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Riley County commissioners are keeping a close eye on a house concurrent resolution in the Kansas Legislature. HRC 5022 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring that a sheriff be elected in each county. The resolution was proposed in response to a few counties in Kansas switching to all appointed personnel. County Counselor Clancy Holeman says Riley [...]

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Manhattan property tax revenue through the end of 2021 lagged below 2020’s figures, though sales tax collections brought the city into the positive at the year’s end. The City Manager’s Monthly Report was released Friday, reporting a snapshot of the city’s finances and operations as of December 31. Property tax revenue collections came in at [...]

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The Manhattan Military Relations Committee will welcome back MRC lunches in February. Military relations liaison, Janet Nichols, says the MRC lunches are open to anyone even without membership. She says it is great opportunity to network, learn, and enjoy lunch. She says the lunch is twenty dollars, but well worth it. “It has an entree, [...]

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National School Choice Week begins January 24. Jordan Candido, director of advancement with Flint Hills Christian School, tells KMAN this is an exciting week for them and talks more about the national movement. “Get parents aware of what is out there for their students,” Candido adds. “School choice is the process of allowing every family [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents have approved an exception to the tenure clock extension policy. Vice President of Academic Affairs Daniel Archer spoke to the details of the tenure policy during Wednesday’s meeting. A one-time exception was granted by the Regents for tenure-track employees at universities including at K-State in April 2020, due to COVID-19 [...]

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A Junction City High School student vocalist has been selected to perform in the 2022 High School Honors Performance Series next month at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Senior Mahkayla Cole will perform Vocal Alto 2 with the High School Honors Concert Choir, putting her as one of the highest-rated high school performers in [...]

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The prospect of a new Museum of Art and Light in downtown Manhattan has Chamber President and CEO Jason Smith excited. “It enhances this community as a place to attract more residents,” Smith says. “We’ve talked about this a lot over the last couple years since I’ve been here, is we have to do a [...]

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An investigation into a July 2021 alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Manhattan has resulted in the arrest of a suspect. Riley County Police say 19-year-old Marcus Quintin Hall, of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday after being extradited from Pulaski County, Missouri. He’s charged with a single felony county [...]

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The Wamego School Board is inching closer to having a new superintendent in place. Four special meetings are planned next week for interviews to be conducted by the board with finalists, after the application period closed recently. Meetings are scheduled Monday through Thursday and will be entirely in executive session. Each candidate will tour the [...]

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No injuries were reported after a brief fire ignited on the roof of Bluemont Elementary Wednesday evening. The school said on its Facebook page that a faulty heating unit ignited on the school’s roof after school Wednesday. There were staff and students in the building at Boys & Girls Club’s after school program. All were [...]

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