The Kansas Legislature was finally able to pass long awaited tax reform over the weekend following months of debate between the legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly. The bill will cut taxes by $1.57 billion over the next three years, following the failure to pass a $1.4 billion package that was negotiated on between Kelly and [...]

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The annual Manhattan’s Got Talent show is coming back to Manhattan High School tomorrow evening. The show which is hosted by the Manhattan High interpersonal skills and special education department. IPS teacher and Special Education co-department head Jamie Schnee says the show has plenty of great acts that’ll provide a number of laughs and emotions. [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved three resolutions on Tuesday to provide sales tax exemptions for three housing projects in the city of Manhattan. The three projects included Sunflower Flats, Cypress Ridge and the Hunter Drive Apartments. Throughout their discussion on Tuesday, the commissioners were comfortable with using industrial revenue bonds on the projects. The city will commit over $312,000 [...]

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With the impending retirement of CEO Robbin Cole at Pawnee Mental Health Services, a new CEO is set to the take the reins in the coming months. Michael Rezkalla was appointed by the Pawnee Mental Health Governing Board in late-January and he has been working with Cole through the transition before her retirement. Rezkalla arrived [...]

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On Tuesday, Kansas State University held a town hall meeting as they begin the process of the university’s new master plan. It has been 12 years since the university last adopted a master plan. Tuesday’s meeting was held at the K-State Alumni Association Building and saw students, faculty and alumni as they provided their input [...]

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A Manhattan legislator has an update on proposed Medicaid expansion in the state of Kansas. Rep. Sydney Carlin of the 66th legislative district spoke about the bill’s progress in the Kansas House. “The bill will not be coming to the floor,” she said. “The committee chair decided not to bring it to the floor for [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners have been recently discussing bringing a sales tax question that would take the city’s current 1% sales tax to as much as 2% to help replenish the General Fund cash balance on the August ballot. The balance dropped $6 million between January 2023 and January 2024. Mayor Wynn Butler told KMAN that [...]

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A Marysville woman was arrested on Saturday morning outside of Porter’s Bar in Aggieville for interference with law enforcement. 35-year-old Alyssa Rittmiller was arrest around 1:58 am in the 700 block of North Manhattan Avenue outside of Porter’s Bar in Aggieville. She is charged with one count of interference with law enforcement by resisting the [...]

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Manhattan Broadcasting Company and the Manhattan Mercury announced this week they forming a cooperating agreement. Manhattan Mercury Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Ned Seaton spoke about the new agreement. “The time has come for both of them to help each other do a better job of informing the community and helping businesses reach consumers and the things [...]

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Leadership ideas were shared Wednesday in the annual 60 in 60 event, hosted by the Manhattan Mercury at the Manhattan Conference Center. Six panelists of local celebrities provided 10 leadership ideas they’ve developed over time. The featured guest speaker was K-State head football coach Chris Klieman, who shared his thoughts on what it takes to [...]

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