A popular Aggieville restaurant is closing its doors. HCI Hospitality announced Saturday that Coco Bolos Wood Fire Grill and Cantina will close later this month after losing its lease. The last day of operations is Jan. 22. Coco Bolos has been a staple of the Aggieville area since its opening in November of 1998. “Coco [...]
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Parents of preschoolers in Manhattan are scrambling to find childcare this week after USD 383 announced a one-week shift to remote learning at College Hill Early Learning Center due to a surge in quarantines tied to COVID-19. A letter sent to parents late Friday stated that 70 percent of the building’s students are currently in [...]
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Riley County commissioners voted to drop out of the Flint Hills Regional Council at this time. The vote stemmed from discussions on the increase in member fees, which are due by the end of the month. The board originally tabled the discussion last week for review. Commission Chair John Ford says he struggled with the [...]
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It’s the first Friday of 2022 and country music is coming hard and fast with a host of songs from some of the genre’s biggest stars. This week’s list includes Maren Morris, Walker Hayes, Maddie & Tae, Eli Young Band, Caitlyn Smit...
Witness testimony and police body camera footage followed opening statements by the prosecution in Riley County District court Friday as the murder trial of 31-year-old Richard Goens commences. Goens, represented by attorney Nick Heiman, appeared Friday before Judge Grant Bannister. Goens is one of four defendants linked to an allegedly planned robbery under the guise [...]
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Maren Morris was like most aspiring singers when she moved to Nashville. She drove a car to Music City that she probably shouldn’t have trusted to make the trip. She had crackly demos, and her songs weren’t as developed as now. But, she was...
Fort Riley has announced it’s standing up a COVID testing site at the Irwin Army Community Hospital starting Monday. The hospital will offer drive thru rapid, antigen testing weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. for symptomatic beneficiaries only. It is located on the hospital’s ground floor parking structure. Testing is available on a first-come, first-served [...]
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Walker Hayes was an alcoholic working at Costco driving a van a friend gave him when he saw songwriter/publisher/producer Shane McAnally in a Smoothie King. He went up and tapped him on the shoulder, and it changed his life. Today Hayes is a sober, hap...
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced next week’s Flint Hills Regional Leaders Retreat in Manhattan, has been postponed due to rising public health concerns surrounding Covid-19. Chamber President Jason Smith tells KMAN they have every intention of still having the retreat. He says the Chamber and its partners, do not want to contribute [...]
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More alcohol-themed events are to be expected in Downtown Manhattan in the New Year. Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Snyder spoke with KMAN earlier this week regarding big plans coming together for 2022. Snyder says, being that the city commission passed the open container ordinance, they plan to begin hosting more alcohol-friendly events for the community. [...]
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