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A member of the Riley County Law Board has announced his candidacy for the open 67th legislative district left vacated by retiring state Rep. Mike Dodson. Kaleb James announced his candidacy just prior to Monday’s filing deadline as he’ll run for the Republican nomination for the seat. He joins Republican Angel Roeser and Democrat Kim [...]

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A former Manhattan city commissioner and mayor has announced her intention to run for the 51st legislative district. Linda Morse, who served on the city commission from 2015 until 2023 and was mayor from 2017-18 and in 2022, announced on Monday she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat which is being left vacated [...]

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A Manhattan resident is expected to seek the nomination for the Republican Party in the vacated 51st legislative district this fall. Megan Steele announced her candidacy several weeks back looking to fill the seat left vacated by incumbent Kenny Titus who is running for the State Senate. Steele has worked as a school nurse and [...]

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s and Wamego Police Officer’s responded to a vehicle collision on Wednesday morning at K-99 and US-24. Officers responded to a 911 call at 7:09 am to a two-vehicle collision involving a Cadillac SRX driven by 26 year old Audrey Powell of Wamego and a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by 36 year old Rachel [...]

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Following the announcement by Rep. Mike Dodson that he will not seek another term to the state House this November, a Manhattan woman has jumped into the race to potentially fill his seat. Angel Roeser announced on Tuesday that she has filed for the 67th legislative district seat as a Republican. She was born to [...]

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American Legion Post 17 hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony in Sunset Cemetery on Monday, honoring those who had died in the fight for freedom. The event was preceded by a live performance by the Manhattan Municipal Band and followed with a luncheon at the American Legion. Commander Matthew Buraney spoke about why Memorial Day [...]

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An enhanced risk of severe weather is likely on Saturday evening in the listening area. The potential hazards include baseball-sized hail and wind gusts anywhere from 60 to 80 mile per hour wind gusts. Storms are expected to develop across central Kansas and move to the northeast late Saturday afternoon into the evening. National Weather [...]

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In what is being described as a big boost for arts and cultural preservation, Wareham Hall has secured $1 million in state funding which will help advance fundraising efforts for an extensive renovation of the historic building. Executive director Blade Mages says this is an exciting opportunity. Wareham Hall needs to raise $2 million in [...]

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With the recent decision of Kenny Titus to run for the State Senate, a Wabaunsee County native announced his intentions to run for the open seat. Eli Kormanik announced his candidacy on Wednesday to run in the 51st district legislative seat which encompasses East Manhattan to Wamego and rural Pottawatomie County. A life long resident [...]

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AAA is estimating that 43.8 million people will be traveling over Memorial Day Weekend, which is the second highest total ever estimated by the company and a record 38.4 million people will be taking to the roads. In their estimate, more than 488,000 Kansans are estimated to travel 50 or more miles this weekend with [...]

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