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The 2024 election cycle is ramping up and already four local residents have filed for seats on the Pottawatomie County Commission this fall. The board will expand from three to five seats in 2025, after voters approved as much in the 2022 election cycle. Candidates in the two new districts, 4 and 5, will be [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant on Tuesday for interference with law enforcement and domestic battery. Arturo Ramirez, 41 of Manhattan is charged with two counts of interference with law enforcement, two counts of domestic battery and then single counts that include criminal deprivation of property, intimidation of a [...]

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City officials are working to handle a growing number of potholes that have developed across Manhattan. The city put out a statement on social media Wednesday noting it has public works crews out in multiple locations, working to patch potholes as quickly as it can, including on Sunset Avenue south of Claflin Road. Residents are [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners were presented with a slew of plans Tuesday aimed at creating more housing in Manhattan. City staff presented potential strategies toward addressing housing challenges through Rural Housing Incentive Districts, Industrial Revenue Bonds, Moderate Income Housing grants and the city’s workforce housing sales tax. The 2023 Economic Recovery and Relief Sales Tax is dedicated [...]

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The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition is hosting a kickoff event for Dementia Friendly Manhattan. Director Debbie Nuss says the initiative was created to make the community more aware of people living with memory loss, noting 10% of the national population. This year’s event will feature guest speaker Susan McFadden, author of Dementia Friendly Communities. After [...]

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Nearly two dozen Manhattan High School musicians have been selected for the 2024 Kansas Music Educators Association All-State Honor Ensembles. All-State concerts are held at the Century II Convention Center in Wichita Feb 22 through Feb. 24 as part of the annual KMEA In-Service Workshop. According to the KMEA website, each year students in Kansas [...]

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1:35 pm Tuesday update Riley County officials say the portion of Wildcat Creek Road that closed Tuesday morning, due to a turned over semi truck has reopened to traffic. Original story 11:25 a.m. Tuesday Wildcat Creek Road is currently closed, due to a semi that turned over sometime before 11 am Tuesday on an icy [...]

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City officials are focused on upgrading their online technology. The city’s enterprise resource planning system, or ERP, serves as the financial operating system for the city, and Assistant Manhattan City Manager Jared Wasinger says it has room for improvement. Improvements will include easier access to building permits, utility billing, and online business with the city. [...]

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The City of Manhattan is ramping up to do major construction on the intersection of Kimball and Denison. Currently the city is doing lots of utility work on water lines in order to avoid a decreased capacity of water services, especially at K-State. Assistant Manhattan City Manager Jared Wasinger spoke on the project’s current timeline [...]

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WTC commitment approved Riley County commissioners moved Monday to commit $5,000 toward a grant application to expand public WiFi hot spots to under-served areas of the county. The action follows a request from WTC last week seeking support for a 10% match toward an ADOPT grant from the Kansas Office of Broadband Development. The program [...]

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