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House conservatives recently released some details of their latest health care plan, part of the first steps toward an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act. First District Congressman and 2020 U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall, Chair of the Republican Study Committee’s Health Care Task Force says the plan is intended to give the patients and [...]

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The return of Jordy Nelson to Manhattan, and several creative floats highlighted the 2019 K-State Home Coming Parade on Friday. The annual parade was rallying Wildcat fans before the big game against Oklahoma on Saturday. Manhattan residents watched on from the sidewalks of Poyntz Avenue as the floats drove down the street and K-State students [...]

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A rollover accident involving one vehicle on I-70 near exit 313 shortly after 5 p.m. resulted in injuries to two people. One person was life-flighted and another was taken away in an ambulance. Both westbound lanes were temporarily closed and have since been reopened. The nature of the injuries is unknown at this time. UPDATE: [...]

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Leonardville is now the home of a brand-new fire station. The Riley County Fire Department celebrated the opening of Station 6 in Leonardville with a ribbon cutting Friday morning. Among those in attendance was Andrew Tripp, a volunteer firefighter in Leonardville, who expressed gratitude for those who played a role in the creation of the [...]

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Last week, Pawnee Mental Health Services officially unveiled its new Crisis Stabilization Center. Now the work begins on staffing the facility ahead of its Nov. 4 opening date. “We’re spending time orienting staff – especially the new ones – to Pawnee Mental Health Services and then orienting all of them to some of the things [...]

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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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A hog-wild event raised money for a good cause Thursday. Guests lined up for a hog roast lunch and dinner buffet at Cox Brothers BBQ – part of the Hogtoberfest celebration – to benefit the Meadowlark Foundation’s Good Samaritan fund. Among the activities was a hog kissing contest, featuring five of the top money earners. [...]

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A head-on collision south of Manhattan along K-177 injured five people Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says just after 3 p.m., a northbound passenger car driven by Kathleen Weir of Topeka went left of center near Old Highway 18 and struck a southbound car driven by Maxine Franks of Wichita. Both sustained injuries in the [...]

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The Riley County Health Department put on their eighth-annual Okt-FLU-ber Fest in Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park Thursday afternoon. Put on in conjunction with a variety of other groups such as the K-State Masters of Public Health program and the College of Veterinary Medicine, the event served as an opportunity for people of all ages [...]

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The City of Manhattan has announced the promotion of Brenda Wolf to the position of City Clerk. Wolf has served as Deputy City Clerk since 2016. She’ll be responsible for internal and external communications to the city commission, management of the city’s Record Retention and Disposition Program, maintaining records of all city commission meetings and [...]

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