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WESTMORELAND, Kan. — Longtime Pottawatomie County Administrator Robert Reece has announced his retirement. Pottawatomie County Commissioners unanimously accepted his resignation during Monday’s regular meeting. Commissioner Dee McKee “reluctantly” seconded the motion from Chairman Travis Altenhofen. In a statement Monday, Reece said his decision was made following the development and preparation of the 2020 county budget. [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1600 block of Cedar Crest Dr. in Manhattan on July 6, 2019, at approximately 2:55 AM. Officers listed a 55-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his Tan 1990 Jeep Wrangler. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $7,500.00. Police [...]

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Riley County Police have arrested a 52-year-old Manhattan man on charges of indecent liberties with a child. Rodney Allen Roberts was jailed Sunday afternoon on a warrant for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. Both charges are from 2018 incidents. He also faces a probation violation charge. [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday for an alleged robbery and assault in the Westloop Shopping Center. According to Saturday morning’s Riley County Police Department arrest report, police were dispatched around 9:45 a.m. Friday for a reported assault occurring in a vehicle in the parking lot in the 1000 block of Westloop (Marshall’s). Police arrested [...]

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The long holiday weekend forecast has some increased chances for rain and periodic thunderstorms, especially on Friday. Storm activity developed in the morning hours and forecasters say redevelopment is possible later in the afternoon or evening. Some of that activity, especially in the evening could spawn severe storms, with the potential to produce damaging winds [...]

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After flood waters nearly topped the Manhattan levee in 1993 due to water releases from Tuttle Creek Reservoir of 58,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) and flows on the Kansas River reaching 100,000 cfs, the city began a two decade long process with the Army Corps of Engineers to increase its height and perform other [...]

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A Manhattan man is facing a number of charges after an alleged assault Tuesday night and subsequent DUI arrest. According to the Riley County Police Department, just after 10 p.m., officers received a 911 call of an in-progress assault. Upon arrival, the female victim reported an unknown male suspect had left the area. Within minutes, [...]

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Recently, the Riley County Police Department stopped giving out the names of victims of crimes during their daily reports. RCPD Director, Dennis Butler noticed this was standard practice for the department when he took over, and decided it needed to change. Butler observed that several people in the community have had issues with the fact [...]

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A Manhattan man will spend the next 10 years in prison for sex crimes involving a minor. According to the Riley County Clerk’s Office, 51-year-old Lonnie Gallaugher was sentenced Monday to 120 months each for two counts of electronic solicitation. Riley County Judge John Bosch said the sentences will run concurrently through Kansas Department of [...]

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RILEY COUNTY  Manhattan: Discharge of fireworks begins at 8 a.m. and goes until midnight on the 4th.. No discharging fireworks in streets, alleys, parks or on public property. No throwing or shooting fireworks in the direction of people or vehicles. No aerial luminaries (floating lanterns). No bottle rockets or M80’s in the state. Leonardville: Discharge [...]

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