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The month of November saw Manhattan set three records for daily high temperatures, according to data from the National Weather Service. The first record was set on Nov. 15, when Manhattan saw a 73 degree high temperature. The second record was on Nov. 23, a temperature of 74 degrees. Another record was set on Monday, [...]

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The K-State Department of Agricultural Economics has surpassed its 2 million dollar fundraising goal for the Barry Flinchbaugh Chair in Agricultural Economics. This chair will help contribute to food and agricultural policy across the state and nation in honor of the late Flinchbaugh, who according to current department head Allen Featherstone, dreamed of endowing a chair to build [...]

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Fancy Creek Bridge has a new name, honoring a local Vietnam veteran who lost his life over 50 years ago during the war. The Riley Countian newspaper reports that a renaming ceremony for the bridge was held Nov. 20 at the VFW Hall in Randolph. It will be called the PFC Loren H. Larson Memorial [...]

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One person was hospitalized Saturday following a motor vehicle accident near Riley on US Highway 77. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Jeep Wrangler had slowed for an accident scene in the easbound lane when a Chevy Equinox struck the rear of her vehicle shortly after 6:30 p.m. The driver of the Equinox, 26-year-old Elizabeth [...]

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The Riley County Seniors Center is bringing a special guest to the Christmas holiday lunch. Liz Nelson, seniors service center program director, tells KMAN the holiday lunch will take place on December 10, and following the lunch this year will be a guest speaker- Sally Newton. Nelson says Newton is a local scientist at Kansas [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners are interested in further exploration of options to address waste in and tidy up Aggieville’s alleys, though talk of exclusive service contracts in the district drew concern. City officials discussed strategies to clean up and consolidate trash and grease repositories in the business district at their Tuesday work session, part of an [...]

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If inflation at the grocery store makes you cringe, farmers trying to purchase fertilizer and herbicides can more than relate. Greg McClure, Riley County K-State Ag Extension Agent, says anhydrous ammonia prices are what scares him a lot right now. He says prices last December were $424 a ton, but today, that isn’t the case. [...]

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Tuttle Creek Lake levels are right where they need to be for this time of year. Tuttle Creek Operations Project Manager Brian McNulty says the rain during this season has led to some rising in levels. Initially the lake rose about three feet, then more later on in the season. When the winter months start [...]

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Local businesses are encouraging the public to think of them this holiday season. Saturday marks the annual Shop Small Saturday, a focus on the businesses and entrepreneurs viewed largely as the backbone of most communities. Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Executive Director Gina Snyder says for every $100 spent locally, $68 stays in Manhattan and re-circulates. A [...]

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