Junction City residents are asked to conserve water Thursday. In an email notice from City Manager Allen Dinkel, water customers in Junction City, Grandview Plaza and Geary Rural Water District #1 were being asked to conserve water immediately, due to electric problems at the city’s water plant. No timetable has been announced for when repairs [...]

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Junction City officials are continuing to work to make repairs to its water treatment plant after electrical issues led to hundreds of thousands of gallons of water flooding the plant’s basement this week, following Wednesday’s weather event. In a joint press briefing Friday morning at the Geary County Emergency Operation Center, it was announced that [...]

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There is no school Thursday at the Riley County Grade School after storm damage was reported late Wednesday evening. A damage estimate is pending from school officials. Superintendent Cliff Williams tells KMAN that an HVAC unit blew over on the roof. The high school will remain open as scheduled. Elsewhere, Manhattan Area Technical College is also closed [...]

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The Flint Hills were dominated by strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday which knocked out power, trees and caused widespread damage across the region. In Manhattan, a number of traffic signals and intersections were down, due to storm and wind damage. Thousands across Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie County have experienced power outages. According to Evergy [...]

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K-State’s band hall at the Memorial Stadium field will be named in honor of its longtime bad director. The new facility will be called the Tracz Family Band Hall, after Band Director and Professor of Music Frank Tracz.  It will provide the university’s marching band  with designated rehearsal, storage and office space next to the [...]

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Strong winds knocked down the 68 foot tall Festival of Lights Christmas tree in Blue Earth Plaza Wednesday. Organizers worked to secure the tree, tucking in the top of the tree into its base to keep it from being further damaged. They were working to get all of the electronics out of the elements before [...]

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