The T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter is celebrating Super Bowl Sunday with an adoption drive Friday and Saturday. Director Deb Watkins says they are trying to find “Ma-Homes” for the adult dogs and cats at the shelter.  The adoption fee will only be 50 dollars. “The $50 is a great value for an adoption. These animals [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket is hoping to cash in on the Kansas City Chiefs being in the Super Bowl this weekend. The nonprofit organization is holding its annual Souper Bowl collection effort this week, partnering with area schools and churches as they try to collect 10,000 pounds of food. Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer says they’ll [...]

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Manhattan is looking at strategies to fund multiple projects the city has in the works following the recent sales tax ballot question failure in November. Voters rejected a 0.3 percent sales tax hike 4,187 to 3,359 that Manhattan officials hoped would help cover the costs of projects including improvements to the levee, Aggieville redevelopment, reconstruction [...]

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Manhattan is looking at strategies to fund multiple projects the city has in the works following the recent sales tax ballot question failure in November. Voters rejected a 0.3 percent sales tax hike 4,187 to 3,359 that Manhattan officials hoped would help cover the costs of projects including improvements to the levee, Aggieville redevelopment, reconstruction [...]

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Manhattan is looking at strategies to fund multiple projects the city has in the works following the recent sales tax ballot question failure in November. Voters rejected a 0.3 percent sales tax hike 4,187 to 3,359 that Manhattan officials hoped would help cover the costs of projects including improvements to the levee, Aggieville redevelopment, reconstruction [...]

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Officers responded to the report of shots fired in the Southwest part of Manhattan on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at approximately 1:50 AM. A 28-year-old man is being treated at Via Christi for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The suspect is known to the victim. There is no threat to the public. This is an ongoing [...]

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Officers responded to the report of shots fired in the Southwest part of Manhattan on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at approximately 1:50 AM. A 28-year-old man is being treated at Via Christi for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The suspect is known to the victim. There is no threat to the public. This is an ongoing [...]

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The K-State Alumni Association will soon begin a nearly year-long effort in partnership with publishing firm Publishing Concepts to update their alumni directory. The project will begin in February and will involve Publishing concepts reaching out to K-State alumni to collect updated career, contact and education information. According to the Alumni Association, this information update will help the [...]

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A recent decision to close the Sunset Zoo’s Zoo Sprouts nature-based preschool program has left some local parents less than satisfied with the explanation they’ve been given as to why it’s shutting down. A memo sent to parents in late December explained different reasons for the closure, effective May 22, 2020. Marketing and Development Officer [...]

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A crowd of about 20 people gathered at the Union Pacific Depot in downtown Manhattan Tuesday to watch as SAVE Farm Chief Executive Officer Craig Bowser officially announced his candidacy for the Kansas State Senate. Bowser will be running as a Republican to represent the Manhattan-area 22nd district, which is currently represented by Democratic Senator [...]

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