The Riley County Law Board approved a motion on Monday to publish a budget that will be officially voted on at their meeting next month. After initially presenting last month a budget of $28.9 million, with an increase of 6.6%, RCPD presented other options Monday, showing reduced asks, totaling between 5 and 6 percent. The Law [...]

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Manhattan area lawmakers took part in a legislative forum, hosted Thursday by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Medicaid expansion failed again and each of the Manhattan delegation shared their thought on the topic, which has long been pushed by Gov. Laura Kelly. Kansas remains just one of nine states to not have expanded Medicaid [...]

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Manhattan High School’s class of 2024 was celebrated Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. MHS Principal Michael Dorst welcomed the gathering and during his remarks quoted a book titled Fish, about the fishmongers at Pike’s Place Market in Seattle, Washington about how they find a daily joy in what they do, tying it back to the [...]

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Brandon Colson, 38, of Manhattan was arrested on Saturday around Midnight in the 1000 block of Laramie Street. Colson was arrested on the probable cause offense of abusing a child: knowingly torturing, cruelly beating, or striking a child under 6 years old. Colson has previous convictions for burglary, forgery and aggravated escape from custody, according [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center unveiled its new “Amazing Butterflies” temporary children’s exhibit this weekend. Visitors can identify different butterfly species with puzzles, games, and challenges around every twist and turn. Marketing specialist Deanna Likes detailed the new exhibit… With the Sunflower Summer program, eligible Kansas families can visit for free from May 25 through [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board confirmed in a press release late Friday that Amber Cook was named as the new principal of Oliver Brown Elementary School. Cook has served as the Early Childhood Center Principal for Geary County since August of 2021. Prior to that, she was a 5th and 3rd grade elementary classroom [...]

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Former Riley County USD 378 superintendent Brad Starnes recently announced he is running for the district 22 seat in the state senate. He dedicated 43 years to life to the education field and is running in the seat currently held by Sen. Usha Reddi who has held that role since Sen. Tom Hawk’s retirement in [...]

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Groundbreaking for Kansas State University’s new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation was held Friday afternoon east of Weber Hall. The new facility will allocate 30% of space for on-site collaboration between public resources and private enterprises and will provide an overall modernized facility for the K-State Department of Grain Science and Industry, which [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly military relations luncheon on Friday with its featured speaker being retired Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Tony Grinston who was recently appointed the CEO of Army Emergency Reserve. Grinston served 36 years in the Army before retiring last November. He has ties to the Flint [...]

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Riley County Police have released more details following a drug-related arrest early Thursday morning. Michael Curtis Skillern-Lewis, 29, of Manhattan, remains in custody after police charged him on probable cause offenses, including distribution of heroin, distribution of an opiate, flee or attempt to elude, and possession with intent to manufacture. According to a Friday release, [...]

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