Former Riley County USD 378 superintendent Brad Starnes recently announced he is running for the district 22 seat in the state senate. He dedicated 43 years to life to the education field and is running in the seat currently held by Sen. Usha Reddi who has held that role since Sen. Tom Hawk’s retirement in [...]

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Manhattan residents were treated on Thursday with perfect weather for the 2024 kickoff to the “Third Thursdays” annual series of street fairs. The event featured an interactive window mural of Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” on the 4th street windows, as well as watercolor art, pottery, wood turning, henna tattoo, cross stitch, a cake walk, [...]

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Westmoreland Mayor Mark Jack recently updated the relief efforts taking place in Pottawatomie County. He said that city council has not yet decided on how to disperse the raised funds, but noted the council will soon be meeting with local groups and individuals for input. Jack also updated the total amount raised… The next steps [...]

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City Commission discussed their options regarding the Lee Mill Village lots at Tuesday’s meeting. Manhattan purchased 35 lots in 2017 and have sat there since the developer flaked on the city and left infrastructure in place with no plan. Several duplexes are being proposed by Frontier Development Group to be built on the last 10 [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission unanimously supported the first reading of an ordinance for a long-term downtown development plan. The Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan is a 25-year vision for policy and development in the downtown area, replacing the current plan adopted in 2000. It will serve as a guide for future housing, zoning and commercial activity [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center hosted their biggest event of the year this Saturday that saw hundreds of residents come to the museum and blue earth plaza. Local families took part in free admission to the discovery center, along with vendors, food trucks, live music, and other activities. See a photo gallery from the event [...]

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Sunset Zoo dedicated three new sculptures this weekend to commemorate longtime board members John and Karen Pence. Three large bronze sculptures, created by wildlife sculptor John Parsons, feature the Malayan tiger, Amur leopard, and sloth bear. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says the couple were vital to growing the zoo… While the [...]

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Plans for potential facility upgrades at various Manhattan parks drew mixed reactions from city commissioners Tuesday night. City officials offered the commission a first look at the Move MHK! master plan, which includes a possible indoor aquatics center and overhauls of City Park, Northeast Community Park and Northview Park. A facility in City Park with [...]

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A protest was held on Kansas State’s campus Wednesday evening as demonstrators vocalized their anger with the U.S. involvement in the Israel-Palestine war. The K-State Young Democratic Socialists of America, YDSA, also demanded earlier this week for President Richard Linton to resign from the Binational Agricultural Research and Development foundation because he accepted various grants [...]

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Riley County Commissioners held their Monday meeting at the Ogden Community Center, as part of a quarterly effort by the commission to take their meetings to constituents outside of Manhattan. Ogden Mayor Robert Pence, Jr. provided commissioners a first update on the upcoming Riley Avenue corridor construction project at Monday’s meeting, which is estimated to [...]

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