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The fourth annual StartUp MHK business-pitch competition will conclude this weekend. Eight local entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to a panel of judges Saturday for the chance to win part of the $20,000 that is up for grabs. $8,000 will go to the winner of the Technical category, $8,000 will go to the winner [...]

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The Riley County Police Department wants the public to know about one program they have been using called Project Guardians. RCPD Director, Dennis Butler, tells KMAN they have been using the program for a while, but not many people know about it. He says the program is a way for families with members that are [...]

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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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The latest unofficial results for the commission district 3 race has a difference of 47 votes. Speaking to the Riley County commission, County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the latest unofficial results for the race.  Candidate Kathryn Focke now leads the race with 4,764 votes, with Candidate John Matta so far receiving 4,717 votes. Vargo says [...]

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Fort Riley’s Irwin Army Community Hospital is offering a community flu-vaccine drive thru event Saturday. Hospital commander Colonel Edgar Arroyo says military retirees will be provided a special lane in support of Fort Riley Retiree Appreciation Day. He also explains what will be offered. Arroyo says the hospital currently uses an outdated clinical system that [...]

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Allie Cloyd, a ninth grader at Manhattan High School East Campus, and Madison Legleiter, a seventh grader at Manhattan Catholic Schools, were named the winners of the 2020 Veterans Day essay contest on Wednesday. The essays, which were written in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Conflict, were read by each winner during [...]

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Two readings instead of one The Manhattan City Commission discussed Tuesday the possibility of extending a temporary measure that allows ordinances to be passed after one reading instead of two. The measure was put in place earlier this year in response to the pandemic so that the city could make decisions quickly in emergency situations. Wynn Butler, [...]

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