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Local residents flocked to Tuttle Creek swim beach on Saturday to brave the elements and take part in the annual Polar Plunge fundraiser. Sports and Program Manager Krystin Guggisberg says they’ve raised more money than in previous years. Plungers included private citizens, local businesses, greek organizations, and members of law enforcement agencies. Guggisberg also spoke [...]

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The 7th annual Corporate Pinewood Derby was held Friday evening at Robbins Motors, east of Manhattan. The event served as a fundraiser to benefit the Boy Scouts Coronado Area Council.

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The Riley County Police Department executed a search warrant on Friday that resulted in the arrests of three Manhattan residents. Police executed the search warrant at approximately 1:57 pm in the 3000 block of Claflin Road. Police arrested 41-year-old Stephanie Taylor, 28-year-old Grier Griffin and 32-year-old Colton Gardner at various times throughout the afternoon in [...]

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Some of Manhattan’s best business leaders and volunteers were recognized Friday at the 99th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. The honor of the night went to Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr, who was selected as the 2023 Lud Fiser Citizen of the Year. Fehr is retiring in April after more than four [...]

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A Manhattan man was hospitalized Friday following a pursuit on K-18. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Geary County deputies were in pursuit of a Kia Forte, driven by 58-year-old Mose Allen shortly before 10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway. Allen lost control of his vehicle, striking the right and left side [...]

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A former Clay County Undersheriff is under investigation for alleged mistreatment of an inmate. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says 55-year-old Harold Stellner, of Clay Center, turned himself in Friday and was subsequently arrested. He’s charged with mistreatment of a confined person, a Class A misdemeanor. KBI initiated an investigation in early October at the [...]

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A judge has granted Geary County Commissioners’ request for a temporary injunction in an ongoing financial dispute over EMS services. 5th Judicial District Judge W. Lee Fowler made the ruling Thursday, preventing Junction City from suspending EMS services outside city limits, while also requiring Geary County to keep paying for the service. Judge Fowler is [...]

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Authorities in Geary County say deputies this week seized about 7,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. The Sheriff’s Office says a traffic stop was conducted at around 1 p.m. Feb. 4 on Interstate 70, where officers located the M30 pills which they determined were to be distributed in Geary County. The discovery of the counterfeit [...]

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A Riley County Commissioner voiced his concerns Thursday over local strategies to address workforce housing challenges. Manhattan city officials have been looking into state and federal incentive programs aimed at increasing the volume of affordable housing options in communities. During Thursday’s county meeting, John Ford was vocal about his thoughts on the issue. The issue [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board approved the purchase of new iPads Wednesday night for classrooms, though not without some pushback from one board member. Katie Allen stated her opposition to purchasing more technology due to studies that found that the addition of technology in the classroom did not improve reading or writing standards with students. She says it may [...]

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