Today is Primary Election Day as Kansans will held to the polls to nominate candidates for their party in the Nov. 5 election. Locally, Riley County only sees three major contested primary contests all on the Republican side of the ballot. In State House District 67, current Riley County Law Board member Kaleb James is [...]
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The community event Everybody Counts returned for its 10th year on Saturday at the Douglass Recreation Center in Manhattan. The event provides community resources for families and children who may not have access to different resources in the community. Event organizer Deb Nuss said this was the largest turnout from organizations that she could remember [...]
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A Colorado woman was sent to the hospital on Sunday after an accident near Highway 24 in Leonardville. Riley County Police responded to the accident around 4 p.m. to find a two-vehicle accident. Officers reported that a 2016 Dodge Caravan driven by 62-year-old Deanna Currey (Curry) of Riley rounded a corner and was unable to [...]
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Kaleb James and Angel Roeser are vying to represent the Republican Party in District 67, the seat left vacant after Rep. Mike Dodson announced he wouldn’t seek another term. District 67 generally covers western Manhattan as well as some areas to the north and south. James is a Junction City High School graduate, a former [...]
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It’s been nearly two months since the announcement by Caterpillar that they will be closing down their facility in Wamego. The announcement has brought a major shock to the region and Pottawatomie County as it is one of the biggest job producers in the region. Executive director Shanna Goodman said that the news stunned Pott [...]
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A longtime mayor and local of Pottawatomie County is looking to make his way onto the expanded Pottawatomie County Commission. Terry Force, the longtime mayor of Wheaton, is running in the newly created 5th district on the Pottawatomie County Commission, which encompasses the northern portion of the county. Force has also been in the surveyor [...]
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Chick-fil-A will be closing down for at least 2 weeks beginning this Saturday for remodeling. The store located at 636 Tuttle Creek Blvd just next to Walmart announced on its Facebook on Thursday that the restaurant’s final day of service would be on Friday with drive-thru only service with the remodeling beginning the following day. [...]
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Riley County Police have arrested a man for aggravated assault using a deadly weapon. 27-year-old Jacob Shepard of Ogden was arrested in the 400 block of Fifteenth Street just before 4:30 pm for one count of aggravated assault with the use of a deadly weapon, one count of attempted aggravated battery with a locked dwelling [...]
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A current member of the Pottawatomie County Planning Board is looking to join the expanded Pottawatomie County Commission. Judd McCormack is running for the newly created 4th district on the commission which encompasses St. George. He had previously served on the St. George City Commission. McCormack said he favored the expansion of the county commission [...]
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Pawnee Mental Health announced this week that they had acquired a $20,000 grant from the Dean Coughenor Trust. The goal of the trust is to strengthen and revitalize community mental health resources. The grant will allow Pawnee to play a pivotal role in its rebranding efforts by replacing outdated signage with the goal of making [...]
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