By Lewis Marien JUNCTION CITY — A Geary County airport is hoping to achieve new heights with federal resources. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, announced to local officials on Friday a $4,038,000 grant to support Freeman Field in Junction City. The funding is part of more than $26 million to repairs and safety [...]
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By Lewis Marien JUNCTION CITY — A Geary County airport is hoping to achieve new heights with federal resources. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, announced to local officials on Friday a $4,038,000 grant to support Freeman Field in Junction City. The funding is part of more than $26 million to repairs and safety [...]
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By Lewis Marien JUNCTION CITY — A Geary County airport is hoping to achieve new heights with federal resources. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, announced to local officials on Friday a $4,038,000 grant to support Freeman Field in Junction City. The funding is part of more than $26 million to repairs and safety [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested Saturday morning on multiple felony charges, including aggravated kidnapping, according to the Riley County Police Department. Tyrell Demond Harper, 29, was taken into custody at approximately 9:25 a.m. on Saturday near Applebee’s, located at 100 Manhattan Town Center. Harper was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, theft [...]
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By Bella Zarate A regional bus route connecting three Flint Hills communities is seeing strong early success. Last month the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency debuted its Kansas Highway 18 Connect route — redesigning an existing route linking Manhattan, Ogden and Junction City. According to director of marketing and communications Daphne McNelly, the previous route [...]
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Two Manhattan residents were arrested Thursday afternoon following related incidents in the 5000 block of Fort Riley Boulevard, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers first filed a report at approximately 2:08 p.m. Feb. 12 for two counts of possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; use or possession with intent to use [...]
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By Bella Zarate If you’re looking for a unique way to celebrate — or survive — Valentine’s Day, Sunset Zoo is offering a humorous outlet with a serious purpose through its annual Love Bites fundraiser. The event allows participants to pay to name a hissing cockroach after an ex, crush or friend before the cockroach [...]
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By Nathan Gaddie The Riley County Heath Department is implementing a new electronic medical record system and will be closed March 11-13 for staff training. Health department director Diane Creek said the new system will function more effectively. “It will be built for public health specifically, so it will work better for us and serve [...]
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By Brandon People and Bella Zarate It’s been a tough stretch for Kansas farmers as lower commodity prices are colliding with higher costs to raise a crop. Kansas Wheat Commission vice president of research and operations Aaron Harries spoke about the issue during a recent conversation on Within Reason with Mike Matson on News Radio [...]
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Police are investigating a reported fraud case involving an online vehicle sale in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers filed a report at approximately 7:33 p.m. Feb. 11 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. A 21-year-old man told officers he made a down payment to a known suspect for [...]
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