More than 3,000 soldiers with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return to Fort Riley following a nine-month deployment to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve, according to the army post. The “Dagger” brigade deployed to Europe in September 2017 as the second iteration of heel-to-toe rotations of U.S. [...]
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Story by Mikayla Gentine Manhattan city commissioners tackled three items Tuesday night. The first was the consideration of a new Flint Hills Area Transit Agency (FHATA) inter-local agreement and cancellation of the current FHRTA inter-local agreement. The second item considered a change to the parking rules in Aggieville’s streets and public lots. The third reviewed [...]
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(May 9, 2018) The Department of Defense, along with companies Corvias and Onyx, have completed the first phase of Fort Riley’s Solar Program in an effort to reduce the army installation’s dependency on conventional energy. This is the largest solar program in the state of Kansas, with 177 of the 1,260 home solar panels already [...]
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The Secretary of the U.S. Army, Dr. Mark T. Esper, visited and spoke with soldiers and spouses of the 1st Infantry Division as he toured Fort Riley Friday. The visit was Esper’s first to the area since he was sworn in as the 23rd Secretary of the Army last November. Esper started his busy day [...]
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Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck told the Manhattan Mercury Friday there was “no criminal action” in an officer-involved shooting in Wamego two months ago that left one man dead. Ethan Straub, 25, of Wamego, was shot and killed during an altercation with law enforcement on Feb. 26. Five officers from four agencies — including Wamego [...]
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Highway I-70 going eastbound has been closed near milemarker 303 in Geary County according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT is reporting crews are working on the bridge and could remain closed into the evening. Traffic is being diverte...
The Manhattan City Commission met for their bimonthly legislative meeting at City Hall Tuesday night. Top among agenda items was a proposal to rezone a five-block area of the city to allow for development of high density residential buildings. “It has the potential into a more populous and vibrant place, using existing infrastructure efficiently and [...]
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The secretary of the U.S. Army will visit Fort Riley Friday, meeting with 1st Infantry Division leaders and interacting with Big Red One soldiers, according to a press release from the army post. Mark T. Esper, the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army, was sworn in on Nov. 17, 2017. As secretary, he has statutory [...]
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Updated Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Westmoreland located in Pottawatomie County. The advisory was issued because of a line break which caused a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and [...]
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Antonio Hill, 46, of Ogden, Kansas was arrested while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan on April 27, 2018 at approximately 11:30 AM. Hill was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Hill was issued a total bond of $7,500.00. Hill was not confined at the time of [...]
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