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Advanced voting in Riley County just began on Wednesday and the votes are already rolling in. “The first day, we had 344 people vote on the machines, three by paper and 92 provisionals,” Rich Vargo, Riley County clerk, said during a meeting involving Riley County and Manhattan commissioners. Vargo says there has been an uptick [...]

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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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Manhattan City Commissioners were presented on Tuesday with a less than promising look at revenues impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s anticipating a drop in all 2020 revenues, with sales tax trending down 3 percent year-to-date compared to the previous two years. Assistant City Finance Director Rina Neal highlighted some of the key [...]

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K-State’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Bryan Samuel and K-State President Richard Myers thanked participants of Tuesday’s KSUnite virtual sessions which focused on diversity and inclusion. Perspectives were offered from a diverse group of scholars who shared experiences in the fourth annual event. President Myers told the Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday it was unfortunate [...]

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K-State’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Bryan Samuel and K-State President Richard Myers thanked participants of Tuesday’s KSUnite virtual sessions which focused on diversity and inclusion. Perspectives were offered from a diverse group of scholars who shared experiences in the fourth annual event. President Myers told the Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday it was unfortunate [...]

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Kansas State University is continuing to push forward, even during the pandemic. Richard Myers, Kansas State President, spoke during the Kansas Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday updating the board on how the university has been dealing with COVID. He says that he is proud of everyone involved at Kansas State and their response to [...]

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Kansas State University is continuing to push forward, even during the pandemic. Richard Myers, Kansas State President, spoke during the Kansas Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday updating the board on how the university has been dealing with COVID. He says that he is proud of everyone involved at Kansas State and their response to [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents met Wednesday to discuss several proposals from state universities. One major item approved was the student health insurance benefits for the 2021-22 school year. Doug Ball, Pittsburg State Chief Financial Officer, says United HealthCare presented two options. The first was commit to renew now at an increase of nine percent [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents met Wednesday to discuss several proposals from state universities. One major item approved was the student health insurance benefits for the 2021-22 school year. Doug Ball, Pittsburg State Chief Financial Officer, says United HealthCare presented two options. The first was commit to renew now at an increase of nine percent [...]

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A Manhattan man now faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of two people at a west Manhattan residence last Friday. The Riley County Attorney’s office announced the formal charges Wednesday against 19-year-old Montrell Vassar. The charges were upgraded from the initial second-degree murder charges announced by Riley County Police over the weekend. In addition, [...]

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