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MANHATTAN — A Manhattan man is in custody after Riley County Police say he violated the terms of his offender registration. Samuel Sargent Kempf, 42, was arrested Wednesday in the 1100 block of Vattier on a charge of violating offender registration, second conviction. A search of the Kansas Offender Registry finds that Kempf was convicted [...]

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Tuttle Creek Eagle Day, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake, returns Saturday, Jan. 5, during peak eagle-watching season. It starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 12:30 p.m. The event has been held for more than 20 years with help from the Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society, the Tuttle [...]

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Alonzo Revada Jr., 36, of Manhattan was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on January 1, 2019, at approximately 5:40 PM. Revada Jr. was arrested on offenses of aggravated burglary, aggravated interference with parent custody, domestic battery and endangering a child. Revada Jr. was issued a total bond of $20,000.00 causing him to remain confined at [...]

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A Manhattan native will be the next assistant city manager, according to a release from the manager’s office Wednesday. Dennis Marstall, a Manhattan High School graduate, was selected out of four finalists for the job who were identified through a national search process. Prior to this, Marstall worked for 14 years with the City of [...]

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A vehicle stopped just short of rolling into the Tuttle Creek Reservoir after a wreck on New Year’s Day. The vehicle was heading east on K-13 in Pottawatomie County when it collided with and pushed through the guardrail and began rolling down the embankment. Officials have not yet released whether there was more than one [...]

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When Dennis Butler came to Ottawa, Kansas after 25 years of service with the Alexandria, Virginia Police Department, he says he didn’t expect to move again in his career. 14 years later, his career has taken a different turn as Butler was sworn in as the 5th Director of the Riley County Police Department in [...]

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MANHATTAN — Colder weather is greeting us here in the new year and while it won’t stick around much this week, it is an important reminder that winter is here and can be brutal for outdoor animals. For horses in particular, having adequate shelter in pastures is a must and can be done with a [...]

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Terry Canfield, 25, of Topeka was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on December 28, 2018, at approximately 11:00 AM. Canfield was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and aggravated battery. Canfield was issued a total bond of $5,000.00. Canfield was not confined at the time [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police made a pair of notable arrests over the weekend. On Friday, RCPD officers arrested 25-year-old Terry Boyd Canfield hours after he was released from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Canfield is charged with one count of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. He [...]

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The Riley County commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution  determining a treatment lagoon project at the Bridgeview Heights sewer benefit district to be not feasible. Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox says the sewer district was created in June 2017 and the commission at that time authorized construction of a multi-residential lagoon. Now, the property owners qualify [...]

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