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Hans Tessmann announced he is running for the newly created district 4 seat on the Pott. County commission. District #4 includes St. George and the surrounding township. Tessman said he has come around to the idea of the commission expansion after initially voting against it… He also added that his main priority is to help give his district the proper [...]

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The Riley County Law Board unanimously passed the 2025 budget at their monthly meeting on Monday afternoon. The final budget which was agreed to at the law board’s last meeting totals out to $28.5 million and includes a 3.8% COLA. The total increase in the budget is 5.88% from last year, but as Law Board [...]

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Some Riley County government offices will start to operate on a new schedule starting on Jul. 1. At Monday’s county meeting, commissioners agreed to a change on a four-month trial basis that will last from Jul. 1 to Nov. 1. Overall, the appraiser’s office, the county clerk and election’s office, treasurer and motor vehicles,. planning [...]

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Manhattan hosted the 2nd annual Dock Dogs competition this weekend at Blue Earth Plaza, which featured dogs from all over the country. Kitty Pursley is the local organizer and explained her reasoning for wanting to start this event last year… Activities were slightly delayed by weather on Saturday, but Pursley says it didn’t effect participation [...]

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The Riley County Clerk’s Office will no longer be selling KDWP Licenses and Permits effective Jul. 1. This change will also include hunting and fishing licenses as well as boat registrations. The clerk’s office has decided to no longer sell KDWP licenses so they can focus more on their primary duties according to county clerk [...]

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The Little Apple celebrated its 35th annual Juneteenth holiday this long weekend, which was highlighted by a unity walk and performance by Grammy and Academy-award winning singer Regina Belle. Jurdene Coleman is the chair of the Manhattan Juneteenth planning committee, and she said this year’s walk had one of the highest turnouts she can remember… [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Manhattan Area Garden Tour will return for a 35th year later this month. Set for June 22 and put on by K-State Research and Extension Master Gardeners, the tour will feature five home gardens, two community gardens and the K-State gardens. The theme of this year’s tour is “Nature Scapes.” [...]

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Riley County Police are searching for a suspect following a hit-and-run overnight that seriously injured a male pedestrian. Officers responded after 2:00 am in the 1100 block of Fremont finding a 41-year-old male following a hit-and-run crash. The victim was transported to Via Christi with serious injuries. His identity is unknown at this time. Officers [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials will host a town hall meeting for residents affected by the Apr. 30 tornado on Jun. 30. The meeting will be on the day of the 2-month anniversary of the storm and will be held at the Westmoreland Community Center at 202 Main Street in Westmoreland. Dinner and daycare will be provided. [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket recently announced their intention to move away from their longtime location at 905 Yuma Street to 2326 Sky-Vue and 620 Rosencutter in Manhattan. Flint Hills Breadbasket executive director Karla Hagemeister explained the reasoning for the move. She says that the building is being “handed down” from a company that has long [...]

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