filmed in several locations in Manhattan. The [...]

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By Emma Loura  –  eloura@themercury.com Riley County community corrections saw nearly twice the number of juvenile intakes in July as it did in June. Community corrections interim director Megan Lewis on Monday told Riley County commissioners her department had 10 more juvenile intakes in July. “We had 25 intakes in Riley County and two in [...]

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Another road construction project is underway in Manhattan. The intersection of Dickens and Wreath avenues closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Monday for a full replacement and repair project that city officials expect will last four to six weeks, depending on the weather. The official detour for Wreath Avenue takes drivers west on Claflin [...]

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By Emma Loura  –  eloura@themercury.com The start of classes at K-State means the arrival of international students, who come to Manhattan from various parts of the world to study. The K-State Alumni Association, in collaboration with the Union Program Council, held an International Block Party Friday as part of its Week of Welcome. It is [...]

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by Emma Loura The start of a new school year involves a good deal of preparation for teachers, and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School second-grade teachers Catelynne LePage and Ina Holmes have high hopes for 2024-25. LePage has been a teacher for six years, starting at Woodrow Wilson as a kindergarten teacher in 2018 before teaching [...]

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By Ned Seaton – nseaton@themercury.com In property tax rates, Manhattan is in the middle of the pack. New data from the Kansas League of Municipalities puts Manhattan in 15th place out of 26 of the state’s largest cities. The current tax rate here is 150.404 mills; a mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 [...]

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