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Small towns are adjusting to life amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the City of Riley, Mayor Tim Sharp says facilities are closed, but government continues to operate. “We have two full-time employees that work there (at City Hall), they’re both still working, doing their job and they do let people in sometimes, but if we [...]

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Construction crews have begun tunneling work under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at 5th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. It’s the first phase of a nearly $6.4 million storm sewer drainage improvement project near downtown Manhattan. Crews are installing a 66-inch diameter concrete storm sewer pipe using a horizontal drilling machine to cut a tunnel [...]

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A new candidate for the District 2 seat for the Riley County commission has filed this week. Retired Brigadier General Philip Mattox filed to run for the seat currently held by Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez, who is running for re-election.  He will also be running against Riley City Council Member Greg McKinley. Mattox says the reason [...]

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An Ohio teen who is accused of creating a fake hostage situation at Lee Elementary School in Manhattan and planning an attack on an Ohio high school was denied an emergency bail hearing. Allen Kenna, 18, on April 9 had requested an emergency bail hearing through video conferencing and a temporary release from the northeast [...]

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Graduation will look a lot different for area high schools this spring. A number of districts are working on plans to offer some form of ceremony, whether it’s held later or held virtually. USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent Brady Burton says the school board approved the graduation committee’s recommendation to push the in-person ceremony to [...]

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Area nonprofits received a welcome boost to funding Wednesday with a record $768,307 raised in 24 hours of online fundraising through the eighth annual Grow Green Match Day. The total surpassed last year’s donations by more than $250,000. The amount of donor gifts also increased from more than 2,600 a year ago to over 4,200 [...]

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