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A Riley County judge has sentenced one of four individuals for his role in a 2019 fatal attempted robbery. After pleading guilty in February, 21-year-old Dylan Hitsman, of Abilene, was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 24 years in prison on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Chief Judge Grant Bannister presided over the case. Hitsman [...]

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Kansans living in the 785 and 620 area codes will soon be required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls. The change, announced this week by the Kansas Corporation Commission, will take effect Oct. 24. The KCC is encouraging callers to begin using 10-digit dialing on April 24, to get into the habit, but [...]

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The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation celebrated the seventh annual Community Foundation Awards Monday, this time in a virtual format. Despite the awards ceremony being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the show went on as local businesses, organizations and people were recognized through a video created by 502 strategic marketing agency for their efforts [...]

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A Manhattan city commissioner has become the first to announce his candidacy for re-election. Aaron Estabrook (D-Manhattan), who was elected to a two-year term in 2019, formally announced his campaign Tuesday in a release. The incumbent commissioner said the city is progressing on key items he campaigned on then, but adds more work needs to [...]

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The Fort Riley Tax Assistance Center will continue operations through April 15, despite the federal extension of the tax filing deadline to May 17. Officials say limited staffing is the primary reason for not extending services. The center, part of the 1st Infantry Division’s Staff Judge Advocate office, provides free tax preparation assistance to soldiers, [...]

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Speaking to the larger community about issues “many would seek to avoid”, the Manhattan Nonviolence Initiative’s third “Conversations on Race & Reconciliation” fostered an environment of understanding and mutual trust to express beliefs free of judgment so that the community may work together to address and overcome tensions raised by the deaths of People of [...]

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Kansas State University students enrolled for the current spring semester will be receiving automatic emergency grants targeted for those experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. The university announced Tuesday that the Office of Student Financial Assistance will distribute $6.3 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief II grants made available last year through the federal [...]

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Riley County commissioners discussed the impact on local government entities and taxpayers from recent the Board of Tax Appeals case. County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the impact per the request of other local government entities.  Before the BOTA case, Home Depot was being taxed in 2018 over $239,000.  That number now is around $150,000, which [...]

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Riley County confirmed 15 new positive coronavirus cases Monday along with 41 additional recoveries and no active hospitalizations. The news came on the first day of Kansas moving to Phase 5, opening vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older. Riley County has received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which can only be administered to [...]

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A petition to incorporate the City of Green Valley in southwestern Pottawatomie County has been deemed invalid by County Clerk Dawn Henry. She with the legal advice of County Counselor John Watt listed several reasons, including maps shown to petitioners the boundaries not matching, as well as failing to list he quantity of land embraced, platted [...]

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