The Manhattan Juneteenth organization wrapped up a week of activities with a day in City Park full of local vendors, speakers, and a unity walk. Mayor Linda Morse read out the Juneteenth proclamation in between stories about people who have recently passed and were pillars in the town’s African-American community. One of those figures being [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners capped a busy day Monday with decisions on two of three conditional use permits in front of them. During their regular morning session in Westmoreland, the commission approved a pair of conditional use permits for rural properties north of Rock Creek High School wanting to host events, such as weddings and other [...]
Many of the animals at Sunset Zoo were given protection against COVID-19 this spring thanks to a local effort involving veterinarians in the Manhattan area. Kansas State University zoo veterinarians worked closely with Sunset Zoo staff to inject animals with a slightly different vaccine, produced by Zoetis, which donated over 15,000 doses of the USDA [...]
Riley County Republicans Saturday hosted two of three candidates to be the party’s nominee in the race for attorney general in a town hall forum and meet and greet in the Wareham Opera House. Former Kansas Sec. of State Kris Kobach and retired Asst. U.S. Attorney Tony Mattivi spoke for more than an hour in [...]
One person was injured Thursday following another serious crash at the intersection of Highway 24 and Flush Road. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a van was southbound on Flush Road shortly after 1 p.m., attempting to cross the eastbound lanes of Highway 24. As it was doing so, the van was struck by an [...]
Freedom, strength, and resilience were the themes set for this year’s Manhattan Juneteenth art auction, held Thursday at Manhattan’s Douglass Activity Center. The second-annual event showcased works from artists across the community. These pieces were created by artists of all ages and skill levels. Event organizer and artist Hilary Wahlen spoke with KMAN about the [...]
Damage caused on McCain Lane now confirmed to be caused by a tornado from Saturday’s storms, says a new report from the National Weather Service. A brief low end EF-2 tornado was on the ground around McCain Lane near the Country Club. In addition to the widespread wind damage across Manhattan Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chad [...]
Manhattan residents can expect to see fire crews out and about performing annual hydrant flowing and maintenance starting this week. MFD released notice Thursday, indicating flowing and painting will continue through late Fall. The program is a yearly task necessary to flush out water lines and ensure hydrants operate as intended when needed. Fire officials [...]
Emporia State Bank and a 69-year-old woman were listed as the victims of a larceny reported Wednesday, according to Riley County police. RCPD filed the report after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Poyntz. Police officials say there a woman reported her debit card was stolen and used to make multiple purchases from [...]
Riley County remains in the ‘substantial’ incidence category for COVID-19 cases in the latest report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Reported Thursday this week due to technical difficulties surrounding the KDHE’s data dashboard, Riley County saw 53 new COVID cases between June 4th and 10th. That’s just 5 more new cases than [...]
