The 2025 Battle of the Badges blood drive wrapped up on Friday with the American Red Cross exceeding its collection goal for blood donations. The two-day drive was held at St. Thomas More Church in Manhattan, with a goal of collecting 145 pints of blood. “I am excited to announce that we surpassed that goal [...]
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County officials approved a request from Luckey Holdings, LLC to rezone the area from A1 — Agricultural to R2 — Intermediate-density residential. The move paves the way for a future residential subdivision at the southeast corner of Junietta Road and Moody Road. “(An) R2 district allows all uses that are permitted in R1 and a [...]
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County officials approved a request from Luckey Holdings, LLC to rezone the area from A1 — Agricultural to R2 — Intermediate-density residential. The move paves the way for a future residential subdivision at the southeast corner of Junietta Road and Moody Road. “(An) R2 district allows all uses that are permitted in R1 and a [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday passed a resolution signaling its intention to collect more tax revenue in 2026. The measure, which passed 4-1, allows the city government to exceed what’s called the “revenue-neutral rate” (RNR) by up to 2 mills. That step is required by the state when a city wants to bring in [...]
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Manhattan residents can stroll around with an alchoholic beverage within a boundary downtown starting on Third Thursday. As previously reported, the Manhattan City Commission on June 17 voted 3-2 to establish the year-round common consumption area, referred to by downtown officials as the “outdoor refreshment area.” The CCA will be an established boundary that will [...]
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A new hotel project in Manhattan’s Aggieville district will begin construction on Monday. In a Friday news release, BHS Construction announced it plans to start the Hampton Inn project at 12th and Laramie Street. City officials in January approved $20 million in bonds for the hotel along with an amended development agreement with Midtown Land [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission will consider several items when it meets Tuesday for its first legislative meeting in nearly a month. In a state-required step, city officials will consider a resolution to exceed the calculated revenue-neutral rate of 51.156 mills for the 2026 budget. That figure is the minimum required to generate the same amount [...]
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The focus centered around employee wages, departmental funding and tax rates. County staff have proposed a 4% cost-of-living adjustment for all county employees. After discussion Monday, county commissioners reached consensus to exclude themselves from the COLA and address their compensation separately. “If the commission feels that there’s a need to increase the salary, I would [...]
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A Manhattan woman sustained a minor injury in a Monday crash on I-70 in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Stephanie Stallings was traveling in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near mile marker 336, shortly before 11 a.m. when her Toyota Camry was struck by an unknown vehicle that swerved into her [...]
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Authorities say no injuries were reported following an apartment fire in Junction City Wednesday afternoon. The Junction City Fire Department says crews responded to a fire on the outside of an apartment building at 1541 Ash Street that also spread to the second and third story apartments and into the attic. Five families were displaced [...]
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