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WoodFest, hosted by Symphony in the Flint Hills, will return Sept. 28 to Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale. According to a press release, the family-friendly event is a day-long celebration of music, art and nature in the Flint Hills. Throughout the day, attendees can participate in music workshops, horseback riding, archery and guided hikes. The [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Initial field work is set to begin this month for the Keats sewer project. Riley County public information officer Vivienne Leyva on Monday told county commissioners BG Consultants will start doing surveys of the Keats area throughout August as it prepares to design the new sanitary sewer collection system, lift station [...]

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They swam, they pedaled, they ran to the finish. The 12th annual Just Tri It triathlon this year was a kids-only event. It took place Saturday in Manhattan’s City Park. Tracy Anderson, a local architect, is the creator of the event. He said Saturday was a perfect day for the event because the weather was not [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report on Sunday after a man reported his moped was stolen. Officers filed the report just before 2:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Kearney Street after a 20-year-old male reported his 2002 Honda moped was stolen by an unknown subject from his backyard. Total loss from this report is [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report for motor vehicle theft on Sunday. Officers filed the report at approximately 12 p.m. in the 700 block of Allison Avenue listing four people as the victims in this case. Among the items reportedly stolen inside of a 2016 black Nissan Altima were an iPad, AirPods, and military gear [...]

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A Chicago man was arrested on Sunday morning for fighting inside of Tubby’s in Aggieville. 31-year-old Tyrone Davis Jr. is charged with one count of disorderly conduct by either brawling or fighting, one count of battery on a law enforcement officer by making physical contact with a county or city officer on duty and one [...]

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Habitat for Humanity for the Northern Flint Hills announced earlier this week that they have partnered with 3Rivers to support aging homeowners in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties through the Habitat for Humanity Aging in Place Program. Executive director Josh Brewer expressed excitement over the partnership in a discussion with KMAN earlier this week. “We’ve had [...]

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A Denver man who had been previously arrested this week is back behind bars following his arrest for aggravated assault. Lingle, who had already been arrested on Thursday morning for making threats towards an individual, was arrested again by RCPD on Friday afternoon just after 2 p.m. in the 600 block of S. Delaware Avenue. [...]

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The director of the local Habitat for Humanity organization is frustrated by the city’s handling of a funding change that led to the pause of a home repair program. Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills announced this week that it is pausing its Home Repair program in Manhattan. The home repair program helps [...]

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By Megan Moser/Manhattan Mercury A local landlord says Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak attacked his wife during an argument about a lease agreement. Roger Seymour, whose company owns and rents properties in Manhattan, spoke during public comment at the Manhattan City Commission meeting this week. He said he was discussing a lease agreement with a family [...]

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