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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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The Geary County USD 475 Board of Education agreed to terms with Dominique West to be the new assistant principal at Ware Elementary for the 2024-25 school year on Thursday. West will take over at Ware after teaching third grade at Washington Elementar...

Riley County Police arrested a Colorado man for making threats on Thursday. The arrest occurred just after 9:30 a.m. in the 600 block of South Delaware Avenue after a 42-year-old man reported 40-year-old David Lingle of Denver, Colorado for making multiple threats to him. Officers later arrested Lingle on the aforementioned charges. He was booked [...]

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A former Manhattan firefighter was killed while fighting a house fire in Wichita last week. Ty Voth, 27, was killed while battling a house fire in the 9800 block of S. Laura Street near Haysville, a suburb south of Wichita last Thursday. Voth, who spent the last five years as a firefighter in Wichita, began [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday set public hearings for its 2024-25 budget before board members can approve it. There will be two hearings prior to the Sept. 4 school board meeting, with the hearing about the decision to exceed the revenue-neutral rate set for 6:20 p.m. and the [...]

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Former Manhattan Mayor Wynn Butler received diversion this week in Manhattan Municipal Court for an incident in May in which he crashed drunk into a liquor store. Butler, with his attorney, Joshua Douglass, accepted the diversion agreement before Municipal Court Judge James Kepple on Tuesday morning. In the document, obtained through an open records request, [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is making efforts in workforce development, and one initiative aims to reach kids early. It’s called Classroom-to-Career Partnership. “This was a program designed so kids can start thinking about careers at an early age, specifically in our region,” Allison Muth, the talent strategies manager for [...]

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By Emily Porter/Manhattan Mercury Put Fido on a leash and take him to celebrate the closing of the City Park Waterpark for the season this Sunday. The city will host Pet Poolooza, where vaccinated and licensed dogs can swim and play in the pool. There will also be vendors selling pet related products, like treats [...]

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A federal judge has sentenced a former Fort Riley soldier to 23 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation and abuse of a child. While stationed at Fort Riley in 2020, Adrian Dale Tsinnijinnie, 37, used Facebook Messenger to groom and coerce a 13-year-old girl who lived in Shiprock, New Mexico, into producing sexually [...]

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August is national anti-terrorism month, and Ft. Riley officials are spreading awareness in order for citizens to be more prepared in spotting a possible attack. Anti-terrorism officer Shane Houle joined News Radio KMAN’s In-Focus on Thursday to discuss the Army’s “iWatch” awareness program. “I strongly encourage and empowers the army community and the local communities [...]

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