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Election Day is in the books, but with advance mail-in ballots still coming in and provisional ballots yet to be processed, some races could still be in flux. Advance ballots are still arriving through mail, Riley County clerk Rich Vargo said. Those ballots slightly narrowed the fight for third place in the city commission election [...]

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The CiCo ballfields will have a new name: the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously authorized city officials to make a naming rights agreement between Steel and Pipe Supply and the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Foundation for the CiCo ball complex. Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held carbon steel [...]

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Incumbent city commission candidate Jayme Minton led election fundraising according to campaign finance records released this week. The second and final round of finance records for city commission candidates was due Monday. Amber Starling and Martha Sweeney’s records were both filed Wednesday afternoon. As of noon Thursday, Abena Taylor has not yet filed her records. [...]

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Voters will decide Nov. 4 who will fill three positions on the Manhattan City Commission. The two candidates with the most votes will receive four-year terms, while the third-place finisher receives a two-year term. The nine candidates are incumbent Jayme Minton, 39, a Meadowlark employee; incumbent Peter Oppelt, 37, a veteran and Travelers Insurance employee; [...]

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No townhomes in the neighborhood just east of City Park. That was the decision the Manhattan City Commission reached Tuesday night after residents pleaded with officials not to change the neighborhood’s zoning to allow adjacent multi-unit dwellings. Developer Gavin Schmidt, director of business development at BHS Construction, had petitioned that two lots, one at 300 North [...]

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The Manhattan city commission on Tuesday unanimously approved three requests related to the Manhattan Infill Housing project. “Since it has changed, (the project) still includes 40 units,” said Stephanie Peterson, director of community development. “Those units are going to be three bedroom, two baths. There are 28 units that are at the LK Townhomes site, and then [...]

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The Manhattan city commission on Tuesday unanimously approved three requests related to the Manhattan Infill Housing project. “Since it has changed, (the project) still includes 40 units,” said Stephanie Peterson, director of community development. “Those units are going to be three bedroom, two baths. There are 28 units that are at the LK Townhomes site, and then [...]

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Eight of the nine individuals vying for positions on the Manhattan city commission gathered with residents Wednesday to share their stances on public issues. The forum, hosted by the Bocker’s II Catering and Events venue at 221 North Fourth St., covered topics including rising property taxes, housing, parking availability and the indoor aquatics facility proposed [...]

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In an update to the Manhattan city commission on Tuesday, Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete said the jail population remains above recommended capacity. Peete said while the facility has 143 beds, not all of those spots should be filled. “If you look at the requirements for categorization, we can’t have 143 folks within [...]

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