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The annual Flush Picnic Chicken Dinner took place Sunday as hundreds showed up for an evening of food, games, raffles, auctions and fellowship to benefit the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church parish. Despite the pandemic scaling the event back to a drive-thru-based format last year, 2021 saw a big return with both a drive-thru and traditional [...]

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6 a.m. Tuesday update The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified the victim in Sunday’s fatal crash on Highway 77 near Randolph. According to the online crash report, 38-year-old Adam Samuelson, of Randolph, died after his car was struck by an eastbound semi truck which ran a stop sign at the intersection of Hwy 77 and [...]

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Pottawatomie County authorities are seeking information about a recent theft of a camper. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the camper was taken sometime between June 25 and July 20 in the 11000 block of Legion Drive in St. George. The camper is described as a 2010 Salem 27-foot bumper pull camper, two tone white and [...]

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The Riley County Fair continued Sunday with a mixed-berry pie baking contest. Ten pies were entered into the competition with Pete Delnero taking second place and Jonah, Lilla, and Melissa Wanklyn snagging the first place prize. County Commission Chair John Ford was one of the celebrity pie judges and spoke about the Wanklyn’s champion triple [...]

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Technology continues to change the face of emergency response for first responders, including in Riley County. RCPD Director Dennis Buttler on KMAN’s In Focus Friday noted one new app that can help alert dispatchers to someone in trouble. Called “What 3 Words”, the app’s developers have assigned three unique words to every 10-foot square on [...]

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