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Meadowlark officials broke ground Wednesday on a new 24-unit independent living apartment building on its main campus in Manhattan. The Monarch, as it’s called, will be located on the southeast corner of Meadowlark Road and Meadowlark Circle. Nearly 80 percent of the apartments have been reserved with down payments. The sales process for the new [...]

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As the Douglass Activity Center nears its one year anniversary, the center’s director is working to renovate a kitchen space in the nearby Douglass Center Annex. “When I came in 2011, the kitchen had been closed for years,” said Director Dave Baker on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday. “With the new facility we’ve been able to [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents approved an amendment Wednesday to Kansas State University’s fiscal year 2023 capital improvement project plan. Additionally with that vote the board also accepted the revised statement for the Tracz Family Band Hall in West Memorial Stadium. “Due to current supply chain and construction market conditions, the estimated total project cost [...]

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Members of the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Advisory Board are looking at scheduling a meeting later this year with both Riley County and USD 383 officials on future plans at CiCo Park. Officials are planning to pick up where they left off on a 2017 strategic facility improvement plan there. It would include, among other [...]

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A fire at a Manhattan apartment was reported early Thursday morning. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 2215 College Ave. for a fire at the Gramercy Apartments in building Q just before 4:30 a.m. Crews found a three-story building with smoke coming from the second floor. It was controlled by the sprinkler system and [...]

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The Riley County Health Department says it has confirmed 47 new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, while also recording 64 recoveries. The dwindling numbers continue as there were just 26 active cases Wednesday and three COVID positive patients in the hospital, including one in the ICU. The two week rolling percent positive rate [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved the expansion of the Downtown STAR bond district, with a public hearing scheduled to update the redevelopment plan on April 5. The expansion is related to a $43.6 million Art and Light Museum being planned by the DeBruyn’s, owners of The Master Teacher in Manhattan. By expanding the lot [...]

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Aggieville will be painted green Saturday as the tradition continues with the annual road races and parade. Aggieville Business Association Executive Director, Dennis Cook says it’ll be a great day for the community to get together and enjoy the weather. Cook says they are extra grateful this year as they were offered about 80+ volunteers [...]

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Ongoing construction surrounding Green Valley Road is expected to shift phases soon. Pottawatomie County Public Works Project Coordinator Steve Roggenkamp says it’s a sign the construction in that area is nearing completion. “It will soon be shifting to re-construction of the left turn lane on 24 and the addition of a second left turn lane. [...]

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Pottawatomie County residents will have the opportunity in the month of May to dispose of unwanted passenger tires and refrigeration appliances at no cost. County Commissioners approved an amnesty month specific to those materials. County Sanitarian Scott Schwinn says it’s been a successful program in the past. “Here we’re asking to do a cleanup which rather than [...]

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