Manhattan City Commissioners agreed to publish a high-end of 3.5 for a mill levy increase ahead of a pair of 2022 budget hearings in September. Earlier this summer, the commission had agreed to publish a potential mill levy increase of 5.079. Mayor Wynn Butler was emphatic at the time that he would not agree with [...]

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Many years of service at Kansas State University are coming to an end for university president Richard Myers. Earlier this year, the former four star general in the U.S. Air Force announced his intent to retire in December 2021. Myers has served as the president of the university since 2016 as well as filling in [...]

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No injuries were reported following a house fire near Manhattan City Park Tuesday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of Fremont Street. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large single-family, 2 and a half story home showing fire from the rear. Officials say the fire reached a [...]

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Authorities in Pottawatomie County are seeking the public’s help identifying two persons of interest in an ongoing investigation into a vehicle burglary. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the incident occurred July 24 in the 6000 block of Riverpond Road at Tuttle Creek State Park. Among the items stolen from the vehicle were financial cards. The [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners this week unanimously approved a $36.2 million overall budget for fiscal year 2022. The mill levy is up a whole mill from last year. Commissioner Dee McKee explained on KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday, that it’s primarily attributed to increased personnel wages and a $1.4 million increase into the county’s Special Highway fund for [...]

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