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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday evening on multiple Riley County District Court warrants and additional allegations stemming from an earlier police investigation. According to the Riley County Police Department, Adrian Tyrone Watson, 56, was arrested around 8:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Watson was arrested on two failure-to-appear warrants and [...]

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Dangerous heat will continue across the Manhattan area through Saturday, with another chance for strong to severe thunderstorms both Friday and Saturday evening. The National Weather Service in Topeka says an Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for most of the area into Saturday evening. Heat index values in Manhattan are expected to reach about [...]

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The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board on Thursday voted to uphold the firing of Marlatt Elementary School principal Sheila Henke. The board in July had begun the process of terminating Henke’s contracts, citing violations of board policy and failure to perform contractual duties. District officials did not give additional details about the violations because it [...]

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The Riley County board of canvassers unanimously certified the official results of the 2026 primary election Thursday after reviewing provisional ballots and election results from polling locations across the county. Residents case a total of 12,513 ballots. Riley County clerk Rich Vargo presented the 2026 primary election canvass report to the board, including the total [...]

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Mayor Susan Adamchak announced several staffing changes at this week’s city commission meeting. Adamchak said Chelsea Johnson recently became promoted to city clerk. Johnson had served as administrative assistant for 16 years. The city clerk’s office serves as custodian of public records and the clerk of the Manhattan City Commission. Its responsibilities include handling open [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved extending the contract for electronic health records software used by the health department as staff continue transitioning to a new system. Michael Hawthorne, assistant county counselor, presented an amendment extending the county’s agreement with Custom Data Processing Inc. (CDP) through Aug. 31. The health department has used the [...]

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Not many country folks want to become city folks. At least, that’s what Pottawatomie County leaders learned in 2019 when they asked residents of the Green Valley area whether they wanted to incorporate and create an independent town. At that time, 70% of residents said they didn’t want to form a new city, and 70% [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners reached a consensus on lowering the proposed 2027 mill levy and renewing a sales tax for street maintenance during Tuesday’s work session. The new budget proposal would increase the average homeowner’s property taxes by 3.5%. A majority of the commission directed city administration to reduce the mill levy from 54.506 to 52.8, [...]

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Prosecutors have dropped the case against a former K-State men’s basketball assistant in Riley County District Court. Mark Randall Vital Jr., 29, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charge, which originally included domestic battery. Riley County attorney Barry Wilkerson filed an order with the court on [...]

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A chain of collegiate-themed hotels has bought Bluemont Hotel and plans to convert it by next year. The real estate brokerage firm involved announced the acquisition and conversion of the hotel into Graduate by Hilton Manhattan, aiming for its new look to be unveiled in early 2027. The hotel’s new owners are TCOR Hotel Partners. [...]

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