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A second alligator is reportedly on the loose in Manhattan. According to Manhattan Parks and Recreation, an alligator was seen Wednesday evening on Linear Trail along Wildcat Creek between South Manhattan Ave. and Pecan Circle. This alligator is not believed to be one of the two stolen from Manhattan Reptile World in June. Multiple media [...]

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As Manhattan officials look to make up a $2.7 million funding gap for fiscal year 2021, commissioners want to ensure Parks and Recreation doesn’t take the lion’s share of the burden. Click to read more on the make-up of that $2.7 million gap. City administration presented budget options highlighted by $1.2 million in fund transfers, [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission will meet Friday to determine its course of action regarding Gov. Laura Kelly’s face mask mandate. The commission, meeting as the Board of Health met Wednesday at the Emergency Operations Center in Wamego where they received public comment, both for and against, with comments about equally divided. Commissioner Pat Weixelman, after [...]

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Manhattan will continue working on a mandatory masking ordinance after a majority of commissioners expressed support Tuesday. Manhattan officials on May 19 eyed a similar law — raised for discussion by Mayor Usha Reddi — but amid enforcement concerns the ordinance failed to get traction in the commission as well as with institutions such as [...]

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Kansas State University President Richard Myers released further details this Wednesday on the university’s plan to combat racism and discrimination. The plan is broken down into two categories of action steps the university will take, one category being student related and the other being faculty related. Myers also responded to calls for a K-State student [...]

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Riley County Police are no longer seeking the public’s help identifying the parties involved in a fatal traffic accident in Leonardville in the early morning hours of June 19. The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the traffic accident, after a pedestrian was found dead in the 12,900 block of Barton Road. Investigating officers located 38-year-old Christopher [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office has ruled a June 17 shooting that killed a 10-year-old boy accidental, after a thorough investigation. Sheriff’s Office Spokesman David Gilbert says Grady Erichsen’s death was a community tragedy that no parent should have to face. He says officers are still waiting on a few items to return as they [...]

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The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, also known as aTa Bus, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by the Federal Transit Administration as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed in March. The grant is part of $25 billion in CARES Act funding that is going towards public transportation [...]

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The Wamego Aquatic Center officially opens its doors Wednesday with some limitations to visiting patrons. Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Event & Tourism Director Kara Holle previewed the reopening on Monday’s In Focus. “The Wamego Aquatic Center opened late in the summer last year, so it didn’t really get a full run, but it will [...]

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