Manhattan city officials are moving forward on a request from the group renovating the Wareham Opera House. City commissioners agreed Tuesday that a sales tax exemption on construction materials and labor for nonprofit Wareham Hall could be explored further. City staff would do the exemption through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds. Wareham Hall Executive [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board will meet this evening at the Robinson Education Center. The board will  look into the purchase of a new activity bus totaling over $248,000 and a new Ford Expedition totaling $65,000, along with the disposal of two buses. The district has $500,000 budgeted for this in its capital outlay fund. Additional [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission met Tuesday to discuss the sale of the Manhattan Town Center to Rockstep Capital, LLC. It’s the fifth time the mall has been for sale since 2015. Rockstep President Andy Weiner spoke about why he thinks the area is great for future development. Commissioners unanimously approved the sale. John Matta says [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners unanimously approved the first reading of a rezoning request for the former Ag Press site, near 15th and Yuma Street, Tuesday. The decision clears the way for the development of a proposed dining, recreation and entertainment venue. Community Development director Stephanie Peterson explains where the rezoning will take place. Commissioner Linda Morse. [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a pair of thefts reported this week at a few Manhattan retailers. According to Tuesday’s activity report, officers were called out to Menards Monday morning after store officials reported two known male suspects replaced UPC codes on security camera systems for a lesser price. The estimated total loss was around [...]

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The Board of Riley County Commissioners approved a request by County Clerk Rich Vargo to hire an architect to develop remodeling plans to expand office space for election staff. Vargo asked for the board to approve an architect to redesign the 4th floor of the Courthouse Plaza East (CPE) building to accommodate the extra needed [...]

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City officials say Ebert Construction is closing the 600 block of Poyntz Ave today and tomorrow, in order to install the string light poles that will flank the mid-block crosswalk. The street will reopen in time for Third Thursday festivities. The work was not able to be completed with the rest of the project due [...]

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Judge William Malcolm, the longtime magistrate judge for the 21st Judicial District, which encompasses Riley and Clay counties, died Sunday from injuries he sustained in a car wreck earlier this month. He was 74. In a statement Monday, Chief Judge Grant Bannister remembered Malcolm as a kind hearted human-being and valued colleague. “He was a [...]

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The Bayer family joined Manhattan city officials on Saturday for the Stonehaven Park dedication. Manhattan’s newest park is located on the Amherst Avenue extension, just west of the Miller Parkway and Amherst Avenue roundabout. The land was donated to the city by the Bayer family, a farming family that traces it’s roots to the early [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 30-year-old Manhattan man over the weekend for allegedly violating terms of the Offender Registration Act. Raynell Bracey was apprehended Friday evening near the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr, on the probable cause offense. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Bracey has past convictions of aggravated [...]

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