Riley County Commissioners tabled a proposal Thursday to increase the tipping fees at the transfer station. Assistant County Engineer Evan McMillan requested taking the current $55 rate per ton of solid waste to $64 or $65 per ton. McMillan estimates repairing the transfer station’s tipping floor would be about $200,000, while a fire monitoring system [...]
Local nonprofit Thrive is hosting its Musical May Day Extravaganza fundraiser Sunday. Thrive Flint Hills representative Tana Warner says the event promises plenty of fun for all ages. Warner encourages everyone to come out and learn more about their organization and the life-changing work they have done for community members struggling to make ends meet. The [...]
Manhattan Parks and Recreation is looking forward to summertime as workers begin preparing the city’s pools and splash parks before opening back up this month. Parks and Rec Aquatics Recreation Specialist Sydni Baker says this year, all three pools and both splash parks will be up and running. Baker encourages those interested in registering children [...]
A Beloit man, arrested following a fatal crash in Clay County, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and DUI. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 7 a.m. Thursday on US 24, east of Clay Center. Jacob Zelinski, 27, was eastbound when his vehicle crossed the westbound lane, entered the north ditch [...]
Manhattan businessman Frank Beer has become the third candidate to file for a seat on the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board. According to a Friday news release, Beer intends to campaign on putting parents in control of their children’s public education, honoring taxpayer investments and opposing schools being “used for experiments with societal issues and [...]
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is hosting a highly unique performance Friday night on the K-State campus. Paul Rucker is a multimedia visual artist, composer, and musician, with a large portion of his work focusing on social justice issues in the United States. Rucker and five local musicians will present an improvisational and [...]
The Riley County Police Department is currently investigating two separate incidents of vandalism at Frank Anneberg Park and is seeking further information from the public. According to RCPD Public Information Officer Aaron Wintermote, officers were called out to the park on April 24th after Manhattan Parks and Recreation staff discovered the vandalism. A shed, baseball [...]
Pottawatomie County officials have announced an emergency lane reduction has been put in place along Louisville Road at the Louisville Bridge over Rock Creek, due to deterioration on the bridge deck, which will need to be repaired. The lane reduction is about 3/4 of a mile east of Rockenham Road and a 1/2 mile west [...]
City officials celebrated the reopening of the gateway into Aggieville Thursday. The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon under the new Aggieville Archway on North Manhattan Ave., signifying that Aggieville is open for business. Aggieville Business Association Director Dennis Cook calls it a relief to have all streets leading into the district free [...]
Manhattan Regional Airport will shut down this summer to complete a massive $30 million runway reconstruction project. City Manager Ron Fehr says construction is progressing well, but noted the next phase of the project will begin Friday, May 5th. An updated timeline and additional information on runway closures can be found at www.flymhk.com under the [...]
