Riley County health officials confirmed the death of a 79-year-old man who tested positive recently for COVID-19. The man was fully vaccinated, and died Sept. 30 after testing positive just two weeks earlier. His death represents the 59th COVID-related death in Riley County. New COVID infections for the past week totaled 49 with 58 additional [...]

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A first ever five-year strategic plan for the city of Manhattan is the subject of an open house at City Hall Thursday night. Contractor Planning NEXT presented a draft plan to the City Commission last month and Sara Bongiorno notes that draft was influenced by community input from the spring. Bongiorno says the first two [...]

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Local candidates are taking part in a pair of virtual forums this weekend put on by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County. Both forums are airing on News Radio KMAN, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The event will also stream via Facebook live on the KMAN Facebook page. The six USD 383 school [...]

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Ten months after breaking ground on the Aggieville parking garage, the project is starting to take shape. Last month, a change order was approved to install a necessary fire suppression system, which Manhattan city staff admittedly overlooked. City Manager Ron Fehr provided a progress report during KMAN’s In Focus. Fehr says the next phase of [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission approved a new revenue bond program for developers who want to build speculative industrial buildings within city limits. The program would provide tax relief for builders who construct at least 50-thousand square feet in industrial space. It would give as much as a 95-percent abatement over the first five years if [...]

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It was a beautiful evening in the Little Apple as dozens of families gathered at City Park for the annual National Night Out event. Neighborhoods throughout Riley County were invited out Tuesday evening to join over 38 million neighbors across 16 thousand communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide, all in [...]

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Advance voting for the 2021 general election will begin next week. Advance voting in person and by mail officially begins October 13th, with the voter registration deadline on Oct. 12th. Local races include the race for Manhattan City Commission, of which nine candidates are running for three seats. The USD 383 school board has six [...]

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Geary County USD 475 will continue to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks through at least early spring. The school board voted Monday to extend its mask requirement for all patrons regardless of vaccination status until April 4, 2022. The board says it will reassess the situation at that time. The masking requirement [...]

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The new year is quickly approaching, and that means another year of celebrating the Manhattan community. Vern Henricks, President of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, tells KMAN the date for the Community Foundation Awards is set for March 21, 2022. He talks more about what the event will offer. “An opportunity for us to share [...]

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Whether it’s boots, bling, or button-ups, it’s all welcome at the Bison, Beef, and Bourbon event. Jack Lindquist, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation Board Member, says the discovery center is hosting a fundraiser that will take over three floors of the discovery center. He says the western-themed event will not lack excitement. “We are offering [...]

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