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Manhattan city officials are considering adding consolidated trash compactors in Aggieville as part of ongoing redevelopment in that district. Members of Olsson engineering presented two initial concepts at Tuesday’s city commission meeting with plans for compactors to be located next to the alley between Moro and Laramie Street and in the north part of the [...]

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Kansas State University President Richard Linton spoke to the Manhattan City Commission Tuesday. Linton spoke to commissioners about combating student enrollment, which declined almost 25% between 2014 and 2022. “A lot of work is being done to be able to stimulate research innovation, I think a great example is the partnership that we might envision [...]

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Tuesday was election day in Kansas as the state conducted the first Presidential Preference Primary since 1992.  Results of the election saw no surprises as the presumptive nominees are both projected to win Kansas. President Joe Biden had about 84% of the Democratic party vote, with about two-thirds of the vote counted. Former President Donald [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says an aggressive dog was shot by officers early Monday morning. Initially, dispatchers were told the pitbull had bitten a child. Upon arrival, police say the dog acted aggressive toward one of the officers, who then shot at the dog in defense. Animal control personnel attended to the injured pitbull, [...]

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The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation celebrated 25 years of serving the community on Monday night’s award banquet. There were 25 total award winners for the night, a nod to the 25th anniversary of GMCF. C. Clyde Jones was one of five “Influence Award Winners,” for his role in the creation of the Grow Green Match [...]

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Spring is upon us and Tuttle Creek Lake is preparing for the season with recreation opportunities on some of the US Army Corps of Engineers property. Tuttle Creek Cove and Stockdale will be opening April 15 to the general public. “Tuttle Cove is open through October, Stockdale we shut down at the end of September, [...]

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The Riley County Law Board got their opportunity Monday to weigh in on efforts made by the Riley County Police Department during Fake Patty’s Day activities on March 2. As previously reported, this year’s event saw an uptick in arrests and citations, as RCPD made a concerted effort to control some of the large gatherings [...]

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The Kansas Senate did its part late last week approving a tax bill that includes a new version of a flat tax proposal. Senate Bill 539 would change income tax rates over six years, beginning with a universal rate of 5.7% this year, reducing a half a percent annually until 2029, when it would become [...]

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Information from the Manhattan Mercury Phil Howe, a banker, oil executive and philanthropist, has died. He was 92. Howe opened Kansas State Bank in 1969, serving as president and CEO. He later became president of Griffith Oil Company, then founder and president of Master Medical Company. He also founded Baystone Financial Group. It was his [...]

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Authorities are searching for information connected to a burglary at Brooks Yamaha, in east Manhattan. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says it responded March 12 to a burglary reported early that morning. An investigation revealed that the suspects arrived in a 15 foot U-Haul truck and broke out the glass door to the storefront. The [...]

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