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The 2018 winter wheat harvest is underway and some local producers have been seeing better than expected results. “It’s been going real good,” said Dan Higgins, manager of the Farmway Co-op in Leonardville. “I think everybody is kind of surprised that the wheat is a little better than they actually thought it was going to [...]

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The Riley County Law Board approved the 2019 Riley County Police Department budget at their meeting in Manhattan City Hall on Monday. The board voted 6 to 1 to approve the $797,000 increase from 2018 to a total budget of about $21.5 million for the year 2019. Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson was the sole [...]

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Anthony Dawdy, 35, of Manhattan was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on June 14, 2018 at approximately 11:25 PM. Dawdy was arrested on an offense of violate offender registration. Dawdy was issued a total bond of $7,500.00. Dawdy wa...

Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2300 block of Staghill Rd. in Manhattan on June 12, 2018 at approximately 6:55 PM. Officers listed Timothy Poell, 63, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect damaged his lawn, and other miscellanous items. The estimated total loss associated with [...]

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A man was taken to Via Christi hospital on Wednesday after falling from the saddle of his motorcycle 11 miles northeast of Manhattan according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Jeremy Scott, a 31-year-old from Junction City, was riding eastbound on K-18 with a convoy at 9:30 a.m. when he lost control of his bike. The [...]

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