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A former U.S. Army general and defense contractor is hoping to use a platform on the Riley County Commission to bring medical-services accessibility, government transparency and economic sustainability to the county. Phil Mattox, a military veteran of over 30 years who is running against District-2 incumbent Marvin Rodriguez and Riley City Council Member Greg McKinley [...]

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This is a continuing series of related to local candidates ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. A former Manhattan mayor and city commissioner is hoping to win a seat on the Riley County Commission. Republican John Matta is challenging incumbent Republican Ron Wells in the primary for District 3. Matta previously served on the Manhattan [...]

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Update noon Wednesday Riley County Police have confirmed a body has been located on the Konza Prairie Nature Trail. Crews from RCPD, Fort Riley and K-State Police began searching the area early Wednesday after it was reported 38-year-old Nicole Grothe, a Fort Riley warrant officer from Manhattan, had gone missing. She was last heard from [...]

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The Riley County Police Department took the top prize in the 17th annual Battle of the Badges blood drive. The American Red Cross blood drive, which took place at St. Thomas More Catholic Church this year, gives people the opportunity to donate blood while also voting for a local emergency-services department. With 97 votes, RCPD [...]

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A convicted sex offender from Manhattan was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. According to a release from U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 35-year-old Bryan S. Duncan pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted that undercover investigators downloaded child pornography from his [...]

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An accidental cooking fire that occurred at a 12-story apartment building in the Brookfield Residences in Manhattan Tuesday resulted about $3,000 in estimated losses. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 415 Walters Dr., apartment number 408, where they found light smoke coming from a fire that had already been [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple burglaries that took place between July 17 and July 21 in the Green Valley area of rural Manhattan at new-home construction sites. Three burglaries involving the theft of several DeWalt cordless handheld tools have resulted in an estimated loss of over $4,000. Those with information related to [...]

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Information from K-State Today Kansas State University will offer an online bachelor’s degree in mass communications this fall. The A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications said in a release Tuesday its launching the 120 credit degree program Aug. 17 with new classes starting every eight weeks. It includes specific coursework in journalism or [...]

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The Riley County Health Department reminds people who have had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, that they are still required to quarantine for 14 days. If you test negative for COVID-19 during that period, you are still required to complete the 14-day quarantine, due to the up to two week incubation period for [...]

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A member of the Riley City Council is running for the District 2 seat of the Riley County commission. Council Member Greg McKinley is taking on incumbent commissioner Marvin Rodriguez and Candidate Phil Mattox in the upcoming primary. Candidate Fanny Fang is running unopposed in the democratic primary. McKinley has been serving on the Riley [...]

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