Lower than expected rainfall totals for October mean Manhattan is still in drought conditions. The rain during the last weekend of October, while helpful, was not enough. Mesonet Network Manager Chip Redmond: Redmond says there is potential for some moisture in the near future. Kansas Mesonet visits every Thursday during the Morning Show with a [...]

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Planning/Special Projects Director Amanda Webb presented the full comprehensive plan for Manhattan to the Riley County Commission. Webb explained that Pottawatomie County’s agreement with Riley County does not extend to the 2001 agreement between Riley County and the City of Manhattan. Webb says that Pottawatomie County can enter the agreement with all participants approval. Commissioner [...]

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The Habitat Hoedown at the Lazy-T Ranch, south of Manhattan, is back again this year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event grew in popularity, and returned last year by popular demand after a two-year hiatus. Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity Execute Director Josh Brewer gives a rundown on some of the activities for this [...]

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A new study found that the week after Daylight Saving Time ends, deer crashes go up. The study was published in Current Biology by researchers from the University of Washington. They determined that the time change sees a 16 percent increase in deer-vehicle collisions every year. Collisions are 14 times more frequent in the two [...]

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EMS/Ambulance Director David Adams asked the Riley County Commission on Monday evening to makes some changes to a waterline running through the EMS station. The station was built on a concrete slab, so the water line must run through the ceiling. Adams explains the problem: The pipe needs to be wrapped in insulation to prevent [...]

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Sunset Zoo hosted a very special event Sunday with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. A local 9-year-old girl, Aramayah Pevy, known to friends and family as MayMay, was informed she would be coming to the zoo for a costume party with her friends. She was then surprised to find she and her friends would get the opportunity [...]

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Sunset Zoo was filled with spooky festivities over the weekend. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says the annual Spooktacular was another success, with over 24 community organizations on hand giving out candy and sharing information with kids and their families. Kirkwood gave a tentative update on the weekend’s numbers. Kirkwood says she [...]

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The Riley County Commission approved a contract to research a remodel for the fourth floor of Courthouse Plaza East. The project is to give more space to the County Clerk’s office as Election staff and equipment has created congestion in the Clerk’s Office. County Clerk Rich Vargo says there needs to be some work done [...]

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The Board of Riley County Commissioners approved a request by County Clerk Rich Vargo to hire an architect to develop remodeling plans to expand office space for election staff. Vargo asked for the board to approve an architect to redesign the 4th floor of the Courthouse Plaza East (CPE) building to accommodate the extra needed [...]

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The Bayer family joined Manhattan city officials on Saturday for the Stonehaven Park dedication. Manhattan’s newest park is located on the Amherst Avenue extension, just west of the Miller Parkway and Amherst Avenue roundabout. The land was donated to the city by the Bayer family, a farming family that traces it’s roots to the early [...]

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