A proposal to bring new jobs to Manhattan was presented in Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. The K-State Foundation made the proposal to take advantage of city economic development funds to help facilitate job creation at the KSU Foundation Center. The funds are available to any business in Manhattan, given the approval of city officials. The KSU Foundation [...]

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One of three people convicted in connection with a February 1997 murder in Riley County has apparently been passed over for parole. Duereal Campbell’s (37) next earliest possible release date is March first of 2018. Campbell and Delisha Branch (45) and Shakeer Davis (37) were convicted of the murder of Wanda Norman (44) of Manhattan [...]

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UPDATED: Tuesday,  2:58 p.m. The Manhattan Fire Department has sent a fire engine to Hutchinson to help with the wildfires there. “Last night Reno County was requesting 50 fire engines and 58 brush trucks,” MFD Assistant Chief Sam Dameron told KMAN Tuesday. “So we sent one fire engine with a crew of four personnel down [...]

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Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 900 block of Juliette Ave. on March 6, 2017 at approximately 9:35 AM. Officers listed Charle Charleton, 66, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect stole her 1996 Saturn SE, which also contained a brown backpack. The total loss associated [...]

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The bridges on McKee and Antelope Run Roads in Pottawattomie County will begin to be replaced in the near future. The only question is by who.  The County Board of Commissioners began figuring that out Monday morning when they got their first look at four contractor bids that would see work done on these bridges. Assistant Public Works [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 2200 block of College Ave. on March 3, 2017 at approximately 11:00 AM. Officers listed Nicholas Jones, 22, of Manhattan, Jacob Biller, 20, of Manhattan, TK Mcwhertor, 21, of Manhattan, Samuel Chadick, 20, of Manahttan, and Justin Keskett, 20, of Manhattan, as victims when they reported [...]

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A structure fire at Timber Creek caused substantial damage Sunday night. According to Blue Township Fire chief John Stame, Shortly before 8 PM Sunday, Blue Township Fire along with Pottawatomie County Consolidated Fire responded to the 2000 block of Timber Creek Drive. The first arriving units found and extinguished a fire that involved the laundry [...]

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  Representing more than 140 years of classroom experience, members of the 2017 class of Kansas Master Teachers were announced today. The seven teachers chosen for this annual award are: John Butcher, art teacher at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park; Melinda Eitel, Kindergarten teacher at Grace E. Stewart Elementary School in Salina; [...]

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Mindy Sanders has been named the principal of Lee Elementary School. Sanders currently serves as the Assistant Principal at Frank V. Bergman Elementary School in Manhattan, KS and as a Clinical Instructor for USD 383 in conjunction with Kansas State University. She has served Bergman Elementary School in that capacity since 2010. Prior to that, [...]

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Riley County Police Officers filed a report for aggravated arson and domestic battery in the southwest part of Manhattan yesterday when a 39 year old male reported that a 36 year old female known to him set his bed on fire and struck him with a cell phone. Due to the nature of the allegations made, [...]

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