Severe weather a possibility through the weekend

Severe weather is a possibility for the region through Saturday. The National Weather Service says a cold front will push through today and thunderstorms are expected to develop along a boundary that could move into north central Kansas, which will weaken as they move eastward. The weaker storms will likely continue into Friday morning. It’s [...]

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Riley County to require licenses for Airbnb, Vrbo owners

Residents operating short-term rental properties in unincorporated areas of Riley County now must apply for a license, with yearly renewals, following updated regulations passed by the County Commission May 5th. This applies to Airbnb and Vrbo rentals. Licenses will be granted only once properties are in compliance with a list of requirements in the updated [...]

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Canadian manufacturer to open plant in Manhattan area

The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that a Canadian company will open a new commercial scale manufacturing plant in Manhattan. HydroGraph Clean Power, Inc. will produce graphene, nanomaterial used across many industries, and hydrogen for alternative-energy fuels. The company’s CEO Stuart Jara, cited the company chose to be near its research partners at [...]

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Rural Pottawatomie County residents voice concerns over potential rock quarries, wedding venue requests

Conditional use permits for proposed rock quarries in Pottawatomie County are getting some attention, primarily from local residents uninterested in living too close in proximity. One of them, requested by Mid-State Materials, would be located on Reves Road, south of Wheaton. But the planning commission recently recommended denying approval. The Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners [...]

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Manhattan Representatives Carlin and Dodson to seek re-election

Both of Manhattan’s representatives in the Kansas House have filed for re-election. 66th District Representative Sydney Carlin announced this week her intent to seek another term. The 77-year-old Democrat has held the seat since 2003. She currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee and is the ranking member on the Agriculture Committee and Natural Resources [...]

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5/11/22 – Riley County COVID-19 update

A total of 38 COVID-19 cases were logged in Riley County by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in the final week of April. The data was shared Wednesday by the Riley County Health Department, who says the incidence rate per 100 thousand is 51.2, putting the county in the substantial incidence category, which is [...]

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Rock Creek’s Logan to become superintendent at Hesston USD 460

The superintendent at USD 323 Rock Creek Schools is departing the district at the end of the school year. Kevin Logan was offered a contract last month to become superintendent at Hesston, in south-central Kansas. He’ll begin his duties July 1. “This area, this school district Rock Creek, in particular, is amazing. The community has [...]

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When It Comes to His Latest Music Video, Walker Hayes Has a Blast with “AA”

“AA” is the current single from Walker Hayes, and one of the 13-tracks from his Country Stuff The Album. As “AA” jumps inside the Top-10 on the Billboard country airplay chart, Walker has released the music video for the song. Walker shared, “Big shout to Robert Chavers (the master mind behind this bad boy) for […]

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Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde Hit Number-1 with “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”

Congrats to Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde as they land in the number-1 spot on the Billboard country airplay chart with “Never Wanted To Be That Girl.” After topping the country chart, Carly talks about her song with Ashley and the success its had, “Oh my gosh, I mean just thinking about how this song […]

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