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Riley County commissioners are looking to keep the 2021 budget as flat with 2020 as much as possible. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented a budget calendar, development worksheet, and the appropriation request history. The commission has voiced their want to keep the budget as flat as possible, even with personnel.  The current appropriation [...]

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In-person classes will resume for the fall 2020 semester at Kansas State University, but the start and end dates will be moved up one week. Under the adjusted academic calendar, the first day of classes will be Monday, Aug. 17. The last day of classes will be Friday, Dec. 4, with finals week from Dec. [...]

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Pawnee Mental health has received $40,000 to buy new laptops for its Adult and Youth Rehabilitation Services staff members. The mobile resource is intended to expand access to more clients and enable more remote mental health services. It also allows for implementation of concurrent documentation, a practice that engages the client and clinician in documenting [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested over the weekend following a road rage incident in Manhattan. Riley County Police say 23-year-old Walberto Cartagena was arrested Friday night on a charge of aggravated assault; use of a deadly weapon. Cartagena is accused of brandishing a firearm during a road rage incident in the 1200 block of [...]

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Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the weekend in Riley County. Local health officer Julie Gibbs says the three new cases brings the county’s cumulative total to 71 since testing began earlier this year. “They’re all males, aged 55, 32 and 88. We have a total of 11 active cases which we 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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A pair of 5-foot long alligators were stolen this weekend from Reptile World in Manhattan. The store said on its Facebook page, the two American Alligators were taken sometime Friday night when the store was burglarized. They along with the Riley County Police Department are asking the public’s help locating the reptiles. It is illegal [...]

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Two motorcyclists, including a man from Ogden, were seriously injured Sunday when their bikes were rear-ended in Herington, in nearby Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened around 1:15 p.m. near the junction of US-77 and US-56 Highway. Authorities say the two bikes were stationary and facing north at a stop sign when [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation is gearing up for their full reopening plan. Director Eddie Eastes says all of the parks and trails in Manhattan are open, but some of the aspects within the parks are closed, such as playgrounds and bathrooms.  Those facilities are expected to open this week.  The department wanted to make sure [...]

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A local man believed missing after swimming at Pillsbury Crossing has been found safe. Riley County safety officials were called to the scene Friday after 9 p.m., having received a call that a man in his 20s could not be found after swimming with friends. After a two-hour search, authorities found the man safe at [...]

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