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Manhattan’s Customer Service Department is closed the rest of this week due to staffing shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City says in a release that services are still available by phone and online. Utility payments can be made using the drop box in the southeast parking lot at City Hall or via cityofmhk.com. [...]

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Authorities in Pottawatomie County say a poaching incident took place on Dec. 14. A whitetail doe was shot with a rifle from the roadway on Marten Road, just east of Hwy 99, about 8 miles north of Wamego. Game wardens with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism are asking for the public’s assistance [...]

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A $3 million grant has been awarded to a Kansas State University researcher to improve the resilience of smallholder livelihoods through the application of digital and geospatial decision support tools under diverse farming systems. Associate Agronomy professor Ignacio Ciampitti received the grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification. [...]

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Riley County Police Department officers will not face criminal charges for their involvement in the fatal shooting of a Manhattan man. The announcement was made Friday by Barry Wilkerson, Riley County attorney, who says he believes the officers were justified in their actions. Jarred Kemp, 41, was shot on Oct. 2 by an officer after [...]

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This annual adoption event, offered now through December 23rd, attempts to house animals before the holiday stress of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins realizes Christmas is probably going to look different this year for a lot of people, but the prevailing trend is, “People are adopting”. “Right [...]

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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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Riley County confirmed 98 new positive COVID cases Friday along with 24 more recoveries. The county health department says there are now 417 active cases, a 74 case jump since Wednesday. Ascension Via Christi is caring for nine positive patients and one patient under investigation. Four of the patients are in the Intensive Care Unit. [...]

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Pottawatomie County health officials confirmed 57 new COVID-19 cases Friday and 63 more recoveries. The county health department, which previously said it would no longer be tracking active cases, says it worked with KDHE to create a report with those figures. As of Friday it was tracking 94 active cases, including six hospitalizations. The number [...]

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It seems to be a common theme of the year, but shopping local this Christmas season is crucial. Jason Smith,  Manhattan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, says most local businesses are coming to the end of the relief funds they received for the pandemic and it is crucial for them to receive support. He [...]

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2020 has revealed some interesting stats from the Riley County Police Department. Speaking to the Riley County Commission Thursday, RCPD Director Dennis Butler says the November calls for service were down by over 500 calls from last year. “Year to date our calls for service declines have been almost 13 percent (about 6,800 calls). When [...]

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