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A former Manhattan city commissioner and mayor has announced her intention to run for the 51st legislative district. Linda Morse, who served on the city commission from 2015 until 2023 and was mayor from 2017-18 and in 2022, announced on Monday she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat which is being left vacated [...]

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As the noon Monday deadline for candidates to file looms, the current roster of local candidates is starting to take shape. At the local level, incumbent Riley County commissioners Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke are unopposed in the second and third districts. All other county level races feature incumbents who are running unopposed. Pottawatomie County [...]

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By AJ Dome, The Mercury Riley County commissioners have approved starting the application process for building a new rural water tower. Commissioners on Thursday voted to allow county officials to begin applying for a special use authorization to construct a 300,000-gallon water tower for Riley County Rural Water District #1, covering some 160 square miles [...]

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A Randolph man was injured Sunday afternoon in crash in rural Clay County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 92-year-old Marion Brenner was southbound on Utah Road and failed to yield right of way at the Hwy 24 intersection. His vehicle was struck by an oncoming pickup driven by 44-year-old Jeff Sells, of Mankato. Brenner [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured in a crash on I-70 Friday afternoon in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Pontiac G6, driven by 18-year-old Natalie Sheller, drifted into the median, then overcorrected, sending the car into the eastbound lanes of the interstate and eventually into the south ditch where it struck an embankment. [...]

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A 26-year-old Manhattan man was arrested on a host of drug-related offenses. The Riley County Police Department says Justin Nunez was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on a warrant alleging distribution or possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession and other charges, for attempting to distribute. Nunez was released from jail after posting [...]

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A Manhattan resident is expected to seek the nomination for the Republican Party in the vacated 51st legislative district this fall. Megan Steele announced her candidacy several weeks back looking to fill the seat left vacated by incumbent Kenny Titus who is running for the State Senate. Steele has worked as a school nurse and [...]

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A family in Hunter’s island escaped from a structure fire early Friday morning that claimed the lives of three pets. Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to a reported structure fire near the 1800 block of Kientz Dr. at 3 a.m. Friday morning. Upon arrival, crews found a home with both smoke and flames [...]

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A public forum was hosted Thursday night by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County to allow the public to learn more about a possible overhaul of City Park and a new indoor aquatics center concept that could end up in front of voters this fall. Local officials close to the project took part [...]

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No injuries were reported after an airplane made a hard landing Thursday evening at Manhattan Regional Airport. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Piper PA-32R fixed-wing aircraft had some issues with its landing gear indicator, which did not completely deploy for the nose of the aircraft. At about 6:40 p.m. the aircraft made a [...]

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