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Manhattan commissioners passed a $16.98 million build agreement for CiCo Park improvements Tuesday night on a vote of four to one. The “base project” cost for the city will be just over $15.7 million, as there are about $1.2 million in projected construction and owner contingency funds. Commissioner Karen McCulloh was the lone vote no, [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Jail has been close to reaching capacity in recent month. Jail captain Mark French on Monday told county commissioners the 147-bed correctional facility has an average daily population of about 114 inmates, and sometimes, that number gets up to 120. “We’re pretty maxed out when it comes to [...]

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Pottawatomie County will see a number of candidates running for a number of positions this election season, including for the county sheriff position that will be left open by current Sheriff Shane Jager. One of those vying for the position is current St. Mary’s Police Chief Derek Cid, who has worked in all sizes of [...]

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Story by Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Health Department will extend its community health education position for another year and hire an additional staff member to coordinate its volunteer program. Functioning as the Board of County Health, the Riley County commission on Monday unanimously approved both personnel requests from health department administrator Julie Gibbs. [...]

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A portion of Casement Road closed for repairs Monday while southern access to North Martin Luther King Dr. Drive reopened to traffic. The Manhattan street division shut down Casement Road between Allen Road and Dix Drive for concrete panel replacement, and officials expect the closure to remain in place until at least July 26, depending [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Pott County Times The Pottawatomie County Commission gave final approval to the 2025 budget at Monday’s board meeting. Details of the budget had been ironed out during a work session the previous week. For the first time since 2010, the county will see a decrease in assessed valuation. That valuation is determined by [...]

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Plans to open a Hawaiian Bros restaurant may be back on track. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, Kansas City, Mo.-based chain, submitted plans to the Manhattan city government to open in the former Panera Bread building at 325 E. Poyntz Ave. in 2022. Since then, the building has sat vacant with no visible changes. But passersby [...]

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Officers filed a report of child endangerment, battery of a healthcare employee, and battery on an LEO on Saturday evening at Via Christi Hospital. Officers listed a 29-year-old female heathcare worker, a 43-year-old law enforcement officer, and a 1-year-old male child as the victims when it was reported Brittnee Armstrong, 31, of Manhattan, was believed [...]

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Geary County Emergency Management released a statement on Monday updating the status of the storm in Junction City that saw serious flooding and damage that led to the collapse of a building. In the statement, emergency manager Garry Berges reporting that in consulting with the National Weather Service in Topeka that winds got as high [...]

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There were no reported injuries Monday morning after an apartment building caught fire on the southwest side of town. Just before 7 am., the report of a structure fire in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Rd. came in, and 17 Manhattan Fire Department firefighters responded. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming out of the [...]

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