Pottawatomie County vote totals are now official. County Clerk Nancy McCarter says the vote canvass took a little over an hour but it went well and she was especially pleased with the number of voters who cast their ballots. 58% of registered voters participated in last week’s mid-term election. McCarter says she thinks that’s the highest governor election turnout her county has ever had. There were 201 provisionals which is higher than usual, but McCarter says that was expected. County Commissioners Monday approved the low bid from Larson Construction for street, sewer and water improvements in Wildcat Woods Phase III. As…
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Beginning Wednesday, the west side of Anneberg Circle inside Frank Anneberg Park will be closed for road replacement between Dishman Lake and the Colley complex. This will primarily only restrict access to Shelter #2. All other areas will be accessible. The closure is expected to last until Dec. 31. Motorists are asked to drive slowly, obey all posted traffic control signs and use caution around work zones. Travelers are encouraged to follow detour routes as indicated.
Riley County Police are announcing Monday that Friday night at approximately 11:55 pm, Riley County Police Department dispatchers received a call from Mercy Regional Health Center regarding a subject who had just arrived at the emergency room with a gunshot wound. The victim was identified by officers as Christopher Hudgins, 19, of Manhattan. Hudgins reported he was shot in the face during a robbery attempt in the 2300 block of Candlewood Drive. Hudgins’s injuries were non-life threatening, and the investigation into this matter continues. ### Riley County Police reported Monday that Saturday afternoon at about 4:44 pm, officers responded to a welfare…
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the US and China would start granting visas to each other’s citizens valid for up to 10 years. Obama is attending the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Beijing.
A powerful weather system is expected to develop across the central portion of the country on Monday. The weather system could plunge much of the US into a major cold snap by the end of the week.
US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit of Asia-Pacific leaders which will aim to identify new engines of economic growth in the region.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.(AP) — Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t flinch in the face of adversity. For Leodis McKelvin and the Buffalo Bills, they endured a familiar late-game meltdown for a franchise that has had little go its way during a 14-season playoff drought — the NFL’s longest active streak. Smith, on an 8-yard run, and Jamaal Charles, on a 39-yard scamper on fourth-and-1, scored less than five minutes apart as the Chiefs overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull out a 17-13 win over the bumbling Bills on Sunday. The Bills just can’t get it right in…
Marcus Foster scored 17 points and newcomer Justin Edwards netted 14 as Kansas State overcame sloppy play at times to defeat Washburn in their lone exhibition tune-up 68-56 Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. Foster, who made a huge impact during his Freshman campaign last year opened the scoring with a three-point basket as K-State jumped out to an early 10-1 advantage. The Ichabods out of Division II then used a 10-4 run to cut K-State’s lead to 14-11 with 10:45 left in the first half. The Wildcats then used another 10-point burst to lead 24-11 with 6:25 remaining in the…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel led celebrations Sunday marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, calling it an example of the human yearning for freedom.
A protest in Mexico City to demand justice over the disappearance of 43 college students turned violent on Saturday, with a radical group partially breaking the entrance door of the National Palace. (