The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University will see a new director step into leadership effective March 1st. Kent Michael Smith was appointed to the role by President Richard Linton, according to Thursday’s edition of K-State Today. Linton called the museum a gem on the Manhattan campus, and says Smith brings [...]
Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi Thursday was selected by Democratic Party members to replace retiring State Sen. Tom Hawk by 23 to 19 vote. Reddi narrowly topped Riley County Democratic Party Chair Katie Allen for the nomination during a convention in the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The two were the only candidates nominated to fill [...]
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) achieved a major milestone recently. “As of December 20, a couple weeks ago, DHS finished commissioning of the facility,” said Tim Barr, NBAF Program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security. Barr shared those comments on Thursday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus. Barr says commissioning also came in [...]
The Manhattan-Ogden School Board has agreed to extend the implementation of the current COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan in a 7-0 vote at their meeting Wednesday. The plan remains unchanged from the revisions made back in September. The board agreed that changes to the plan were not warranted due to the fact that the county remains [...]
A former Manhattan restaurant owner charged with more than two dozen sex crimes now looks to a February sentencing after a Wednesday court appearance in Riley County District Court. 63-year-old Robert Iacobellis is accused of numerous counts of sexual assault and rape by four different people, three of whom were minors at the time. Iacobellis, [...]
The Manhattan City government reorganized Tuesday, with city commissioners unanimously confirming Mark Hatesohl to serve as mayor for the year 2023 as Linda Morse closes out her second term in the largely ceremonial position. By tradition, commissioners serving for four-year terms rotate the position among them in order of the number of votes cast in [...]
The Riley County Democratic Party on Thursday will elect a candidate to succeed State Senator Tom Hawk in the Kansas Legislature. A convention to elect Hawk’s replacement is taking place at 5:30 p.m. at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Party Chair Katie Allen is one of at least two candidates who have expressed interest in [...]
The Manhattan-Riley County chapter of the League of Women Voters is welcoming two speakers from the Kansas State School Board Thursday. The organization says Board Chair Jim Porter and VIce Chair Janet Waugh, will speak to a gathering at Meadowlark Hills in the Prairie Star Restaurant. Waugh, who represents District 1 – encompassing Riley and [...]
A Salina man was jailed Tuesday on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in Riley County District Court. The Riley County Police Department says 47-year-old Jason Meyer Smith remains jailed on an $80,000 bond. The first warrant stems from Smith missing court Aug. 5 for an original charge of possession with intent to distribute [...]
The Manhattan-Ogden School Board will consider possibly extending the current version of its pandemic response plan through the end of the current school year, when it meets tonight at the Robinson Education Center. Agenda documents state the district would continue to utilize its “Test to Know” program for students and staff through the remainder of [...]
