Rock Creek Schools announced that they will not be in session on Wednesday, May 1 due to the tornado that occurred in Westmoreland. A tornado touched down just before 5pm Tuesday and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure in Westmoreland, resulting in multiple injuries and one confirmed fatality. More information will be shared as [...]
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Severe weather raked across the region this afternoon as possibility of severe weather continues into Wednesday and overnight Thursday. âItâs become a little bit more uncertain,â says National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Flanagan. âWith perhaps some morning and early afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the area, some of the models that we have are showing [...]
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Manhattan Public Library has unveiled a new mobile app that will allow community members to engage with their services on the go. The app, called myLibro, allows for users to add their library card, search through the library catalogue, place holds, reserve and renew items, and more. âThe other day I went in to pick [...]
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The Riley County Historical Society is starting a new public training initiative to assist in the preservation of historic gravestones. With 29 Kansas cemeteries that are currently on the national or state historic register, none of which are in Riley County, the historical museum identified a need for the conservation of headstones to not only [...]
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Riley County is preparing for the groundbreaking on their new EMS station, which is being held next Monday. EMS Director David Adams says a final rezoning request for the new station site was recently submitted to the city and is anticipated to be approved quickly. Once approved, the last document that the county needs completed [...]
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Wamego Health Center is close to completing a new MRI suite which began construction on September 29. The MRI scanner facility is being funded by the Wamego Hospital Foundation and patrons of the community. While the projected completion date for the scanning suite is April 1, the hospital is engaging in rigorous safety testing before [...]
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Manhattan Area Technical College will be holding a number of events in the near future for current and potential students. Of note is the Career Fair where a range of employers meet with students to create opportunities to network and potentially land jobs. MATC President, Jim Genandt shares that industries represented at the fair include [...]
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March Madness is upon us and Kansas State is hosting two games during the first weekend of play in the womenâs basketball tournament. With that comes a unique opportunity for Manhattan to see a boost economically due to the influx of individuals from opposing teams traveling in to the Little Apple. Manhattan Area Chamber of [...]
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Spring is upon us and Tuttle Creek Lake is preparing for the season with recreation opportunities on some of the US Army Corps of Engineers property. Tuttle Creek Cove and Stockdale will be opening April 15 to the general public. âTuttle Cove is open through October, Stockdale we shut down at the end of September, [...]
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International Womenâs Day is Friday, and the Manhattan chapter of the American Association of University Women is hosting its annual public forum featuring four womenâs journeys from their home countries to Kansas. The internationally recognized day started in Austria in 1911 and was ratified by the UN in 1977. Due to the global nature and [...]
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