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MANHATTAN — A little more than a week after its 17th annual fundraising Bag Lady Auction, the Manhattan Emergency Shelter officials continue to tabulate exactly how much it will have to work with this year. The event was held March 30 and typically brings in around $30,000. While final totals aren’t known yet, Executive Director [...]

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MANHATTAN — A $4 million fundraising campaign has been launched by the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation to enhance technology and increase activities for youth in the community. The Next Vistas campaign was announced at Saturday’s annual Friend of the Flint Hills Ceremony. The campaign will support three major initiatives including KID-SCAPE, a youth-focused, interactive [...]

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Officers filed a report for fraud in the 100 block of Bluemont in Manhattan on April 5, 2019, at approximately 10:50 AM. Officers listed Matthew Sanchez, 31 and Central National Bank both of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported a known male suspect took cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case [...]

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MANHATTAN — One person was rescued from the Kansas River Sunday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched just before 9 p.m. to the Pillsbury Drive viaduct for a report of a person in a kayak struggling in the river’s current. Upon arrival, crews located a person stranded in the middle of the river. Crews [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Flint Hills Discovery Center held a ribbon cutting Friday for the grand opening of its Prairie Garden Terrace and Trail. The visitor favorite attraction includes 15 informational signs highlighting the iconic flora and fauna and important historical, cultural and environmental topics to the Flint Hills eco-region. Discovery Center Curator of Education Stephen [...]

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Both chambers of the Kansas Legislature adjourned Friday for a three week break. One of the key issues that passed through both the House and Senate was a school finance bill to infuse $90 million into K-12 education next year. It’s the latest attempt by lawmakers to satisfy a Supreme Court ruling last year which [...]

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The filing deadline for elections in Riley County is coming up on June 3 and multiple seats are available across the area. Three seats are up for election in the City of Manhattan. Commission positions currently held by Mike Dodson, Linda Morse and Jerred McKee will be on the ballot in November. Commissioner McKee has [...]

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On Friday April 5, 2019 at about 7:39am, The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s received a report of a two vehicle accident on Highway 13 near Michael’s Road, about 3 miles north of Tuttle Creek Dam in rural Pottawatomie County. Sheriff’s Deputies, EMS and Fire units responded to the scene and due to total road blockage of [...]

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MANHATTAN — The first candidate to file for the Manhattan City Commission is a familiar name to the community. Former USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Vice President Aaron Estabrook officially filed the necessary paperwork Friday, noting he’d bring a bit of diversity to the commission as a young professional and parent. Estabrook says his campaign would focus [...]

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POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY — One person was hospitalized and Highway 13 was closed temporarily Friday morning due to a collision between an SUV and semi truck southwest of Westmoreland. The driver of the SUV was taken to a local hospital as a result of the incident, occurring at approximately 7:45 a.m. North and southbound traffic on [...]

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