Founded in 2021 by Army veterans Aaron Estabrook and Fatima Jaghoori, the Manhattan Area Resettlement Team handles integrating refugees from Afghanistan — and other countries — into Manhattan. MART executive director Virginia Rodriguez said the organization’s main program is focused on employability. “(We) help our refugees to seek employment, to help them build resumes, to [...]

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Cooling shelters are available in the Manhattan area for the public to get a break from the heat. Daytime locations in Manhattan include Be Able, the Manhattan City Hall lobby, the Flint Hills Discovery Center, the Manhattan Public Library, Manhattan Senior Center, Manhattan Town Center, the Riley County Historical Museum and The Salvation Army. The [...]

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Cooling shelters are available in the Manhattan area for the public to get some reprieve from the heat. Daytime locations in Manhattan include Be Able, the Manhattan City Hall lobby, the Flint Hills Discovery Center, the Manhattan Public Library, Manhattan Senior Center, Manhattan Town Center, the Riley County Historical Museum and The Salvation Army. The [...]

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Between April 27 and May 31, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 35 visits to emergency departments in Riley County where overdose was suspected. These emergency department visits have been attributed to a variety of suspected substances, including but not limited to alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids such as fentanyl. The average [...]

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A new housing development on Moro Street is moving forward after city officials on Tuesday unanimously supported a resolution and economic development agreement with Midtown Holdings, LLC. The developer is planning an $800,000, five townhome project at 716 Moro called “Moro Flats.” The project will receive $80,000 in the form of a workforce housing sales [...]

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Visitors to Aggieville can once again drive the length of Moro Street from North Manhattan Ave. to 11th Street. Construction crews reopened the intersection of 12th and Moro Wednesday morning following a nearly one month closure, for utility replacement and reconstruction. Manhattan Public Works Director Brian Johnson said the project finished ahead of schedule, thanks [...]

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A Manhattan woman has been charged in connection to drug-related offenses from Geary County. 40-year-old Angel Morgan was arrested by Riley County Police Tuesday in the 1900 block of Hunting Avenue. She’s charged with the distribution of over 100 grams of heroin and/or fentanyl, distribution of opiates or narcotics and the use of a communication [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Ogden’s former city treasurer on Monday in Riley County District Court pleaded guilty to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses. Jimmy Bond, 71, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and one count of official misconduct by submitting false expenses over $25,000. He [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County police board on Monday approved 5-1 a budget increase of 5.41% for 2026. The total increase from 2025 is $1.56 million, for a total budget of $30.34 million. The Manhattan city government pays 80% of the budget, and the Riley County government. This budget reflects one adjustment from the [...]

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Downtown Manhattan soon will have a designated space where people can freely roam while drinking an alcoholic beverage. City commissioners on Tuesday narrowly approved an ordinance that will establish a common consumption area that will include several downtown businesses. The vote was 3-2, with commissioners Susan Adamchak, John Matta and Jayme Minton supporting. Mayor Karen [...]

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