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Riley County EMS presented a proposed alternative for an ambulance station in northern Riley County. The alternative would have create two full time paramedic positions that would be based out of the Leonardville fire station. EMS Director David Adams says this was a similar idea he had discussed with former emergency management director Pat Collins. According [...]

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Pottawatomie County has issued a seven-day disaster declaration for damages sustained from the Dec. 15 high winds and storms. Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says the declaration will give county officials time to gather additional reports, and submit those for potential aid. She spoke about damage reported at the Rock Creek High School campus. Merrow [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board voted to extend the current mask mandate and other COVID mitigation efforts. The current mitigation efforts in place include optional mask wearing at the two Manhattan High School campuses and other buildings not populated with students.  Masks are still required for the elementary and middle school buildings. Superintendent Dr. Marvin [...]

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Fresh out of quarantine, C. Clyde Jones is celebrating Tuesday, his 99th birthday. The Manhattan philanthropist typically celebrates with a big birthday get together each year, but had to cancel plans for a party this past Saturday after testing positive. He received recognition Monday during the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Community Hour, heard on KMAN. [...]

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A 67-year-old Manhattan man convicted on more than two dozen counts of child sex abuse was sentenced earlier this month and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. At a sentencing hearing in Riley County District Court on Dec. 6, Alan Ingwersen was sentenced by Judge Grant Bannister to 155 months on [...]

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A Manhattan woman was jailed over the weekend after allegedly assaulting another woman in the head with a toaster. The Riley County Police Department filed a report Saturday for aggravated battery and domestic battery, charging 21-year-old Lakesha Randolph in the incident. An 18-year-old woman, identified in an online criminal complaint as a family member, was [...]

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Geary County officials say water levels are nearing normal operational levels within the system across Junction City and surrounding communities. The Emergency Operations Center held a briefing at 11 a.m. where it was noted that all households receiving water from the Junction City Water Treatment Plant should have running water by this point. That said, [...]

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Cops N’ Kids was held at the Manhattan Walmart on Saturday morning. Underprivileged children from around the county were allowed to shop through the store with the help of Riley County law enforcement. Retired officer and event coordinator, Rod Cook, said that this event, which was first established 32 years ago, has grown immensely thanks [...]

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The hunt for the G. Thomas Jewelers, Godfrey’s Ranges and Tactical Supply Jingle Bell Rock came to an end Friday, wrapping up another year of the annual Manhattan Broadcasting Company holiday contest tradition. This year’s winners, Desiree and Michael Mulleneaux ,found the rock in Manhattan’s Warner Memorial Park. The Mulleneauxs determined from the clues that [...]

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Carriage rides are continuing this weekend in Blue Earth Plaza, the final weekend they will be offered. Rides will resume from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Organizers canceled the event for Friday, due to wind damage at the Festival of Lights Wednesday, which also damaged some of the light features, including the [...]

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