Tourism continues to be abysmal with hotels continuing to report very low occupancy rates across the board. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard says for the month of August, the second week saw the highest occupancy rates at 61 percent. “That was due to a military event here in town as well [...]
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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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Howard BooksIt's been nearly twenty years since Sara Evans topped the chart with her CMA Award-winning hit, "Born to Fly." Now, the inspirational title takes wing again, as the ACM Top Female Vocalist releases her autobiography...
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockAlabama’s 50th Anniversary Tour will resume in 2021, and they’ve announced that Martina McBride will join them for two back-to-back Nashville dates on July 2-3. Tickets are on sale now.Tyler Rich dropped h...
With winter approaching quickly, it is time to start thinking about weaning cattle. Greg McClure, Riley County K-State Extension Ag Agent, tells KMAN that traditionally cattle are weaned in October or early November, but more people are beginning to wean their cattle a little earlier. He says that weaning your cattle early has many benefits. [...]
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After running unopposed in the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat of the Riley County commission, Fanny Fang is ready for November. Fang says she was motivated to run after Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez’s controversial comments on the coronavirus and Chinese people back in March. As a Chinese American herself, Fang says not only were [...]
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A rural Riley County family lost their home to a fire over the weekend. No injuries were reported in the Saturday afternoon fire, which caused over $30,000 in damage to a mobile home, located northwest of Manhattan. Riley County firefighters were dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. to the 6300 block of North 52nd Street to [...]
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A Manhattan man was injured while being arrested by Riley County Police Officers on Sunday. Early Sunday morning, RCPD Officers came in contact with 31-year-old Joshua Stepney around the 1200 block of Moro St. He had an active arrest warrant through the Riley County District Court for Probation Violation. Stepney physically resisted the officers when [...]
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St. Isidore’s Catholic Church and the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan are teaming up to fight food insecurity among K-State students. The two organizations will host the Konza Student Table in front of Saint Isidore’s every Wednesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. starting Sept. 9 as a way of [...]
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Allen Berezovsky/Getty ImagesKane Brown and his wife, Katelyn, will be getting organized in an upcoming episode of new Netflix series Get Organized with the Home Edit. The Nashville-based company, run by co-founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, arri...
