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In recent years, some in the community have been signaling the need for an indoor water park in Manhattan. The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department says previous polling has shown about 70% of respondents support indoor aquatics. Director Aaron Stewart says it’s a major focus of the Move MHK Comprehensive Plan and is included in a [...]

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The Manhattan Housing Authority has a new program to help homeless veterans. The program, called HUD-VASH, combines vouchers from the Housing and Urban Development with the Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Housing organizations. Manhattan Housing Authority Executive Director Aaron Estabrook spoke about the program on KMAN’s In Focus Thursday. MHA Chief Operations Officer Alyssa Boley, elaborates on [...]

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Four local residents graduated from Drug Court Wednesday afternoon. Community Corrections Intensive Supervision Probation Officer Brett Clark explains what Drug Court is: Clark says the local Drug Court is still in its infancy but is working well. Among those graduates is Henry Crowder, of Manhattan, who spoke with KMAN after the ceremony. Another graduate was [...]

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An arrest was made in Manhattan Thursday for an alleged domestic battery. The Riley County Police Department says officers arrested 42-year-old Eric Fisher, of Bucklin, Kansas, at around 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn. Fisher is charged with probable cause offenses of aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threat and aggravated intimidation of [...]

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The race for a fourth seat on the Manhattan-Ogden School Board remains tight, though incumbent Curt Herrman extended his lead slightly on Wednesday. After polls closed Tuesday night, Herrman had a 20 vote lead over Frank Beer. More advance mail ballots were added to the election count in Riley and Pottawatomie counties Wednesday, with Herrman [...]

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Kansas farmers and ranchers, as well as area state legislators took part in a roundtable discussion Wednesday in Manhattan centered on how expanding Medicaid would potentially benefit the state’s agriculture industry. Leading the discussion was Gov. Laura Kelly, who is planning yet another attempt to convince the GOP-controlled legislature to debate the issue and ultimately [...]

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Over the past two weeks, police say vandals have caused an estimated $1,500 in damage to a boys bathroom inside Manhattan High School. The Riley County Police Department says it fielded a report Tuesday for criminal damage to property after an unknown suspect damaged items by tagging them with graffiti. MHS has dealt with numerous [...]

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For the second straight year, Pottawatomie County voters have turned down a quarter percent sales tax to fund road and bridge improvements. The measure failed on a 56 to 44 percent margin (2,547 voting no, 2,032 voting yes), a year after it also failed by a 53 to 47 percent margin. County officials previously noted [...]

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There will be three new faces on the Manhattan City Commission in the new year. Susan Adamchak, Karen McCulloh and Peter Oppelt all won election to the commission Tuesday night. Incumbent John Matta won re-election. Adamchak was the top vote getter Tuesday night. McCulloh is no stranger to the city commission. She finished in second [...]

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At least two newcomers and one incumbent have won election to the Manhattan-Ogden School board. With all precincts reporting in Riley and Pottawatomie County, Kristin Brighton has secured a second four year term, finishing first with 4,079 votes. In second place was Katie Allen, who finished with 3,760 votes. Allen, who formerly chaired the Riley [...]

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