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It’s no secret that housing continues to boom in Pottawatomie County. New home builds in 2020 were relatively on pace with previous years, according to Planning and Zoning Administrator Stephan Metzger, with an uptick particularly in non-subdivision home construction. In 2020, 46 houses were built outside of subdivisions in the county, the highest total since [...]

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A Clay Center man has been jailed in connection to a number of burglaries and thefts in Pottawatomie County recently. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, 28-year-old Phillip Rose was arrested in connection to a Jan. 26 burglary and theft from the Westmoreland Co-Op, as well as the Pottawatomie County landfill. Detectives gathered evidence and issued [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday night on a Geary County warrant for residential burglary. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office lists six total charges against 29-year-old Christopher Freeman, including two counts of burglary and two counts of theft involving stolen firearms and two counts of theft from a building. Online court records allege the incidents [...]

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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 health officials have confirmed the 31st COVID-19 related death. The patient a 76-year-old male, tested positive January 7 and died Sunday at Ascension Via Christi. The health department also confirmed 68 new positive cases and 147 additional recoveries in Monday’s report, bringing the active case count to 233. The hospital currently has three [...]

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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 has administered over 4,000 doses of the COVID vaccine, with more clinics planned this week. The health department will continue vaccinating individuals 65 and older with severe health conditions, with another clinic planned Tuesday. Those who qualify will be notified via text, email and phone call. The notice will include links to more [...]

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A Junction City High School athletic trainer was arrested Friday following an investigation into sexual crimes. Junction City Police say 29-year-old Brandon Martino faces charges of sexual exploitation of a child and promoting obscenity to minors. No further information was released. Police are asking anyone with information to submit tips to Crime Stoppers or call [...]

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  Two Fort Riley men were arrested over the weekend in Manhattan. Officers responded to reports of a fight in progress in the 1400 block of Watson Place on Sunday, at approximately 12:35 a.m. When officers arrived on scene they found a large fight between 15-20 individuals. One 30-year-old male battered two officers while they [...]

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The future plan of Manhattan is beginning to be laid out on paper. Earlier this year the city commission approved an agreement with a consulting firm, Planning NEXT, to create a strategic plan for Manhattan. On Friday, commissioners met with Planning NEXT, via Zoom, to discuss the strategic plan process. To begin the meeting, Planning [...]

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