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Manhattan, Kansas Patch AM: a 5 min readHey there, Manhattan! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See the latest arrests and crime reports involving Manhattan-area residents
- How will Riley County’s data center pause affect Manhattan’s future growth?
- Why Manhattan-area lawmakers are divided over big tax breaks for data centers
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Police report for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (themercury.com) — Local police report several recent arrests of Manhattan residents on charges including domestic battery, DUI, and criminal trespass, along with drug and traffic-related offenses involving Leonardville residents. Officers also investigated an aggravated assault in Ogden and an attempted vehicle theft that damaged a car in Manhattan, asking anyone with information to contact RCPD or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. 
2. Riley County Planning Director shares details on data center moratorium (wibw.com) — Riley County has paused new data center proposals through November 12 to study how these facilities could impact the Manhattan area and nearby communities. Planning Director Amanda Webb says the six‑month moratorium gives officials time to learn from other governments and craft clear regulations and criteria before any applications arrive.
3. Local legislators on why they voted for, against law incentivizing KS data centers (themercury.com) — Manhattan-area lawmakers are split over a Kansas tax break that’s helping drive a proposed large data center near St. Marys, raising questions about water, power use, and local control. Representatives for both east and west Manhattan explain why they backed the incentives, while another area legislator opposed them, citing concerns about utility impacts and whether wealthy developers need tax help.
4. High Plains History: The Diaries of Women Settlers (hppr.org) — A Manhattan-based public radio commentator shares how women settlers used diaries and letters to document hard work, homesickness, and resilience across Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and the High Plains. The piece highlights vivid firsthand accounts that reveal both poverty and a sense of triumph on the frontier, connecting today’s listeners in Manhattan to the region’s deeper past.
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- Mark your Calendars for this Vacation Bible School Event!
6:00-8:30 PM each night, July 13-17. College Heights Baptist Church sponsors the Good News Club at Lee Elementary School. If you have any questions,… (Nextdoor Candlewood) - Join us at Christ Lutheran Church (4592 Green Valley Road) for VBS June 22nd through June 25th from 6-8 pm each evening.
Sign up at: https://www.christlutheranmanhattan.org/vacation-bible-school/ (Nextdoor Nelson's Ridge)
- Dillons Food Stores posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Manhattan. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Manhattan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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