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The Riley County planning department is going back to regularly meeting with its committees as Vision 2025 is underway, ...
01/28/2025

The Riley County planning department is going back to regularly meeting with its committees as Vision 2025 is underway, commissioners said Monday.

The Riley County planning department is going back to regularly meeting with its committees as Vision 2025 is underway, commissioners said Monday.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Volunteers pitch in for K-State's annual MLK Day of Service
01/28/2025

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Volunteers pitch in for K-State's annual MLK Day of Service

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 told an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”

Topeka officials on Friday pitched an idea to Manhattan area leaders: Why not join forces to make one big metropolitan a...
01/27/2025

Topeka officials on Friday pitched an idea to Manhattan area leaders: Why not join forces to make one big metropolitan area?

Topeka officials on Friday pitched an idea to Manhattan area leaders: Why not join forces to make one big metropolitan area?

City plowed more than 42 million cubic feet of snow after Winter Storm Blair
01/27/2025

City plowed more than 42 million cubic feet of snow after Winter Storm Blair

Manhattan city crews and contractors plowed more than 42 million cubic feet of snow in the first response after Winter Storm Blair.

Army sending 200 Fort Riley soldiers to US-Mexico border
01/27/2025

Army sending 200 Fort Riley soldiers to US-Mexico border

About 200 Fort Riley soldiers are among those heading to the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the month, defense officials said.

Scorpius CEO acknowledges agreement with state to build Manhattan facility is 'no more'
01/24/2025

Scorpius CEO acknowledges agreement with state to build Manhattan facility is 'no more'

Plans to build a long-promised biological manufacturing facility in Manhattan have fizzled, though company leaders prefer not to say the project is dead.

At the start of Wednesday’s school board meeting, Jayme Morris-Hardeman stepped down as the board president, and the boa...
01/24/2025

At the start of Wednesday’s school board meeting, Jayme Morris-Hardeman stepped down as the board president, and the board unanimously elected Kristin Brighton as president for 2025.

With the new year, the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board has changed its board officers.

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Thursday advocated for Kansas and for his home base of Manhattan during the confirmation he...
01/24/2025

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Thursday advocated for Kansas and for his home base of Manhattan during the confirmation hearings for U.S. secretary of agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins.

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Thursday advocated for Kansas and for his home base of Manhattan during the confirmation hearings for U.S. secretary of agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins.

Leaders to discuss how to resuscitate local economy in wake of report
01/24/2025

Leaders to discuss how to resuscitate local economy in wake of report

As officials gathered Friday, they planned to discuss Manhattan’s stagnant economy and strategies for turning it around.

PLAN YOUR WEEKEND | Here’s a look at some local events in the area this weekend.
01/23/2025

PLAN YOUR WEEKEND | Here’s a look at some local events in the area this weekend.

Local businesses will be handing out free warm beverages to shoppers this Saturday.

A bridge replacement project in northeastern Pottawatomie County is set to get underway next week.
01/23/2025

A bridge replacement project in northeastern Pottawatomie County is set to get underway next week.

A bridge replacement project in northeastern Pottawatomie County is set to get underway next week.

Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys.
01/23/2025

Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys.

Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys.

Four new members took their seats on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board Tuesday.
01/22/2025

Four new members took their seats on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board Tuesday.

Four new members took their seats on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board Tuesday.

City OKs hotel on Midtown lot despite pushback
01/22/2025

City OKs hotel on Midtown lot despite pushback

Tensions were high Tuesday as Manhattan city commissioners unanimously voted to let a developer change the Midtown project from an office building to a hotel with a parking garage in

The Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event is headed to Chase County this year.
01/22/2025

The Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event is headed to Chase County this year.

The Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event is headed to Chase County this year.

Ayoka Lee is injured again, and Mittie says it's 'not good'
01/22/2025

Ayoka Lee is injured again, and Mittie says it's 'not good'

No. 10 Kansas State women’s basketball star center Ayoka Lee left Sunday’s game against Arizona State with an apparent lower leg injury, and it doesn’t sound like she’ll be back

American Red Cross Kansas District officials are calling on blood donors this week to help up make up for the loss of do...
01/21/2025

American Red Cross Kansas District officials are calling on blood donors this week to help up make up for the loss of donations because of severe winter weather impacting the country.

American Red Cross Kansas District officials are calling on blood donors this week to help up make up for the loss of donations because of severe winter weather impacting the

MHS club hosts community discourse on fair policing
01/21/2025

MHS club hosts community discourse on fair policing

People of varying ages from high school students to senior citizens on Monday brought the national issue of fair policing to the local level.

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