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The Aggieville Business Association is requesting the Riley County commission rescind Local Health Order No. 16. ABA Director Dennis Cook spoke to the commission Thursday, saying the order is an overreach and targeting Aggieville businesses. “It’s restricting enough to fail businesses and undermine our local economy. I understand there’s been a lot of pressure through [...]

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Geary County and Junction City dive teams were called out Thursday to assist with the recovery of a pickup from Milford Lake. The Sheriff’s Office says the truck rolled into the water after a man was unloading his boat at Farnum Boat Ramp, about eight miles north of Junction City. The truck, which belonged to [...]

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Nancy McCarter, the current Pottawatomie County clerk, will face Pat Weixelman, a Pottawatomie County commissioner who was represented District 2 for about 12 years, in this year’s election. KMAN spoke with McCarter about what would make her a good county leader and her stances on various county issues. This conversation can be found below. What [...]

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Pat Weixelman, a Pottawatomie County commissioner who has represented District 2 for about 12 years, will face Nancy McCarter, the current Pottawatomie County clerk, in this year’s election. KMAN spoke with Weixelman about his motivation for running for reelection and his stances on various county issues. This conversation can be found below. What is your [...]

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Pottawatomie County Commissioners this week approved for publication its 2021 budget which includes a lower overall general fund tax levy. Commissioners are set to approve the budget at their Aug. 10 meeting in the Sunflower Room in Westmoreland. The proposal calls for a tax levy of 27.429 mills – a little more than 0.5 mills [...]

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A new local campaign aims to promote health and safety conscious behavior in Manhattan and the Flint Hills region. The safe and open campaign highlights businesses, organizations and individuals who have pledged to abide by recommended public health practices such as physical distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing face coverings in order to stop the [...]

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Riley County’s rural school districts have approved reopening plans for the fall. USD 378 Riley County Schools will have no change to the start of its calendar. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to keep the start date of Aug. 20. Superintendent Cliff Williams tells KMAN the district was fortunate that school was already backed up [...]

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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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It wasn’t traditional by any means, but this year’s Riley County Fair had a more relaxed feel for 4-H participants. The theme of this year’s fair was ‘Fairadise’ and saw many changes Livestock were moved in and out the same day of their showing. Static projects were judged similarly and not on public display. County [...]

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