A Riley County Commissioner voiced his concerns Thursday over local strategies to address workforce housing challenges. Manhattan city officials have been looking into state and federal incentive programs aimed at increasing the volume of affordable housing options in communities. During Thursday’s county meeting, John Ford was vocal about his thoughts on the issue. The issue [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board approved the purchase of new iPads Wednesday night for classrooms, though not without some pushback from one board member. Katie Allen stated her opposition to purchasing more technology due to studies that found that the addition of technology in the classroom did not improve reading or writing standards with students. She says it may [...]

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The City of Manhattan is expected to announce the start of the East Manhattan Gateway Plan process next week. The city will be hosting a couple of community open houses on Monday and Tuesday allowing for residents to share their thoughts on what should go into the plan. The first meeting will be held from [...]

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A Manhattan man is jailed following an alleged robbery. The Riley County Police Department says a 62-year-old woman reported to police that a 35-year-old man entered her home Thursday in the 800 block of Fremont and took money and other various items. The man, identified as Timothy Lavender, fled before officers arrived. He was arrested [...]

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Representatives from Flint Hills Beverage delivered a pallet of canned drinking water Wednesday afternoon to Riley County Fire District No. 1, as part of Anheuser-Busch’s disaster relief program. The donated water will be used to keep volunteer firefighters hydrated and healthy during the upcoming spring wildland fire season. March and April is typically when the [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 have announced a new Director of Special Education. Dr. Jessica Nelson will assume that role on July 1, replacing Interim Director Dr. Roger Christian, who is retiring in June, after replacing Andrea Tiede, who was promoted to Director of Teaching and Learning last year following the abrupt resignation of her predecessor Paula [...]

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At Wednesday’s USD 383 meeting, board members and administrators congratulated Ashlyn Kuhlmann on winning the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award which is sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education. According to the KSDE website, the goal of the award is to “recognize exemplary first-year teachers who perform and distinguishes themselves as outstanding.” Every year, KSDE [...]

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Public Works crews continue to take advantage of good weather and are patching more potholes across Manhattan. On Wednesday, crews were out doing patchwork on three of the cities most traveled routes — Anderson Ave, Fort Riley Boulevard and Kimball Avenue. City Engineer Brian Johnson… Weekend rains washed away some of the cold patch, causing [...]

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The Kansas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday, releasing the court’s jurisdiction of a school finance case after concluding the Legislature complied with mandates to resolve Constitutional violations, by adequately funding public education. Since 2019, the Supreme Court has retained control on Gannon v. State, pending the state providing incremental funding increases to fund Kansas K-12 [...]

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City officials are planning the next phase of construction to widen Kimball Avenue in Manhattan’s North Campus Corridor. Public Works crews will close Kimball just west of the Denison Ave. intersection to near the Grain Science Center on Feb. 19. Then, after K-State commencement ceremonies in May, the intersection itself will close, according to City Engineer Brian [...]

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