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Belvue Bridge The Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County Commissions have narrowed their options for repairing the deck of the Belvue Bridge down to two options. “One of those was putting a new concrete deck onto the existing steel and rehabilitating the steel,” Peter Clark, Pottawatomie County public works director, said. “It’s service life is only about [...]

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There is at least some optimism coming from the Riley County Health Department with regards to coronavirus case numbers. While 67 new cases were reported over the weekend, there were 51 recoveries, and more importantly the percent positive rate the past two weeks has been around 12 to 13 percent. “We’re happy to see that [...]

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The 2021 campaign kicked off Tuesday for Konza United Way with new campaign chair and former Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler at the helm. Butler hopes to use his knowledge of the Manhattan business community to foster growth in employee giving campaigns. Speaking on Tuesday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus, the campaign [...]

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The 9th annual C. Clyde Jones Fun Run 5K and Midge’s Mile Fun Walk will still take place this year, albeit a few changes. With the ongoing pandemic, C. Clyde Jones himself says the event was almost cancelled as they were having trouble locating a venue. After speaking with the City of Manhattan, the run [...]

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A Riley County Police Officer went above and beyond to get a new special needs bike to an individual in the community after it was stolen. Officer Joshua Berard responded to a stolen bike call earlier this year and while on the call learned just how important the bike was to its owner, who used [...]

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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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Rather than waiting until January to purchase vehicles for its fleet, the Riley County Law Board is allowing RCPD to do so now to ensure they can fulfill their request. The Law Board gave the police department early permission to use funds from its 2021 budget to purchase seven 2021 Dodge Durango SUVs totaling about [...]

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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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An employee of the Riley County Treasurer’s office tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Treasurer Shilo Heger made the announcement at Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Due to this, six other employees are needing to quarantine as they were close contacts. Heger reminded the commission that her office has been using the proper protocols [...]

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