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Riley County commissioners decided Monday morning to terminate ambulance services to Pottawatomie County effective June 1, unless a new agreement can be made for services. Both Riley and Pottawatomie commissions decided to do their own billing for ambulance services after Via Christi informed both governments in April 2017 that it would be substantially hiking fees [...]

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The 25th Annual Boy Scouts of America, Coronado Council, Konza District Merit Badge Conference and Target First Class Program will be hosted at Kansas State University on Saturday, according to a press release from the organization. This year is the silver anniversary of the K-State Merit Badge Conference. There will be record attendance of over [...]

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A man was found guilty Thursday of aggravated battery and failure to stop at the scene of an accident that severely injured a Manhattan woman a year ago. The Manhattan Mercury reports 22-year-old Nicolas Blaha of Platte City, Missouri was convicted for hitting Amber Wilhelm,with his truck just before 2 a.m. on April 14, 2017, [...]

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The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department will be sharing thoughts and ideas for the updated Master Plan for City Park. A presentation of updated plans will be shared with the city commission and the community beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday night inside Manhattan’s City Hall. The planning process is currently re-engaging with the community to [...]

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The Manhattan Mercury’s owner is buying four other regional newspapers. Seaton Publishing Company of Manhattan has signed a contract to buy the Junction City Daily Union, effective May 1, according to the Mercury. The 103-year-old company is taking over the Daily Union in a deal that also involves two other four-generation newspaper families. The deal [...]

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Kansas State University has received a $500,000 donation toward the renovation of the first floor of the campus’ main library. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the donation comes from the children of Joyce and H.D. “Joe” Hale, who were the main donors for a massive 1990s library renovation and addition. A cafe in the new [...]

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Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of Scenic Dr. and Skyway Dr. in Riley County on April 20, 2018 at approximately 7:00 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a black 2012 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by John Board, 62, of Manhattan had crashed. Board was transported to [...]

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Officers responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd and Walters in Manhattan Monday afternoon at 3 p.m., according to the Riley County Police Department. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 school bus driven by 36-year-old Laura Kumle of Manhattan was westbound on Walters Drive. KHP says [...]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Conner Goss-Griffin, 24, of Topeka, Kansas on a warrant for the offense of failure to appear. This warrant had an original offense of burglary and was served at the Riley County Police Department. Goss-Griffin was given a total bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this

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The below comes to KMAN courtesy of a USD 383 press release.  Melanie Koehn, USD 383 Adult Learning Center teacher, was named The Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Outstanding Teacher of the Year runner-up for 2016. Melanie received her Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University, with a major in marketing and a minor in Spanish,

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