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Courtesy The Manhattan Mercury Someone apparently doesn’t like the proposed indoor aquatics center project. Many Manhattan residents on Tuesday received text messages opposing a “new rec and fitness center” because of the tax increases that likely would come with it. The message reads, “Inflation. Rising gas prices. Now more taxes?!” The messages seem to refer [...]

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Former Riley County Schools Superintendent Brad Starnes has announced his candidacy for the State Senate. Starnes, a Republican, will challenge Democrat Usha Reddi for the 22nd District seat. He’ll be looking to flip a Senate seat that has been in Democratic control since 2012, under former Sen. Tom Hawk, who retired at the end of [...]

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A Manhattan man is in jail on Wednesday following a Tuesday night arrest on a probable cause arrest for criminal damage to property. 35-year-old Mason Randolph was arrested in the 2400 block of Brockman Street at approximately 10:45pm on Tuesday on a single count of criminal destruction to property with a value anywhere between $1,000 [...]

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Following his retirement announcement recently from the Kansas Legislature, Sen. Jeff Longbine has been making his way across the 17th district, thanking local officials and constituents. The Emporia Republican was at Monday’s Geary County Commission meeting. Longbine has represented the 17th district for 10 years. Joining Longbine at Monday’s Geary County Commission meeting was Mike [...]

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A $6 million grant has been bestowed on the Kansas State University Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL). University officials, in a Tuesday news release, cited the lab’s “decade of success” in providing global food security as a key reason it was awarded the grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). [...]

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A top Kansas State University official is departing the university this summer for a position at another school. According to a Tuesday news release, Vice President for Research David Rosowsky will become the senior advisor to the president of Arizona State University in early July. Rosowsky joined K-State in July 2021, to lead the university’s [...]

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Some in Manhattan have long clamored for a Red Lobster restaurant, but that prospect looks even dimmer now that the chain has abruptly closed dozens of stores across the country, including three of its Kansas stores due to financial struggles. CNN reports that the company is liquidating restaurant inventory from restaurants including kitchen equipment, furniture, [...]

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A ransomware attack continues to cause disruptions for Ascension patient care. Locally, a Via Christi spokesperson said Monday that all physician offices and care sites remain open and operational in Kansas. Despite challenges, doctor’s appointments are proceeding as planned. Ascension’s retail pharmacies in Kansas are currently not able to fill prescriptions, but that does not [...]

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran visited the Riley County Police Department Monday to announce $250,000 in federal dollars has been secured to support the department’s crime lab. The police department hosted an impromptu news conference Monday morning, later stating the upgrades will enhance working conditions for lab personnel and evidence preservation. RCPD released the following statement: [...]

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