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Pottawatomie County commissioners approved two rezoning requests Monday for future residential developments with some contingencies. A 30 acre tract at the southeast corner of Elm Slough and Flush Roads will be rezoned from agricultural to ag-residential. Access into a proposed subdivision hasn’t been determined and will require traffic and drainage studies, according to County Planner [...]

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With the passage of its 28 billion dollar budget, the Kansas legislature has decided to invest in the maintenance of a local lake. 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan) says the legislature has set aside about 850 thousand for the dredging of Tuttle Creek Lake. “We’re going to use a new system called water injection [...]

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With the passage of its 28 billion dollar budget, the Kansas legislature has decided to invest in the maintenance of a local lake. 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan) says the legislature has set aside about 850 thousand for the dredging of Tuttle Creek Lake. “We’re going to use a new system called water injection [...]

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A Manhattan man has announced his candidacy for the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden school board. The Riley County Clerk’s office says Steven Ruzzin filed a letter of intent Monday for the November election. Ruzzin is a data engineer with software firm Bradford & Galt and a Kansas State University graduate. Ruzzin joins Jayme Morris-Hardeman and incumbent [...]

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Riley County commissioners voted 2-1 to demolish the former First Christian Church Property on Monday. The property was first bought last year, when former commissioners Ron Wells and Marvin Rodriguez were joined by current Commission Chair John Ford.   The property was purchased for around $852,000.  Wells and Rodriguez voted in favor of the purchase, with [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi is seeking a third term on the city commission. Reddi announced Monday morning on her Facebook page that she had filed paperwork with the Riley County Clerk’s office for the November general election. She was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Reddi, in her post says she’s looking [...]

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Kansas State University will change its face covering guidance for fully vaccinated individuals in outdoor settings beginning May 17, following the expiration of Manhattan’s mask ordinance. The new policy states that everyone, including faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors and visitors must continue to wear face coverings over their mouths and noses in all indoor spaces [...]

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A Manhattan man entered a guilty plea Thursday to second-degree murder in connection to a 2019 fatal attempted robbery. 21-year-old Jaylon Hitsman additionally pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. In exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and recommended a lower sentence [...]

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A mural depicting a number of scenes tied to the Douglass community in Manhattan is being painted at the new Activity Center there by a Wichita native. EuGene V. Byrd III returned to his home state from Atlanta to paint the piece that has the man who led the Exodusters to Kansas, Benjamin “Pap” Singleton, [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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