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Manhattan City Commissioners provided feedback Tuesday to city staff on potentially using industrial revenue bonds (IRB’s) to fund future rental housing development projects. City staff are refining a draft policy that would give the city some clarity on certain projects targeting specific projects and areas of town for infill and rural housing incentive districts. Commissioners [...]

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Deputy Manhattan City Manager Jason Hilgers will assume the role of interim city manager next month, upon the retirement of long-time City Manager Ron Fehr. City commissioners approved a contract agreement at Tuesday’s legislative meeting that will pay Hilgers his base salary plus 13%, while he maintains his current position and the interim role, which [...]

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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place on Sunday. 45-year-old Brannan Turner was apprehended by the Wichita Police Department yesterday around 10:00 PM according to Riley County Police Department PIO Ashley Tokoi. Wichita PD was able to utilize their license plate reader technology to aid in the arrest [...]

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By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service A Riley County couple is among of six Kansas couple who will be honored later this month as part of the 2023 Kansas Master Farmers and Homemakers. Andrea and Hugo DeJesus, own and operate A&H Farms in Manhattan and operate four farmer markets and a farm [...]

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Authorities are investigating a report of criminal damage to property in the northern edge of Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department, a 39-year-old man reported Monday that someone damaged his 2003 John Deere tractor by plugging a coolant line to the air cooler with a rifle shell casing. The incident occurred in [...]

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A federal grand jury has indicted a Junction City couple of fraudulently obtaining disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Justice announced Monday that 47-year-old James Bradford and 45-year-old Equanda Bradford, are each charged with single counts of conspiracy and theft of public money, property or records. James is a U.S. [...]

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Two more Riley County School Board members announce their resignation Two more board members have resigned from the Riley County USD 378 school board. Nathan Mead and Justin Ricketts announced their decisions to step down Monday. It’s the latest in a series of events that have transpired since early January when the new board suspended [...]

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    A new plaque donning the names of 50 Pottawatomie County veterans was unveiled to the public Monday. County Commission Chair Dee McKee hosted a public reception in Westmoreland.     Public Information Officer Becky Ryan says the memorial, first dedicated in 1992, will continue to add names of Pottawatomie County veterans.     [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Rec is getting closer to making a decision on an indoor aquatic center.

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The Riley County Police Department says officers are investigating an incident reported Sunday afternoon in the 1400 block of Flint Hills Place. A social media post went out around 4:15 p.m. asking residents in that area to shelter in place while police investigated. A short time after 4:30 p.m. that notice was lifted, but a [...]

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