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The Flint Hills Breadbasket just wrapped up distributing about 180 Christmas baskets to local families earlier this week. The Christmas baskets helped provide food items needed for a Christmas meal to area families. Director Maribeth Kieffer says the weather made work a little difficult, but overall the event was a success. Those interested in receiving [...]

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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 Manhattan City Commission has paved the way for improvements at College and Kimball Ave. as part of its North Campus Corridor improvement project. Wildcat Construction on Tuesday was awarded a $7.5 million construction contract, with BG Consultants receiving $130,500 for engineering services.The project will include complete pavement removal and replacement, widening of Kimball Ave. [...]

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The Manhattan Area Technical College Adult Learning Center brings several professional and educational certification opportunities to the Manhattan area. People using this facility have access to General Educational Development (GED) testing, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) testing, Educational Testing Service (EST) certifications, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) certifications and many more technical and educational certifications and [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday committed to some big dollar improvements on both the north and south sides of the city. First, in a 4 to 1 vote, the commission approved a $4.3 million construction contract for a new Douglass Recreation Center. It includes a $400,000 contingency, which came in under expectations. The center [...]

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Riley County Police are advising people to be aware of a computer scam after an elderly victim lost nearly $20,000. RCPD says the 84-year-old man reported Tuesday an unknown suspect scammed him out of money for approximately $19,500. Anyone with information should call police or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Educating neighbors, family and friends [...]

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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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Junction City officials are advising all residents of the city to conserve water following a water main break at the city’s Spruce Water Tower. The break is in the 900 block of West Spruce Street and public works crews have blocked off the street to traffic. The tower has been shut down. Crews are hoping [...]

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According to a K-State Today article, two K-State researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine and a K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent have received recognition for their roles in helping to save the lives of three people in Wichita. A teenager and Wichita police officers Terry Nelson and Drew Rhoades became ill after all [...]

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  Completion of road work meant to repair a sinkhole near the intersection of Hayes Dr. and Bluemont Ave. has been pushed back to mid-January. City officials originally hoped for work to be completed by the end of the year, but high water levels in the ground have continued to cause delays. Ron Fehr, the [...]

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