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The First Thousand Members Club will be hosting its first annual Harmony Fest in Junction City coming up in late August. The organization which was founded as a non-profit organization to connect Haitians together living in the Junction City area. Martine Chery-Hilaire is the event organizer and explained why she formed the organization with her [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday heard budget requests from outside agencies after changing their work session into a special meeting. RCPD Director Brian Peete updated the commission on the City’s financial burden for 2025. The police board oversees the Riley County Police Department, which is jointly run by the city and county governments. The [...]

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Two were injured after a semitruck overturned due to high winds in Wabaunsee County early Wednesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol were the first to respond to the accident. The crash was reported just after 3:15 am on eastbound I-70 about a mile east of Keene-Eskridge Road, which is about 12 miles west of Topeka. [...]

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A Manhattan man is in jail following his arrest at the Manhattan Municipal Courthouse. 59-year-old Jeffrey Tinnean was arrested on probable cause charges just before 9:30 am at the courthouse on one count of aggravated battery by recklessly causing bodily harm by trying to disfigure, harm or kill with a deadly weapon. He was also [...]

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Pawnee Mental Health announced yesterday that they received a $20,000 grant from the Daniel Keating Foundation (D.K.F.). This grant will enhance and the S.T.A.R.S. Camp experience for young individuals in Manhattan, making it accessible to all regardless of financial circumstances. S.T.A.R.S. (Strength, Teamwork, Attitude, Relationships, Self-Esteem) Camp, run by Pawnee Mental Health is for children [...]

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THIS STORY IS CONTINUING TO BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Evergy customers woke up early Wednesday to find themselves without power as storms moved across the area. As of this morning at 8:30 am, over 15,000 customers remain without power in Northeast Kansas. Manhattan was hardly affected by these outages, with under 5 customers affected [...]

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Kansas senator Jerry Moran spoke at Kansas State University on Monday to tout his accomplishments at the federal level while also providing an update for government officials in Riley County. Moran touted over $50 million granted to K-State to help furnish improvements for the campus as well as other advances made such as money for [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will hear budget requests from outside agencies. City officials turned Tuesday’s work session into a special meeting, which will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The city government annually provides financial assistance to various community agencies, Aggieville Business Association, Downtown Manhattan Inc., Manhattan Arts Center, Riley County Historical [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County elections division will move into its new home later this week. County clerk Rich Vargo on Monday told county commissioners that his office will close Thursday as elections staff members move to the fourth floor of the Courthouse Plaza East building at 115 North 15th St. The county [...]

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By Manhattan Mercury Staff Col. Laudino Castillo took over command of Irwin Army Community Hospital last week in a ceremony at Fort Riley. Col. Anthony Gray relinquished command to Castillo. Medical Readiness Command West commander and Brig. Gen. Yolonda Summons praised Gray’s leadership during a challenging period marked by personnel shortages, budget constraints and modernization [...]

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