A Pottawatomie County road will be temporarily closed later this month. Beginning July 19th, Military Trail Road near the southern border of Pott. Co., which runs parallel to HWY 24, will be closed to through traffic from Legion Lane to Swamp Angel Road for a bridge repair. Pott. Co. officials say there will not be [...]
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The Riley County Fire Department was called out to the K-177 bridge over the Kansas River at around 7:30 pm Saturday for a report of a fire. Upon arriving crews found a pile of debris under the bridge ablaze and threatening the structure of the bridge. Because of the location of the fire crews had to [...]
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Considerable damage was done at the Manhattan Country Club over the weekend. RCPD filed a report of criminal damage to property in the 1500 block of N. 10th St. in Manhattan on Sunday. The Manhattan Country Club is listed as the victim after an unknown suspect vandalized the pool with graffiti and damaged pool chairs [...]
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A Geary County man has been convicted on a slew of charges for his role in a murder for hire plot. According to the Attorney General’s office, 31 year old Samuel Ibarra-Chu was found guilty folowing a five day jury trial of 21 charges including two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Sentencing has [...]
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Wet weather Saturday didn’t stop the luck of the Irish. The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Road race was held Saturday, a year after being cancelled for the first time in the event’s history. While it wasn’t the packed sight it once was, parade entrant Michelle Sink says the event turned out awesome. Event [...]
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For the first time in months a live music event is taking place in Manhattan The Purple Power Animal Welfare Society is holding its first Beer, Bands and Barks fundraiser to help foster dogs thru their program, complete with live music, beer and some Purple PAWS rescue dogs. Susan Clasen joined KMAN’s In Focus Thursday [...]
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The Riley County Health Department has issued an order to O’Malley’s and O’Malley’s Alley in Aggieville to close immediately after both were found to be in violation of Local Health Order No. 18. According to a release from the health department, both establishments were found to be in violation of section 2B which states the [...]
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Hundreds drove to Pottawatomie County’s town of Flush for the annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church chicken dinner. St. Joseph’s normally holds the picnic on the last Wednesday of July every year, featuring activities such as raffles, bingo, and children’s games, as well as the Knights of Columbus hamburger stand. This year’s observation was changed to [...]
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The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley saluted regional healthcare workers for their continued support of Irwin Army Community Hospital and the Fort Riley community on Wednesday with a fly over. Some of the locations included Asension Via Christi in Manhattan, Geary Community Hospital in Junction City, as well as Irwin Army Community Hospital in [...]
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The Boys and Girls Club is hosting its annual Casino Night fundraiser auction Friday, with a twist. The event is moving online due to current health orders in place, and as such has been rebranded as a Virtual Casino Night. Club Director Trent Jones previewed the event this week during the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation [...]
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