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No injuries were reported to residents following a house fire in south Manhattan early Monday morning. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 1 a.m. to 714 Pottawatomie Ave. Arriving firefighters found flames showing from the rear of the single-story home. Everyone inside the home got out safely before firefighters arrived, but were displaced [...]

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Kathryn Focke will seek another term on the Riley County Commission. The incumbent 3rd district commissioner was elected in 2020, replacing Ron Wells on the board. She’s the second so far to file for a seat on the commission, joining fellow commissioner Greg McKinley, who also was elected four years ago. In a statement, Focke [...]

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A Manhattan legislator has an update on proposed Medicaid expansion in the state of Kansas. Rep. Sydney Carlin of the 66th legislative district spoke about the bill’s progress in the Kansas House. “The bill will not be coming to the floor,” she said. “The committee chair decided not to bring it to the floor for [...]

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Two Manhattan men were transported to Ascension Via Christi on Friday evening after a serious accident along K-113 near Seth Child Road and Marlatt Avenue. The accident occurred at 4:30 pm on Friday afternoon when a 1996 GMC SC1 failed to yield the right of way to a 2003 Ford Econoline. The Ford, driven by [...]

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Kansas State University will kick off its NextGen K-State Campus Master Plan this week with town hall discussions to gather public feedback. The planning process will include an in-depth evaluation of all campus spaces and how they should grow and develop in accordance with the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan. Associate Vice President of Facilities Casey Lauer [...]

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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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Members of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and K-State Political Science department shared their thoughts on the recent presidential preference primary. Less than 150,000 Kansans participated in the election, the first in Kansas since 1992. Locally the turnout was less than 7%. “That’s a pretty low number, which I thinks reflects people feeling [...]

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One person is hospitalized, following a three vehicle crash about 15 miles north of Clay Center Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Clay Center man was northbound on K-15, shortly after 4:30 p.m., when his SUV crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Dodge Caravan. The SUV then was struck by an oncoming [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen bicycle from Manhattan last weekend. Authorities say the bike was reported stolen March 17 from the 4600 block of Sunflower Slope Drive. The bike is a Trek Roscoe 24 inch bicycle valued at approximately $569. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective [...]

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March Madness is upon us and Kansas State is hosting two games during the first weekend of play in the women’s 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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