Manhattan Broadcasting Company has announced that Richard Wartell, President and General Manager, will retire effective November 12. Corey Dean Reeves, currently Operations Director, will assume the role of General Manager as of November 13. Wartell joined MBC as President and GM in 1990 leading the operations of KMAN and K-ROCK. Under his leadership Manhattan Broadcasting has expanded […]
Manhattan City Commissioners heard from LGBT supporters during public comment time Tuesday night in City Hall. Manhattan resident Jerred McKee represented the Flint Hills Human Rights Project and said discrimination is still an issue in the Little Apple. “I can go home tonight and find an eviction notice on my door because my landlord found […]
The K-State marching band will have a new and very visible stage as the final touches to the remodeling of Bill Snyder Family Stadium were announced Tuesday afternoon by the KSU athletic department. The announcement is part of “Phase III-B” of the stadium’s Master Plan. The 400-plus member group will occupy a specially designed area […]
A 43-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate being held on a Geary County voluntary manslaughter conviction has apparently been passed over for parole. Charles Hargrove had been part of September public comment sessions, but the KDOC website indicates his earliest possible release date is now October of 2016. Hargrove was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in […]
The City of Manhattan is now accepting applications for a Street Maintenance Steering Committee. Manhattan residents from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The committee will be comprised of neighborhood representatives and local stakeholders. It will be tasked with formulating the wording of a ballot question that addresses future funding ofstreet maintenance […]
The Wamego USD 320 Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss aspects of the District’s facilities needs. At Monday’s special meeting, Greg Vahrenberg, Bond Council from Piper Jaffray presented a detailed analysis of the District’s options for Bond Financing. He based his analysis on numbers gleaned from the architect’s drawings of the […]
Riley County Police responded to a vehicle collision near the intersection of Claflin and Browning in Manhattan Monday at about 1:00 PM. Officers on scene found a 2004 Chrysler 2-door driven by Blake Clifton, 21, of Manhattan was traveling west on Claflin Road when it was struck by a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Marlaina […]
1956 The Wizard of Oz was first seen on television The movie was shown 18 times between 1956 and 1976 The film cost CBS $250,000 to show it the first time 1961 The Country Music Association inducted Jimmy Rodgers, Fred Rose & Hank Williams as its first class into the Country Music Hall of Fame 1962 Billboard magazine dropped the word “Western” [...]
A teenager was airlifted for medical treatment following a Monday accident in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Department reports Monday shortly before nine a.m. Deputies responded to the area of Old 40 Highway and Britt Road for a two vehicle injury accident. A 2003 Chevrolet Impala driven by Jimmie Burch of Junction City was […]
Taiwanese animators recreated the Royal's World Series win. We want what they're on.
