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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The University Park lagoon project is still on, but the county is going to need a loan to complete it. The Riley County commission on Monday unanimously approved a 20-year loan from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s State Revolving Fund to cover any costs of the project beyond what [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County Commissioner Greg Riat was unwilling Monday to sign a reimbursement request submitted by Commissioner Dee McKee at a previous meeting and County Counselor John Watt informed the commissioners they would need to “cuss and discuss” the issue during the public meeting. “A voucher was turned in, and [...]

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The third annual Wabash on the Prairie tried out a new location Sunday afternoon. The fundraising event for the Sunflower Children’s Collective featured performances from the K-State marching band and the Classy Cats dance team at the university’s World War I Memorial Stadium, bringing the festivities inside city limits for the first time. Wabash on [...]

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K-State on Friday reported that a student had tested positive for tuberculosis. The student is undergoing medical treatment and is isolating according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, officials said in a written statement. They said K-State is working closely with the Riley County Health Department to identify any people who had [...]

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A Junction City man and former Fort Riley soldier who had been previously arrested and convicted for child sex crimes was arrested over the weekend for violating his probation. 23-year-old Jamichael Strahan was arrested around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation stemming from a charge of [...]

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A man was transported to Via Christi after he was injured in a car v. motorcycle accident on Friday afternoon in Manhattan. The accident occurred just before 2:30 p.m. at the interesection of Research Park Court and N. Manhattan Avenue when Barbara Ench, 75, of Manhattan failed to yield the right of way to Thomas [...]

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A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of assault with a deadly weapon following an incident on a United States Army installation, according to the United State’s Attorney. In Nov. 2023, Jordan Thompson, 24, assaulted an adult male victim while at Fort Riley. According to evidence presented at trial, Thompson was involved in a domestic [...]

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Geary County USD 475 Schools, Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a post made on Snapchat on Friday morning that featured the names of students and staff from Junction City Middle School. USD 475 announced on Saturday that the JCPD began working with Snapchat on Friday to try and [...]

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By Emma Loura eloura@themercury.com For 100 years, the radio towers behind Nichols Hall on the K-State campus have stood as a historical monument to the development of technology to bring information to the people of Kansas. The university on Friday held a ceremony honoring its long history of broadcasting, which including trailblazing the use of [...]

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Every two years, change comes to Fort Riley’s leadership posts during the summer. This year was no different. First, Maj. Gen. Monte Rone took over the commanding general position for the 1st Infantry Division from Maj. Gen. John Meyer. And then, Col. Gerald Nunziato became the post’s garrison commander, replacing Col. Michael Foote. To view [...]

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