Two weeks in to the new school year, school officials at Manhattan/Ogden say they’re weathering what’s been a somewhat bumpy start to a second year of classes in a pandemic. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday said the district is meeting almost daily with local health officials on their mitigation efforts. With [...]

The post USD 383 weighing options for mitigation plan; quarantined classrooms uncertain appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. That is the message shared by the state’s commissioner of education, Dr. Randy Watson who stopped by Oliver Brown Elementary Tuesday as part of the Kansans Can Success Tour. Watson met with district officials including school board members, students and others. Watson says they’re seeing [...]

The post Kansans Can Success Tour stops in Manhattan appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan are asking residents to “take 10” during the month of September. In an effort to develop a Master Food Plan for the area, an online survey is circulating the community which asks some questions about the current local food system. Council Coordinator [...]

The post Local Food and Farm Council opens survey as development continues toward Master Food Plan appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Bank fishing along the face of the Tuttle Creek dam won’t be permitted after Labor Day. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District announced Monday that an upcoming construction project to repair rock overlay (riprap) on portions of the upstream side of the dam will start Sept. 7. It will require closure of [...]

The post Corps to begin rock overlay repair at Tuttle Creek Dam after Labor Day appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Ascension Via Christi has updated some of its visitation measures. The Manhattan hospital announced this week that labor and delivery patients will be allowed two people during labor. Patients having a Caesarean section will be allowed one support person during the procedure. After delivery one support person will be permitted to stay throughout mom and [...]

The post Ascension Via Christi updates visitation measures for Manhattan hospital appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The director of Kansas State University’s A.Q. Miller School of Journalism has officially announced his retirement at the end of the school year. Dr. Steven Smethers publicly announced his decision Monday as part of KMAN’s In Focus. The long time educator is also being inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame for [...]

The post Smethers to retire from K-State Journalism School, capping Hall of Fame career appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

White Canyon residents met with Riley County commissioners Monday to discuss road improvements in the area. Residents are requesting to set up a benefit district for the county to improve Baldwin Park Road, with the residents sharing the costs of maintenance.  Resident Dana Nayduch says part of the road before the area is a county [...]

The post White Canyon residents request Riley County’s help for benefit district appeared first on News Radio KMAN.