Tensions were high Tuesday as Manhattan city commissioners unanimously voted to let a developer change the Midtown project from an office building to a hotel with a parking garage in Aggieville. The amendment to a previously approved agreement allows Back 9 Development and owner TJ Vilkanskas to build a 105-room hotel and 100-stall parking garage [...]

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City crews plowed 42.24 million cubic feet of snow after last week’s historic snow storm, an official said Tuesday. Interim director of public works Wyatt Thompson said at the city commission meeting that officials figured if the snow was 16 inches deep, the snow they plowed between Jan. 4 and Jan. 9 could have filled [...]

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Karen McCulloh became mayor of Manhattan on Tuesday as the city commission had its annual reorganization. Commissioner Peter Oppelt nominated Susan Adamchak, who became mayor in May following the resignation of Wynn Butler, when Adamchak had only been on the commission for a few months. Commissioner Jayme Minton seconded, but Adamchak before the motion could [...]

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This week’s winter storm put a damper on a local organization’s inaugural dinner for the community. Monday was supposed to be the first meal service, hosted by Common Table, that took place at the Lincoln Education Center at 901 Poyntz Ave., but organizers canceled the dinner because of dangerous weather and driving conditions. As a [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is looking for clues related to an aggravated burglary that occurred Sunday in the 200 block of Seventh Street in Ogden. RCPD officers filed the report around 4:20 p.m. and listed a 71-year-old man as the victim who said unknown suspects broke into his apartment to steal various items such [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners Tuesday approved more than $2 million in tax breaks to raze the downtown Commerce Bank building and build a new retail and residential space. Officials from Hutton Development requested a 10-year property tax abatement and a sales tax exemption on construction materials. They also asked the city government to pay for half [...]

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A local organization supporting LGBTQ+ youth has received city funding after two prior attempts failed. Manhattan city commissioners on Nov. 19 voted to include True Colors Flint Hills among the agencies receiving money set aside to pay for alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment programs in 2025, and organization officials on social media said [...]

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Kansas Tourism last week presented property owner Clay Graber with a $25,000 check to go toward the revitalization project. Graber estimates the total renovation cost to be $150,000. The Wabaunsee County District No. 1 Primary School at 38130 Elm St. in Wamego was built of limestone in 1879 and saw the education of hundreds of [...]

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Hawaiian Bros Island Grill will open at 325 East Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on Monday, with a grand opening set for 11 a.m. The first 100 customers in line will receive a free T-shirt and a Hawaiian Bros gift card ranging from $25 to $500. One person will win free Hawaiian Bros food for a [...]

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