The Riley County Police Department’s 2020 budget will be short by nearly $125,000 because of an error in calculating cost-of-living allowances, Director Dennis Butler revealed Monday at a Riley County Law Enforcement Agency meeting.
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Chad Kinsley will succeed Robert Reece as Pottawatomie County administrator, effective Jan. 8.
A new innovation lab will be a part of Hale Library’s restoration work.
The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday will hear a preliminary enrollment data report and vote on a key step for construction at the Keith Noll Maintenance Center.
Here’s a look at some local events in the next seven days.
Riley County Police officers on Thursday arrested a teenager for stabbing two adults with scissors at Manhattan High School.
Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening.
The K-State Alumni Association is celebrating a milestone birthday.
A furry public servant is retiring after a long career working for humans.
Unemployment rates in Riley and surrounding counties continued to rise in July, the Kansas Department of Labor reported on Friday.
A Fort Leavenworth unit is preparing for a large-scale training exercise with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, part of a series of trainings meant to improve readiness across the Army.
K-State students will finish moving back to town for the new school year this weekend, and they will kick things off with the new student convocation at Bramlage Coliseum Sunday evening.
The Junction City Commission this week considered establishing the city government’s own website as the “city newspaper” to avoid paying for the publication of legal notices.
The Riley County government will now have more power to go after local nuisances in unincorporated areas, something that has been a long time coming, local officials said.
Property and violent crime have dropped in Riley County so far this year, but police officials want to see it continue to decrease
The city of Manhattan is bringing in an outside hire to serve as its next public utilities director.
A local chiropractor who was found guilty of sexual battery of a patient in April was released earlier this week from house arrest.
A judge on Tuesday delayed sentencing for a Riley man convicted of robbing another man at gunpoint.
Thousands of college students, including freshmen moving out on their own for the first time, packed their things and moved into the K-State dormitories this week.
Manhattan city staff members have changed their approach to the 2025 budget after commissioners last month indicated they would not support the proposed $2 million reductions that primarily would consist of personnel cuts.
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It’s a girl! Sunset Zoo announced Wednesday the birth of a red panda cub.
The City of St. George has received an official letter from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding its water supply.
Riley County officials on Thursday mailed income and expense questionnaires to multifamily, commercial and industrial properties.
K-State students looking to get around campus can expect a new route this semester if they travel on Flint Hills ATA Bus to Cats’ Cupboard.
More than 15,000 fans cheered for the entry of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard from Fort Riley recently at the “Daddy of ‘Em All.”
The Mercury staff last year produced seven stories that received commendations from the National Newspapers Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest.
They swam, they pedaled, they ran to the finish.
Initial field work is set to begin this month for the Keats sewer project.
Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills announced on Friday announced it has partnered with 3Rivers to support aging homeowners in Riley and Pottawatomie counties.
WoodFest, hosted by Symphony in the Flint Hills, will return Sept. 28 to Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale.
Here’s a look at some local events in the next seven days.
This year’s winners at the Riley County Fair 4-H Foods and Nutrition Division did an exceptional job. Although they are all busy with multiple different projects for the fair, you can tell they spent a great deal of time cooking and baking to prepare great entries.
A Manhattan artist is nearing the finish line on a mural in the state capitol.
A local landlord says Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak attacked his wife during an argument about a lease agreement.
The director of the local Habitat for Humanity organization is frustrated by the city’s handling of a funding change that led to the pause of a home repair program.
As students return to school next week, the USD 383 school board is also prepping for a new start.
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Former Manhattan mayor Wynn Butler will complete 40 hours of community service and pay a fine for a May incident in which he drove drunk and crashed his car into a liquor store.
Put Fido on a leash and take him to celebrate the closing of the City Park Waterpark for the season this Sunday.
A federal judge has sentenced a former Fort Riley soldier to 23 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation and abuse of a child.
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One of the steps in Xatyiswa Maqashalala’s daily routine is calling her family.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is making efforts in workforce development, and one initiative aims to reach kids early.
The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday set public hearings for its 2024-25 budget before board members can approve it.
Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday officially appointed Danielle Dulin as the ninth manager in the city’s history.
Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday approved several policy changes that make it easier for the city to give incentives to developers building workforce housing.
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Both Republican primaries for Manhattan-area seats in the Kansas House of Representatives went down to the wire Tuesday.
As one major construction project is making strides, another is about to begin.
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, an official on Monday reported advance voting totals were down compared to the last presidential primary.
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