Riley County commissioners on Thursday accepted a $132,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to be used to assist businesses in the county, but not within Manhattan city limits. The Community Development Block Grant-COVID provides funding to help local businesses retain jobs, for low to moderate income persons, which may be lost as a [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday approved the establishment of a Benefit District and paving the alleyway located in the 1200 block between Kearney Street and Vattier Street. This alley was previously identified by Public Works in the bottom three conditioned alleys from 2018 assessments, prior to the redevelopment of this block from several small rental [...]

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Several opportunities to get free testing for COVID-19 are coming to Riley County in the next week. The Riley County Health Department is partnering with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Flint Hills Wellness Coalitiion for three different free drive thru testing stations througout the county. The first will take place from [...]

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Authorities in Pottawatomie County are looking for a vehicle stolen from an east Manhattan dealership recently. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Shane Jager says they’re looking for a stolen Silver 2010 Chevrolet 1500 4-wheel drive extended cab truck. It’s modified with a suspension lift, off-road front bumper, black custom wheels, a roof mounted light bar, black flares [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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By Kelsey Bigelow School is back in session, but with a much different look than usual. Students and faculty have had to make adjustments heading into the school year due to the virus. KMAN had the opportunity to speak Wednesday with a few teachers to discuss the school year so far. Samantha Roberts, an elementary [...]

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The Riley County Health Department has reported 123 new positive COVID-19 cases, one COVID-19-related death and 53 recoveries since Monday’s report. This brings the total number of active cases in Riley County to 592 and recoveries to 447. The death involved a 91-year-old male resident of the Homestead of Manhattan Assisted Living Facility who died [...]

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Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark will soon be looking for new work. Clark submitted his resignation last week. His resignation is effective Dec. 25. Since his hiring in October 2015, Clark says he’s learned more than he probably would have in a similar role. “The amount of growth that’s happening in Pottawatomie County, [...]

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Kansas State University and Stormont Vail Health have entered into partnership with each other through the Physician Assistant program within the College of Health and Human Sciences (formerly known as the College of Human Ecology). Through this partnership, Stormont Vail will help conduct and develop the program’s curriculum through training and real-world examples. The two [...]

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Google Maps imageBids for improvements to the intersection of US Hwy 24 and Green Valley Road have come in more than 20 percent higher than the engineer’s estimate. Hamm Construction submitted the low bid of $4.02 million, roughly 22 percent higher than the $3.3 million estimate put out. The project, which has been delayed several [...]

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