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Manhattan City Commission approves Cemeteries Master Plan

The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved the Parks and Recreation Department’s Cemeteries Master Plan Tuesday night. The plan will see upgrades to infrastructure within Sunset and Sunrise Cemeteries, including an eventual new building for equipment at the latter and a joint maintenance facility to be shared between Sunset Zoo and Sunset Cemetery as well. Overall [...]

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Law Board approves pay increase for RCPD Director

The Riley County Law Board completed the first performance evaluation of RCPD Director Brian Peete Tuesday. Peete, who was hired in December 2022 at a salary of just over $160,000, recently completed his first year of a five year contract. Salary details weren’t immediately provided from the Law Board Secretary Tuesday, but after an executive [...]

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Authorities investigating after fiery mattress left on roadside near St. Marys

Authorities are searching for the person responsible for leaving a burning mattress on the side of the road, north of St. Marys. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says it took the report Monday of a mattress lit on fire and left in the 4600 block of Shawguee Road. It’s believed that the mattress was being [...]

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Manhattan Public Works crews making progress on streets, water line issues

Manhattan city officials Tuesday gave an update on how public works crews have navigated the frigid and slick conditions this past week. City manager Ron Fehr: Mayor Wynn Butler says also at play this week has been a delay of trash service to most residents. Local snow removal fleets do not have large numbers so [...]

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Manhattan legislator says Republicans will likely vote on their version of tax bill this week

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Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are crafting a counter response to Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest tax proposal. Tax committees and Senate leadership have been set on working the single rate plan for filers once again. It’s likely the bill will have a combination of a single rate income tax at 5.25% and some form of property [...]

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One person hospitalized after snow plow overturns in Geary County

A Junction City man was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after rolling his snow plow. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Joshua Resto was plowing the roadway just before 1:30 a.m. along the K244 spur, on the southeastern edge of Milford Lake, when the rear tires started to slide on the snow and into the ditch, [...]

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Area schools call off classes Tuesday due to extreme cold

Several area schools have called off classes Tuesday, due to the extreme cold. A Wind Chill Warning will be in place through noon. Kansas State University is closed today, though essential employees are told to report for duty. Dining centers are open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fort Riley is operating on a two hour [...]

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Manhattan City Commission to consider change to lease agreement for fire station HQ

The new Manhattan City Commission will hold its first legislative meeting of the new year tonight at City Hall. The agenda includes a consideration to adopt a new payment agreement with Kansas State University, related to the Manhattan Fire Department headquarters at 2000 Denison Ave. The city plans to divide the property into two tracts [...]

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By |2024-01-15T10:05:00-06:00January 15th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan City Commission to consider change to lease agreement for fire station HQ
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