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A Riley man was arrested Tuesday on three aggravated charges of violating the offender registration act. RCPD arrested 46-year-old Frank Gibson after a warrant was issued last week. Online court records show Gibson failed to comply with provisions of the Kansas Offender Registration Act from October 2018 through March 2020, three consecutive six-month periods. KBI’s [...]

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CARES Act funding Pottawatomie County has until mid-August to submit a plan for how it will spend about $4.9 million in CARES Act funding it is set to receive. With such a short timeline, County Commissioner Pat Weixelman says there will be more room for error and misuse of funds. County Administrator Chad Kinsley says [...]

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The Riley County Health Department has released its latest local health order, which takes effect Wednesday.. Local Health Order 14 will be in affect for the next 12 days, or until amended, superseded, or rescinded. The new order keeps the mass gathering limit to 50 people and large venues of more than two thousand people [...]

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The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s annual award show (The CFA’s) has been cancelled for this year. Vice President of Marketing and Promotions Elaine Dhuyvetter made the announcement during Monday’s GMCF Community Hour. The event, initially planned for March, was rescheduled to August, but ultimately the foundation made the unfortunate decision to cancel it altogether. “We [...]

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Kansas State University says it’s evaluating new guidance announced Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which announced Monday modifications to temporary exemptions for some non-immigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to publish the procedures and responsibilities in the Federal Register [...]

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A Manhattan restaurant owner bound over last month on 26 charges of sexual abuse against three minors maintains he’s innocent. Bob’s Diner owner Robert Iacobellis entered the not guilty plea during an arraignment hearing Monday in Riley County District Court. Judge Kendra Lewison has set an Aug. 17 status hearing. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission went over the proposed general-fund budget for fiscal year 2021 during their meeting Monday. As it stands right now, the county’s 2021 budget will be about $34.1 million, down from their 2020 budget of about $34.4 million. The mill levy will be about 27.7 mills, down from about 28.2 mills in [...]

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