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Firm Date for Army Listening Tour Meeting
John Armbrust A firm date finally has been set for a listening tour involving possible impacts of Army reductions on Fort Riley. Governor’s Military Council Executive Director John Armbrust of...
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Senator Moran Visits Mercy Regional Health Center
Mercy Regional CFO Jim Fraser, Senator Jerry Moran, Mercy Public Relations Director Jana Bowman Jim Fraser and Senator Moran (photos by Cathy Dawes) U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan got a close...
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Shop-With-a-Cop Event in Junction City
Local youth joined together with members from the Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, and the Grandview Plaza Police Department, to participate in the Shop-With-a-Cop event...
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Man Facing Rape Charge Pleads Not Guilty
Jason Nazario Appearing in Geary County District Court, Jason Nazario, who faces charges which include rape, entered a plea. Nazario is charged in two separate cases, including the alleged rape of a...
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RCPD Report 12/24/14
A 34-year-old Ogden man faces a $5,000 bond following his warrant arrest by Riley County Police Tuesday evening. Story Stanley was taken into custody for probation violation. No further details are...
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Vehicle Investigation in Junction City
The Junction City Police Department is requesting help from the public in the investigation of a vehicle theft. A press release was sent out regarding this matter Tuesday afternoon. On Sunday,...
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Preliminary Hearing Set in Sexual Exploitation Case
James Henning A preliminary hearing has been set for a 40-year-old Fort Riley soldier facing charges of sexual exploitation of a child, rape, and aggravated sodomy. James Henning was in Geary County...
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Injury Accident in Geary County
An injury accident was reported in Geary County over the New Year’s Eve holiday, about 11 miles east of Junction City on I-70. Barry Skidmore, 53, of Lawson, Missouri, was taken to Geary Community...
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Storm System to affect area tonight through Sunday morning
Below is an update from the National Weather Service in Topeka on the incoming weather system that will affect the area beginning late tonight. This is not a major storm but it still looks like it...
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Snow moves out, Bitter Cold moves in
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF WELL BELOW ZERO. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME…SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO...
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Area Cases Before Court of Appeals
George Ferenz Gregory Chambers Several area cases are to be heard before the Kansas Court of Appeals next week. One involves former Fort Riley soldier, George Ferenz, 32,who was convicted in Riley...
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Three Murder Suspects in Geary County Court
Morning hearings were held on Friday in Geary County court for three defendants in a case involving the death of a Junction City woman. Maryssa Middleton, Drexel Woody, and Larry Anderson are facing...
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Injury Accident in Geary County
Two Salina residents were injured in a Sunday night accident in Geary County. Marc Banda,30, was taken to Geary Community Hospital, with Delia Pham, 49, taken to Mercy Regional Health Center...
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Manhattan Mayor Seeks Re-election
Wynn Butler Manhattan Mayor Wynn Butler has been on the Manhattan City Commission for four years–but he still wants the see the City’s “debt bubble smashed.” That’s why Butler is running for...
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RCPD Report 1/12/15
Riley County Police arrested two Kansas City women on felony theft and conspiracy to commit theft charges. Melisha Russell, 23, and Gail Martin, 38 were taken into custody Saturday at approximately...
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Area Horizon Award Winners
Austyn McNew Austyn McNew, 2nd grade teacher at Bluemont Elementary School, was named one of thirty-two Kansas Horizon Award Winners. Also named was Chrystiana Miller of Geary County’s USD 475 Sheridan...
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Convicts in Geary County Murder Case Refused Parole
Mikel Dreiling A brother/sister couple originally from Salina have been passed over for parole in a prominent Geary County murder case from the late 1990’s. Dana Flynn,53, is not eligible for release...
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Missing Manhattan man found unharmed
According to a police report released at 3 p.m. Friday Joel Groninga, who had been reported missing by his family late Thursday was found by authorities in Salina. Groninga was found unharmed, but...
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Area Leaders Meet For Retreat in Overland Park
Around 250 local leaders met for the 2015 Flint Hills Leader’s Retreat in Overland Park on Friday. Attendees included commissioners, business owners, and organizers from the Riley, Pottawatomie and...
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Grant Check Presented to MATC Nursing Student
(from left to right):Kris Stafford, MATC President Rob Edleston, Cathy Scroggs, Lindsey Krajkoski, Jackie Mershon, Carol Keltner For the third time in a year, PEO Chapter IW of Manhattan has been able...
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