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The Riley County commissioners approved the proposed 2020 budget to go to publication, but may come back to it during the public hearing. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented the Riley County budget summary for review. She says the Extension Council brought in an amendment to their budget earlier this week.  This decreased their [...]

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Riley County Commissioners have approved the purchase of 170 acres to be used for a new firing range for the Riley County Police Department. County Counselor Clancy Holeman says commissioners agreed to the $374,000 acquisition from Tarkio CD Disposal for the property near Zeandale and Tabor Valley roads, adjacent from the current firing range. The [...]

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Active violence training continued Thursday at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary in Manhattan. Emergency personnel from several agencies including Riley County Police, Manhattan Fire, Riley County EMS and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office participated in the training which involved a mock scenario of an active shooter situation in progress. The exercise is conducted annually to ensure a smooth [...]

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A St. Marys man was arrested on multiple sex crimes involving children Tuesday, according to a Thursday release by Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s officials. 52-year-old Peter Palmeri was arrested on a warrant for 2 counts of rape, 6 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, 3 counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, 1 count of aggravated [...]

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A construction worker was briefly trapped in the basket of a high-lift — a cherry-picker style vehicle with controls located in the basket — as a result of a fire on the vehicle Wednesday near Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The work was occurring close to the north side of the stadium between the ticketing area [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 20 block of Waterway Pl. in Manhattan on July 10, 2019, at approximately 4:00 PM. Officers listed a 25-year-old man as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his black carry-on wood floor trailer. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,050.00. Police [...]

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School supplies and backpacks are needed to help Stuff the Bus Saturday for the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 FIT Closet. It will take place at the Walmart parking lot in Manhattan. The 12th annual event aims at providing every student in the Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 school district with the necessary supplies for the upcoming school year. [...]

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The City of Manhattan will not receive the much anticipated $25 million STAR bonds from state government to fund improvements along the north campus corridor around Kansas State University. City officials announced this week that the state had reversed course and is not supporting the proposal. According to City Manager Ron Fehr, the primary reason [...]

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The City of Havensville will be getting a new city hall after nearly two-thirds of registered voters came out to vote in a special election Tuesday. Located in the far northeast of Pottawatomie County and touting a population of approximately 200, residents voted 33 to 15 in favor of the $220,000 project to replace their [...]

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Riley County Police are warning the public of a check cashing scam circulating in the area. They say a woman going by the name of Naomi Scott is going around scamming people saying she’s moving from New York to Manhattan while pregnant and needs help getting appliances. She then sends a cashiers check for several [...]

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