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The Pottawatomie County Commission discussed their goals for the year 2019 at their Monday meeting. Commission Chair Travis Altenhofen asked fellow commissioners to lay out their short and long-term priorities. Altenhofen’s included transferring management of the Olsburg fire station — completed in 2018 — over to the city of Olsburg. He wants to get that [...]

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Officers responded to a report of an injury accident in the 2000 block of McDowell Creek Rd in Manhattan on January 28, 2019, at approximately 6:50 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a 2010 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by an unknown individual had left the roadway and overturned. Three passengers were transported to Via [...]

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Wahoo Manhattan won’t be opening its doors to customers for an unknown amount of time. MHK Business News reports that the restaurant closed Friday and informed employees that they won’t re-open for some time. Wahoo was first opened in Aggieville in 2012 by Darin Eible as well as Megan and Austin Schuldt. MHK Business News [...]

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MANHATTAN — The federal government shutdown may be over, but officials at the Manhattan Regional Airport are cautiously monitoring to see if the shutdown had any long-term impacts. According to a release from the airport Monday, Transportation Security Administration staff who screen passengers prior to boarding their flights, were affected by the shutdown as were [...]

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JUNCTION CITY — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Rock Springs 4H Center in Junction City. No other water district in the county are in the advisory. The advisory took effect Monday and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at [...]

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MANHATTAN — Crime statistics for Manhattan and Riley County will be officially announced at next month’s Riley County Law Board meeting. On KMAN’s In Focus program Friday, RCPD Capt. Tim Hegarty gave a sneak peek at what he says was a better 2018 in terms of overall crime. Hegarty broke down the more violent crimes, [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary in the 500 block of McCall Rd in Manhattan on January 27, 2019, at approximately 8:55 PM. Officers listed Jose Arcila, 22, of Ft Riley as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took his multicam IOTV.  The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $679.00. Police [...]

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MANHATTAN — A July trial is now set for a Junction City man accused in the 2017 murder of a confidential drug informant. At an arraignment hearing Monday morning in Riley County District Court, Steven Meredith pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Carrie Jones. He also pleaded not guilty to [...]

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MANHATTAN — One person has been hospitalized after a vehicle struck a pedestrian Saturday morning in Manhattan. RCPD officer Rachel Pate says the accident happened near the 1000 block of Westloop Place shortly before 7 a.m. Officers determined that a Dodge Neon driven by 22-year-old Justin Pate of Manhattan had struck 47-year-old Curt Bilinger of [...]

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MANHATTAN — Area World War II veterans gathered once again in Manhattan Saturday to commemorate 74 years since the end of the Battle of the Bulge. The last major German offensive campaign saw Americans bear the brunt of the attack and the highest amount of casualties from the war. Stories were shared during a panel [...]

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