The Manhattan-Ogden school district could see its enrollment increase by 400 students within the next five years. On Wednesday night, BG Consultants told USD 383 board members a seven-percent increase over the next four years is a conservative estimate of what the future holds over the next twenty years. USD 383 administrators plan to follow the [...]

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Graduating high school seniors and eager school children are not the only ones counting down the days left on USD 383’s school calendar. The Manhattan-Ogden board of education celebrated the careers and service of 35 retiring teachers and faculty members at a reception held on Wednesday evening at the Robinson Education Center. According to president [...]

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A full-scale exercise is being held at Fort Riley the next few days (May 17 and 18). Fort Riley residents, employees and community members should be aware there is likely to be an increase in emergency response vehicle traffic and warning sirens. Additionally, certain roads on the installation may be closed and traffic could be [...]

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Drive-thru’s, gas stations, and parking lots will soon have no place in Aggieville. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Manhattan City Commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance which would amend Article IV of the Manhattan Zoning Regulations. According to John Adams, senior long range planner, the amendments to the zoning regulations come at the recommendation [...]

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Additional details have been released regarding a fatal hit and run case KMAN reported on more than a month ago. The case has been forwarded to the Riley County Attorney’s office regarding possible charges and the name of the driver has been released. The release reminds us officers with the Riley County Police Department responded [...]

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Jurdene Coleman of Manhattan has declared her candidacy for an at-large seat on the USD 383 School Board.  Coleman turned in over 80 signatures on candidacy petitions for School Board. Coleman was inspired to run from her work with children and families in Manhattan.  She is a family and marriage therapist so she has experience [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 100 block of E. Bluemont Ave. on May 15th at approximately 9:35 PM. Officers listed Paul Woellhof, 89, of Miltonvale, Kansas, as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect scammed him into purchasing $3,000 worth of gift cards. Woellhof was able to cancel [...]

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Manhattan City Mayor, Usha Reddi officially filed for reelection to the City Commission Monday. Reddi told KMAN that she has enjoyed developing strong partnerships with businesses and institutions of higher learning in the community during her first term as a Commissioner. “Whether it’s with Kansas State University, Fort Riley, the school district, our local [and]regional counties, [...]

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Manhattan City Mayor, Usha Reddi officially filed for reelection to the City Commission Monday. Reddi told KMAN that she has enjoyed developing strong partnerships with businesses and institutions of higher learning in the community during her first term as a Commissioner. “Whether it’s with Kansas State University, Fort Riley, the school district, our local [and]regional counties, [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved an agreement 3-0 Monday morning with Fort Riley to move the Riley County Police Department shooting range there. The agreement now goes to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office for a 90-day review period. The range the RCPD uses now and has for at least 20 years is located a mile south of [...]

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