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Around 200 acres burned in northern Riley County during a brush fire Sunday following the rekindling of a controlled burn. The fire, which took place in the 8500 block of Condray Rd,, forced the evacuation of one family, but no structures were damaged. While most local fires involve grass and brush, this one involved several [...]

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Pottawatomie County Public Works officials are working to replace a rural bridge following a structural failure recently Interim Public Works Administrator Dustin Newman told county commissioners Monday the failure was on an old stone bridge on Victory Road, an unpaved county road, just south of the Excelsor Road intersection, near Onaga. “It washed out the [...]

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Riley County on Monday launched a new online, self-service scheduling system for COVID vaccinations. Vaccine appointments are now open to all residents 18 and older who have not yet received the shot. Anyone interested can go to rileycountyks.gov/vaccinerequest. All first dose appointments this week will be held at the Riley County Health Department, 2030 Tecumseh [...]

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Riley County Police say one person was hospitalized after being struck by a car Sunday morning. Officers responded to an injury accident near College and Kimball Ave. just before noon Sunday. According to its incident report, 68-year-old Marian Brandenburg of Manhattan, was found at the intersection and was transported to nearby Ascension Via Christi for [...]

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A Manhattan man is jailed on a host of charges after police say he broke into a home and was found in possession of stolen items and drug paraphernalia. Riley County Police charged 28-year-old Tony Hoover Thursday with nine total counts including aggravated burglary, two counts of criminal trespass, possession of stolen property, interference with [...]

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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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After months of an economic slump, hotel occupancy is slowly trending in the right direction for local tourism officials. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard says this has been a great start to 2021 as the community begins to see more and more people get their vaccines, allowing the public to get back [...]

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After having to cancel Biscuit & Gravy and Pancake Feeds, as well as 2020’s Easter Egg Hunt after 80+ years of putting on the event, the Manhattan Lions Club welcomed hundreds from the community for a short egg hunt that saw excellent turnout. Arriving around nine to put out the eggs in City Park’s west/southwestern [...]

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More than 800 acres were scorched in a wildfire in northern Riley County Friday afternoon The fire, first reported around 2 p.m. forced a temporary closure of Blue River Hills Road, west of Tuttle Creek Lake. In addition to local volunteer firefighters, two 600-gallon Kansas Forest Service contracted tankers were brought in to assist along [...]

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Sales tax revenue in Pottawatomie County was up in 2020, despite the economic downturn associated with the pandemic. Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jack Allston highlighted the figures from the corporation’s annual report. “And mostly due to the fact that some of the big boxes are in Pottawatomie County, grew from $5.3 million [...]

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