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Portion of Houston Street to temporarily go dark, ahead of planned infrastructure improvements

Lighting may become a challenge over the next few days in Downtown Manhattan as a road construction project gets underway there next week. City officials say Evergy on Monday began removing light poles in a section of Houston Street between 3rd and 4th Street. This is being done in conjunction with Houston Street infrastructure improvements [...]

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By |2024-02-19T12:45:08-06:00February 19th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Portion of Houston Street to temporarily go dark, ahead of planned infrastructure improvements

Special USD 378 board meeting planned Tuesday amid ongoing superintendent suspension

Another special school board meeting is scheduled Tuesday night for Riley County USD 378 schools. (See agenda below) Meetings have become a weekly norm lately in Riley County Schools, as the board, which has been tight lipped regarding the future of suspended Superintendent Cliff Williams, plans to enter an executive session to discuss contracts and [...]

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By |2024-02-19T12:02:11-06:00February 19th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Special USD 378 board meeting planned Tuesday amid ongoing superintendent suspension

Manhattan City Commission to vote on amended contracts for Aggieville construction projects

The Manhattan City Commission will vote on a pair of amendments to contracts related to construction in Aggieville when they meet Tuesday. (See below agenda attachment) Two years ago the city entered into a design contract with Olsson and a Construction Manager at Risk contract with BHS for 12th Street infrastructure improvements between Moro and [...]

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By |2024-02-19T11:43:30-06:00February 19th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan City Commission to vote on amended contracts for Aggieville construction projects

Update: Driver identified in fatal crash south of Wamego

One person is dead following a crash Monday morning on K-99, south of Wamego. A Kansas Highway Patrol dispatcher confirmed to KMAN that the single vehicle crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m., just south of the I-70 junction near Alma. According to the crash report, 51-year-old Jerry Anstey, of Alma, was northbound on K-99 when [...]

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By |2024-02-19T11:07:41-06:00February 19th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Update: Driver identified in fatal crash south of Wamego

Kimball Avenue west of Denison to close for six months

Construction on a key section of Kimball Ave. begins this week on a project that will continue well into the summer. The Manhattan Public Works Department is expected to close Kimball Ave. Monday to vehicular and pedestrian traffic west of Denison Ave., to near the Grain Science Center and K-State rowing facility. The closure will [...]

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By |2024-02-17T09:38:40-06:00February 17th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Kimball Avenue west of Denison to close for six months

Junction City woman injured in morning rollover crash

A Junction City woman was injured Friday morning after rolling her vehicle in rural southern Geary County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Andrea Raye Linn, was northbound on U.S. 77 about seven miles south of Junction City when she lost control of her pickup due to icy conditions. The truck entered the west [...]

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By |2024-02-16T15:33:21-06:00February 16th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Junction City woman injured in morning rollover crash

House committee advances bill cleaning up language for counties expanding commissions

Kansas

Pottawatomie County will be expanding its board of county commissioners from three to five seats in the next general election, but getting to this point has been anything but simple. Voters approved expansion in November 2022, and many presumed expansion would occur during the next election cycle in 2023. However, complexities within state statute prompted [...]

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By |2024-02-16T14:46:31-06:00February 16th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on House committee advances bill cleaning up language for counties expanding commissions

Riley County Commissioners reach consensus to hold retreat on courthouse space needs, costs

Riley County officials agreed Thursday to hold a future work retreat to further discuss facility upgrades and funding. Commissioners were presented with several ways to pay for the upgrades, either by bonding or possibly utilizing sales tax, but decided to have a more in-depth discussion first on what upgrades were needed. Commission Chair John Ford. Commissioners came [...]

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By |2024-02-16T10:59:16-06:00February 16th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Riley County Commissioners reach consensus to hold retreat on courthouse space needs, costs

RCPD Director says plans are in motion to host active shooter training in Manhattan

Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete spoke to the Riley County Commission Thursday about a large scale active shooter training he’s planning in the area later this year. No date has been scheduled for when that will take place, but Peete says he has meetings scheduled this week with several top officials, including the head of [...]

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By |2024-02-15T12:41:10-06:00February 15th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on RCPD Director says plans are in motion to host active shooter training in Manhattan

Manhattan High School employee battered while trying to break up fight

A Manhattan High School employee was battered Wednesday while trying to break up a fight between two students. The Riley County Police Department says a report for aggravated battery was filed just before 11:30 a.m. A 36-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy were listed as victims. The woman had been intervening and was battered in [...]

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By |2024-02-15T12:29:14-06:00February 15th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan High School employee battered while trying to break up fight
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