AS OF 8:29:58PM.. Local: TIME Votes Precinct Riley County Commission District 2 Republicans Marvin Rodriguez (incumbent) 592 Phil Mattox 718 Greg McKinley 655 Democrats **Fanny Fang is a candidate on the Democratic ballot. She is uncontested and will advance to the November general election. 8:29:58PM 18/22 District 3 Republicans Ron Wells (incumbent) 804 John Matta [...]
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A 92-year-old Ogden man was injured Tuesday after crashing into the Manhattan Fire Department’s Firehouse No. 2, located in the City Hall building on Poyntz Ave. Riley County Police say an SUV driven by Sam Zafran struck a Chevy Silverado driven by 42-year-old Craig Dechany of Manhattan around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Zafran’s vehicle then crashed [...]
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Riley County commissioners will not put a half cent sales tax continuation on this year’s ballot, but will before 2023. County Clerk Rich Vargo says a Manhattan City commission agenda states the new citywide half cent sales will replace the county’s, which is not correct. County department heads were confused and brought this to the [...]
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Much of north Manhattan lost power for about two hours Tuesday after a fire at the substation near Walters Morgan Construction in the Northview area. An Evergy official on site told KMAN it was caused by a squirrel getting into the equipment around 8:30 a.m. It caused more than 7,200 residents mostly north of Kimball [...]
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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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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help identifying suspects responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of motorcycles from a Manhattan business. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the burglary occurred sometime between July 30 and July 31 at Brooks Yamaha, located 8070 East US Hwy 24. An investigation revealed that one or more persons [...]
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State mask-ordinance for schools The Pottawatomie County Commission was advised during its meeting Monday not to take action concerning Gov. Laura Kelly’s order requiring Kansas school districts to implement certain safety protocols, including the wearing of masks. Kelly announced the order on July 20, saying county governments are not allowed to opt out. John Watt, [...]
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One of the hotly contested races in Kansas in the primary will be for the 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat which traditionally goes to Republicans, includes former Lt. Governor Tracey Mann who is hoping to edge out Finney County Commission Chair Bill Clifford for the GOP nomination. Mann says [...]
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Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the primary election. Nearly 10,000 people in both Riley and Pottawatomie counties combined requested mail ballots, with about 62 percent (6,163) of those ballots having been received in the two counties as of noon Monday. The return rate for mail in ballots has been much [...]
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Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the primary election. Nearly 10,000 people in both Riley and Pottawatomie counties combined requested mail ballots, with about 62 percent (6,163) of those ballots having been received in the two counties as of noon Monday. The return rate for mail in ballots has been much [...]
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