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President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill on Thursday. When he did, standing not far behind him was Glenn Brunkow, director of the Kansas Farm Bureau’s first district which includes multiple counties including Pottawatomie County. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the farm bill, passed with support from both sides [...]

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MANHATTAN — After opening presents on Christmas, be careful how you dispose of your boxes. What you have in your trash pile could be a potential advertisement to would-be burglars looking for an opportunity to take your new gifts. Riley County Police Department Officer Rachel Pate says it’s best to not leave that stuff in your [...]

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MANHATTAN — Time is running out for holiday shopping and the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce hopes residents will continue to do their shopping here locally. One of the ways the chamber is encouraging that is through Little Apple Dollars, or gift certificates that can be used at most any Manhattan business. Chamber President and [...]

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TOPEKA — Kansas Labor Department figures show the state’s November unemployment rate of 3.2 percent was just barely lower than the previous month’s rate and down from 3.5 percent in November 2017. Labor Secretary Lana Gordon shared optimism about what that means for job-growth. Seasonally adjusted job estimates indicate total nonfarm Kansas jobs increase by [...]

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Members of the military and their immediate families can take advantage of some discounted shopping just in time for last minute holiday purchases. The Manhattan Town Center is hosting their annual Military Appreciation Weekend this weekend. Multiple stores, even those who don’t typically offer military discounts, have exclusive discounts for military members and their families [...]

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Geary County Public Works will be burning brush collected at the county landfill site starting Friday. As a result, the landfill will close around noon and will remain closed until Wednesday, Dec. 26. Rural Fire Chief Garry Berges made the announcement, saying the location has served as a dump site for trees and brush. “They’re [...]

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WICHITA — A Kansas State University student has been sentenced to life in prison plus 43 months for killing his ex-girlfriend who was studying psychology at Wichita State University. The Wichita Eagle reports that 29-year-old Dane Owens was sentenced Thursday for first-degree felony murder and aggravated burglary in the 2016 death of 22-year-old Rowena Irani. [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center on December 20, 2018, at approximately 5:20 PM. Officers listed Gregory Roark, 29, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his iPhone X. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,100.00. Police ask that [...]

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Bill Snyder left an indelible mark on the City of Manhattan. His record on the field is well known, but Snyder’s impact reaches further than wins and losses. Snyder, credited for orchestrating “the greatest turnaround in the history of college football,”  is the winningest coach in Kansas State University football history with a record of [...]

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State agencies, firefighters and emergency managers are preparing communities for a potential earlier start to the wildfire season in Kansas. Projections by the Kansas Mesonet and National Weather Service have elevated the threat of wildfire in southwest and central Kansas in 2019. According to K-State Research and Extension, that news came during the 2019 Wildfire [...]

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