State officials have announced a $3 million investment into Riley County’s water infrastructure. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says will come from the State Water Plan, signed into law last year by Gov. Laura Kelly, and will improve wastewater systems at University Park and the Keats community. Riley County Public Information Officer Vivienne [...]

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Kansas 2nd District Congressman Jake LaTurner says he will not seek re-election in the fall. The 36-year-old Republican from Topeka has served in the House of Representatives since 2021. In a statement Thursday, LaTurner said he will not be a candidate in 2024, nor will he seek a political position in state elections in 2026, [...]

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Authorities are cleaning up after storm damage in Pottawatomie County early Thursday morning. The City of St. Marys was hit the hardest, with Police Chief Derek Cid noting that 70 to 80 mph straight-line winds impacted portions of town, knocking out power and damaging several buildings. Cid says schools are closed in St. Marys and [...]

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In our fourth and final installment of our news series reflecting on Fehr’s long career in Manhattan, we hear from some of those who worked with him both on the commission and as a competitor. City Hall will look a bit different next week as Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr officially turns in his keys. Since [...]

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Power outages were reported early Thursday morning after storms blew through the area overnight. Pottawatomie County authorities say Onaga Road is closed between Highway 24 and Oregon Trail Road this morning due to several downed power lines. That’s led to outages for hundreds of Bluestem Electric Cooperative customers in rural parts of the county. Bluestem [...]

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For more than two decades, the City of Manhattan has had steady leadership coming from City Hall. In our third part of our KMAN News series looking back at the city manager’s four decade career, we hear from the city’s long time fire chief and the director of Downtown Manhattan on how Ron Fehr’s led [...]

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Riley County USD 378 has named Dr. Erin Flair to be its superintendent for the 2024-25 school year. The board voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday at Riley County High School to give Flair the job permanently. Flair was previously offered a supplemental contract in March to serve out the remainder of the current [...]

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The Riley County Law Board approved a resolution Monday to conditionally authorize the board chair to sign an agreement for new license plate reader technology, which the Riley County Police Department will utilize to help with crime reduction. The board pulled the agreement from its consent agenda Monday after the board’s attorney Mike Gillespie learned [...]

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Three people were hospitalized Monday night in a wreck on K-18 near the airport. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a Ford Fusion rear-ended a Lexus in the eastbound lanes, shortly before 9 p.m. The crash led to traffic being diverted in the area for a short time. Among those injured [...]

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In our continuing news series looking back at the career of long-time Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr, we hear from some of the city commissioners and others who worked alongside him. Bruce Snead came on the commission in 1995, serving until 2011 and recalls his first meeting with Fehr. A few years later, in 2000, [...]

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