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By Emma Loura When this weekend’s historic winter storm rolled through, roads became slick, and businesses all around Manhattan closed. But at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, the work of caring for senior citizens couldn’t stop. Annie Peace, Meadowlark’s direct of health services, said the team went above and beyond to take care of its residents [...]

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Megan Steele, the newly elected Republican representative for Kansas’ 51st House District, will take office next week with a focus on balancing her conservative principles with a willingness to collaborate across ideological divides. Steele on Monday will replace fellow GOP Rep. Kenny Titus, who successfully ran for the State Senate, leaving the 51st District seat [...]

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Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Marysville man for aggravated criminal sodomy. Deputies arrested Adam Tennyson just prior to 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday on a Marshall County District Court warrant for the charge. Tennyson’s bond is unknown a...

A Manhattan man finds himself in trouble after he was arrested by police on charges anywhere from identity theft to forgery. Officers arrested Myles Vaughn, 32, on probable cause offenses of theft of property or services with a value between $1500 and $25,000, forgery and identity theft just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bond has [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a theft that occurred on January 6, 2025, at approximately 5:30 PM at the intersection of N. Scenic Drive and Miller Parkway. A 34-year-old male reported that his trailer, which was hauling a washer, dryer, and other items, was stolen by an unknown subject. The total estimated loss from this [...]

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Several individuals and pets were displaced following a Sunday night fire in Pottawatomie County. 15 firefighters responded to a fire call in the 5300 Block of Highway 99. Crews from Louisville Township Fire, City of Wamego Fire, Belvue Township Fire and Pottawatomie County Consolidated Fire District #1-St. George responded to the scene. A small electrical [...]

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WICHITA, KAN. – Two Wichita residents, Zane Tilcock, 20, and Emily Wise, 18, have been charged in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in December 2024. The charges were filed in federal court following an investigation by the FBI, Wichita Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. [...]

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WICHITA, KAN. – Two Wichita residents, Zane Tilcock, 20, and Emily Wise, 18, have been charged in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in December 2024. The charges were filed in federal court following an investigation by the FBI, Wichita Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury In the new year, the Riley County Public Works Department will be busy with road and bridge projects, as part of the 2022 Sales Tax Program. The first round of projects includes six bridge projects and three culverts. At Thursday’s meeting, the county commissioners unanimously approved opening the request for quote [...]

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On Thursday evening at approximately 6:15 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Kansas Highway 209, about two miles east of Woodbine, Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2011 GMC Acadia driven by Harold F. Hutton, 59, of Henderson, Nevada, was traveling eastbound on K-209 when it [...]

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