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By Annie Wolfe/Pott County Times Pottawatomie County Commissioners on Monday approved changes to the Unified Development Regulations (UDR) concerning the assigning of Planning Commission members. With the county commission set to expand from three to five members at the first of the year, the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners have spent weeks [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after it was reported that a woman was attacked by a group of individuals in the 1200 block of Leavenworth Street. The report was filed just before 2:30 a.m. on Saturday after a 27-year-old female reported that the group approached her, battered her took her property including her car keys [...]

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The K-State Alumni Association is celebrating a milestone birthday. The organization will mark its 150th anniversary in style next month with a celebration reception at its headquarters near Memorial Stadium. The event is set for 4-7 p.m. on Sept. 27, the day before K-State football takes on Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State at Bill Snyder [...]

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A Chapman, Kansas man is behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Friday for white-collar crimes committed at Valley Metals recycling center in Junction City. Armando Garza Gonzalez was arrested at 9:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of S. Milford Lake Rd. on 3 counts each of forgery, theft by deception, and [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening. The commission last month approved a maximum levy increase of 52.929 mills, though members said they might lower it. That mill levy, if passed, would exceed the revenue-neutral rate, which is the rate at which the city [...]

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Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter on Friday to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska’s proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. The transfer is currently under consideration by Nebraska’s Department of Natural Resources, and would allow invasive carp species to enter Harlan County Reservoir in Nebraska and Lovewell [...]

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A young man was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a weapon following an incident at Manhattan High School. RCPD Officers reported that two men, ages 73 and 41, were battered with a pair of scissors by the juvenile on school property at 1:30 p.m. The victims were treated [...]

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Unemployment is up slightly for the second straight month across the state of Kansas. According to preliminary estimates that was released on Friday, unemployment rose to 3.2% in July from 3% in June and 2.6% in May. More on this story can be found at...

The Riley County government will now have more power to go after local nuisances in unincorporated areas, something that has been a long time coming, local officials said. Senate Bill 384, which Gov. Laura Kelly signed in April, sets up procedures for the removal and abatement of nuisances in the unincorporated areas of the county. [...]

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A 25-year-old Louisville woman is jailed in Riley County after being arrested Wednesday evening on assault and robbery charges. Kirstanna Marie Hill was arrested around 5:15 p.m. on charges of aggravated assault and robbery, both with the use of the deadly weapon. She is currently being held on a $75,000 bond and was still confined in [...]

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