By Cale Prater The Westmoreland City Council took a much-anticipated step towards the construction of a new community pool at their April 10 regular meeting, passing a motion made by Ashley Rice to accept a bid put forth by Water’s Edge and Carrothers Construction Company that came in at just over $1.4 million. During the [...]
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By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four [...]
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Bonnaroo, the annual all-genre, multi-stage festival which takes place on the Bonnaroo Farm in Tennessee, announced the complete lineup for the 2025 show. Needless to say, it's packed with big-names! Luke Combs is the headliner on the first night of the event, which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, and Tyler the Creator. It will be [...]
By Emma Loura Retired educator and director of business services for USD 383, Lew Faust, has registered to run for the Manhattan-Ogden school board Tuesday. Faust worked for USD 383 from 2009 until he retired in 2023. “My entire career was in education for 43 years,” Faust said. “I started as a teacher and coach [...]
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Now that those "Survivor" rumors have been put to bed (for now), it's time to start talking about new music. Dierks announced his new album "Broken Branches" on June 13th. The project several fellow country stars including Miranda Lambert, Riley Green, and hall of famer John Anderson. The track list reveals 11 tunes including the [...]
K-State will host a surplus office furniture giveaway for local nonprofit organizations and community members. The items available were previously used on the Manhattan campus but are no longer needed. All items will be offered “as is,” with no repairs or improvements. Nonprofit organizations can view and select items on April 24 from 9 a.m. [...]
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His first venture into country music was incredibly successful, so why not "run it back"? Last August, his first release "F-1 Trillion" spawned multiple singles and earned Malone two Grammy nominations. Based on that performance, Malone announced that he has no immediate plans to leave the genre. “I’m pretty excited for the new record already...I [...]
By Emma Loura Manhattan may see more charging stations in the near future for electric vehicles as they become more common. At Monday’s meeting, Riley County’s MPO planning manager told officials to expect some changes in infrastructure to accommodate the gradual rise in EV use. “A lot of the world is going that way and [...]
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Saturday’s festivities began with a parade through Aggieville and back to City Park. Brad Everett, general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn, drove a toy train engine in the parade for those with mobility issues. “I wanted to come out and help celebrate Pride Day with everybody and get kids out, get smiles going, and [...]
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By Brandon People and Rose Gruenbacher Investigations from the Kansas Highway Patrol unveiled a Manhattan man’s death Sunday night, after a crash on Kansas Highway 177. Derrick A. Holler, 23, of Manhattan was driving his Toyota Corolla, registered to Virginia, going north and driving on the paved median of K-177, just south of the ramp [...]
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