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Pottawatomie County will pay more than double its annual allotment to the Flint Hills Regional Council, following a 2 to 1 vote by the county commission Monday. The council, in an effort to retain its designation as the Flint Hills Economic Development District, approved a rate hike for its 24 member municipalities in November, from [...]

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Universal masking returns to all USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school buildings Tuesday. The school board voted 4 to 1 Monday to reinstate masking throughout the district at the recommendation of the Medical Advisory Committee. Board member Brandy Santos was the lone opponent to the requirement. The district in October relaxed masking at places like the high [...]

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Reporting crimes is a little more convenient, as Monday the Riley County Police Department unveiled a new online reporting platform. Non-emergency crimes including property damage, vehicular damage, theft and identity theft can be reported through the new online platform. Crimes involving weapons, threats to public safety, stolen vehicles or items stolen from vehicles, medication or [...]

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Masks are again the center of debate as both the City of Manhattan and USD 383 implement changes to mask policies to start 2022. For the school district, a special meeting has been called for 5:30 p.m. Monday where board members will consider a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade, to implement a temporary return [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday in connection to an April 2021 investigation into an opioid-related overdose. Riley County Police officers took 28-year-old Austin Dowling into custody on a warrant for the distribution of controlled substances causing great bodily harm. The alleged substances are said to be Oxycodone and Fentanyl. Officers stopped Dowling after he [...]

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With snowfall forecast to start early on New Years Day, the City of Manhattan has Public Works crews on standby to treat snowy and icy roadways around town. Riley County is braced for the weather, with a winter storm warning — upgraded from a watch Friday — in effect from midnight January 1 through midnight [...]

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Riley County crews are ready to go for the impending snow storm Saturday. Public Works Operation Manager Alvin Perez says crews had been preparing all morning Thursday. They loaded the trucks up with salt to treat the roads before the snow hits the streets. Public works is also fully stocked with salt, which Perez says [...]

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The K-State Research and Extension Office is advising growers of a new corn disease that’s emerged in the region, that if left unchecked could inflict costly yield damage. . It’s called tar spot, and has spread from the corn belt west. K-State row crop disease specialist Rodrigo Onofre is advising corn growers to become more [...]

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Pawnee Mental Health Services is applying for federal grants to expand its services. The federal government passed statutes and definitions for community mental health centers to be defined as Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers. Pawnee Executive Director Robbin Cole says the CCBHC is essentially a federal definition for a range of services. Last Spring, the [...]

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