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By Emma Loura / The Manhattan Mercury: Riley County officials are looking to fill a few positions. The county commission on Monday approved requests to hire a customer service provider in the treasurer’s office and a deputy chief position in the fire department. County treasurer Shilo Heger said the previous customer service worker in the [...]

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Boys State of Kansas has a new executive director. Boys State officials announced Monday that Kyle Wheatley has taken over as the executive director of the summer leadership program held annually at K-State. Wheatley began his term July 1 and replaced Tom Weirman, who held the position for four years. Sponsored by the American legion, [...]

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A familiar face is running once more for the Pottawatomie County Commission. Nancy McCarter, the former county clerk, is running in the 2nd district on the commission. McCarter previously ran in the district back in 2020 against current commissioner Pat Weixelman. “I’ve been in the county for 50 years,” she said. “I want to keep [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested on charges stemming from a prior arrest for Fentanyl distribution. Therriana Pittman was arrested Friday afternoon in the Riley County Jail on charges including failure to appear and probation violation. These violations are stemming from Pittman’s 2023 arrest for possessing hundreds of Fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute. She [...]

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RCPD conducted an arrest of individual who remain confined in the Riley County Jail as of Monday morning. Officers arrested 29-year-old John Short of Manhattan just before 2 a.m. on probable cause offenses for two counts of criminal damage to property and one count of attempted criminal damage to property. The arrest stemmed from a [...]

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RCPD is investigating a report of theft at Walmart. Officers filed a report on Sunday afternoon just before 4:30 p.m. that two unknown suspects – a male and a female, scanned items but did not pay for them and then showed a fake receipt before leaving the store. Total loss from the crime is over [...]

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  The Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum celebrated 30 years of serving the Manhattan area on Saturday, which was also the birthday of their beloved late founder Richard Pitts. The non-profit hosted an event at Blue Earth Plaza featuring games, food, and entertainment for local children and their families. Board of Directors President Lauren Farwell spoke [...]

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The 21st annual Battle of the Badges blood drive was held on Thursday and Friday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manhattan with Manhattan Fire Department taking home the title with 68 votes, their third championship in four years. Turnout was solid once more this year on Thursday. Kristi Ingalls with the American Red [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will consider a resolution to pass a budget that generates more revenue than last year’s. Commissioners won’t approve a 2025 budget or mill levy at the meeting, according to city documents, but officials have said they intend to pass a 2025 budget that brings in more money. The state [...]

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