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Former Fort Riley Fire Chief and Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director John Boyd died Friday at the age of 70. Boyd retired as the Fort Riley Fire Chief in 2004, following a 31-year career with the federal government, according to his obituary. He was emergency manager in Pottawatomie County from 2003 to 2008 and was [...]

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  The 16th annual Nelson Family Foundation benefit took place this weekend where participants raised money for local families fighting serious illnesses. Former K-State and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson summarized the weekend’s activities… Festivities on Friday were moved inside Riley County Fire Station #106 due to rain, but continued nonetheless as hundreds [...]

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Flint Hills Breadbasket has secured the location of its new building in Manhattan. The organization said in a Facebook post Friday that it has completed the purchase of the Furniture Warehouse buildings at 2326 Skyvue Lane and 620 Rosencutter Road. The move will allow the Breadbasket to expand and continue to meet a growing need [...]

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Local officials are responding to Thursday’s announcement from Caterpillar that it plans to shutter its Wamego facility sometime next year. Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem says they learned of the situation late in the day Thursday. Eichem says the announcement comes as a major blow to the community. Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director [...]

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Riley County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved an easement requested by the Kansas Department of Transportation for an upcoming roundabout project at Hwy 13 and Tuttle Creek Blvd. KDOT is purchasing a little more than an acre of land on county property near the volunteer fire district’s station 112, located on Hwy 13 near Tuttle Creek [...]

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Caterpillar has announced it will close its Wamego facility next year. The closure will occur in mid-2025 according to a company spokesperson. An official statement was released late Thursday: “To better utilize capacity and ensure alignment with the company’s long-term strategy, Caterpillar Inc. today notified its workforce at its Wamego, Kansas, facility that it will [...]

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  The Sunset Zoo’s beloved female chimpanzee named Susie celebrated her 70th birthday on Thursday. Zoo Marketing Officer Melissa Kirkwood explained why Susie’s birthday is so important…     Susie came to the Sunset Zoo in 1974, and she far exceeds the lifespan of chimps in the wild which averages around 40 years old. Kirkwood [...]

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A KBI officer was injured in a search that was conducted early Thursday morning in Shawnee County for child sexual abuse material in Rossville. Officers from the KBI Northeast Child Victims Task Force along with the KBI Cyber Crime Unit and Rossville Police conducted a search warrant just after 6:30 a.m. at a home in [...]

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A new principal has been named at Lee Elementary in Manhattan. The district announced Daniel Pray will move into that position, effective July 1. He has been the principal at Jackson Heights Elementary in Holton since August 2022 and was previously the MTSS Coordinator at Manhattan’s Anthony Middle School. He began his career as an [...]

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One person was injured Wednesday afternoon following a crash in east Manhattan. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Hwy 24 near the Manhattan Town Center when a van failed to yield while crossing the eastbound lanes and was struck by an oncoming pickup. The driver [...]

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