Kansas State University says the number of students, faculty and staff who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose has reached 72 percent. The report from Lafene Health Center officials exceeds the 70 percent goal of the nationwide COVID-19 Vaccine Challenge, a joint initiative from the White House and the U.S. Department of Education [...]

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While in-person conventions are slow to return to Manhattan, the number of people staying in hotels continues to rise. Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard says early indications are that June hotel stays ticked up slightly. Official June numbers won’t be released until later this month. Hibbard says May numbers are also [...]

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One week remains until the deadline to register for the August 3 primary. July 13 is the deadline to do that. Voting by mail and advance voting begin on July 14, wrapping up at noon on Monday, Aug. 2. Advance voting at the Riley County Office Building will be offered weekdays from 8 to 5 [...]

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Police in St. Mays arrested a 45 year old man late Friday for reckless driving and for purposely trying to cause a wreck with other drivers. According to police, the man was observed driving westbound on Highway 24 and entering St. Marys at around 8 p.m. Officers intercepted the suspect vehicle, which was reportedly intentionally [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department made quick work of a structure fire Friday morning. Just after 8 a.m. firefighters were dispatched to 1621 Woodcrest Drive for the report of a fire in the garage of a town home. The building was showing light smoke when firefighters arrived on scene. The fire was knocked down within five [...]

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Manhattan city officials are planning to remove the Mayor’s Holiday Tree in Triangle Park. The 18-foot-tall Colorado Spruce was planted in 2019 to replace the nearly 20-year-old blue spruce that blew down in high winds earlier that year. According to a release from the city Friday, the city’s Forestry Supervisor J. David Mattox said the [...]

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Manhattan city officials are planning to remove the Mayor’s Holiday Tree in Triangle Park. The 18-foot-tall Colorado Spruce was planted in 2019 to replace the nearly 20-year-old blue spruce that blew down in high winds earlier that year. According to a release from the city Friday, the city’s Forestry Supervisor J. David Mattox said the [...]

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One of the 10 Manhattan residents to file for the USD 383 school board race has withdrawn his name from consideration. Bill Spiegel, who filed at the deadline, announced Wednesday on his Facebook page that he was dropping out of the race due to a potential conflict of interest between the district and his wife’s [...]

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