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The agencies that oversee Aggieville and Downtown Manhattan businesses will receive financial assistance from the city for the remainder of the year due to ongoing transient guest tax (TGT) revenue shortfalls. As part of Tuesday’s consent agenda, city commissioners approved a $39,000 request from Downtown Manhattan and a $30,000 request from the Aggieville Business Association [...]

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After new information from the Centers for Disease Control labeled Riley County an emerging hotspot for COVID-19 cases, officials with the Health Department addressed their concerns while making the pitch for those unvaccinated to change that. In the past week, more than 60 new cases have been identified, bringing the total number of active cases [...]

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Lee Elementary Neighborhood Historic District The Manhattan City Commission approved the first reading for the establishment of the Lee Elementary Neighborhood Historic District during its meeting Tuesday. The move, recommended by the Historic Resources Board, serves to preserve the architecture of multiple house which local residents and experts refer to as having a mid-century modern [...]

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With the Riley County Fair in full swing starting this week, county extension is asking fair goers to be conscious of parking. Extension Agent Megan Dougherty says they will be rerouting traffic due to the ongoing construction on Kimball Avenue. The north parking lot off of Kimball will be open only to rodeo contestants, 4-H [...]

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The grandmother of a 5-month old baby injured last week in a suspected child abuse incident has set up a GoFundMe page for the boy and his mother to cover medical expenses. The mother reportedly has no car, medical insurance and had recently moved to Manhattan from Colorado, about a month ago. During the morning [...]

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Riley County health officials are amplifying messages to residents to get vaccinated. Last week, the health department identified more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, and at the time seven were hospitalized with symptoms. This at a time when cases of the Delta variant have also been rising both nationally and locally. According to the [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners received an update Monday on maintenance at the old courthouse building in Westmoreland. The building, which has sat vacant for close to a decade sustained water damage over past couple months. Noxious Weed Department Director Tim Eisenbarth spoke about the building during his monthly facilities update. Dehumidifiers continue to run in the [...]

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Construction delays mean scheduled tours for the new Junction City High School are on hold. Geary County Schools USD 475 officials say the cancelation of the tours doesn’t affect the scheduled first day of classes in the new facility, slated for August 25th. The school district was hoping to show off the new school August [...]

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An arrest warrant affidavit released by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office details what led to the arrest of a former Manhattan Parks and Recreation employee, charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The document, obtained by News Radio KMAN Tuesday, alleges 31-year-old Zach Bayless, a former Recreation Supervisor, downloaded and shared a [...]

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The rehabilitation project for the stilling basin below Tuttle Creek Dam is nearing completion, with it being given back to control of the Army Corps of Engineers Operations team at the lake. Operations Project Manager Brian McNulty tells KMAN the project included closure of an old drain that helped cause a sinkhole. Public access remains [...]

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