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An alleged threat made against Junction City High School over social media Wednesday morning was determined to be a false alarm. According to a Facebook post by Junction City Police Wednesday, it was determined the threat was not directed at the high school but rather a different high school in another state. It’s unclear what [...]

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Flint Hills Christian School is currently undergoing construction for a new expansion. Board Member Dr. Moni El-Aasar and Director of Advancement Jordan Candido, spoke with KMAN about the latest for the project. Dr. El-Aasar says the scope of the project is to have two classrooms per grade from pre-k to 6th grade. Overall, the project [...]

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Riley County health officials identified 38 new positive Coronavirus cases Wednesday and 54 additional recoveries since the last weekly report Oct. 21. Among the 92 active cases, four COVID-positive patients are being treated at Ascension Via Christi, including three who are in the Intensive Care Unit. Three are unvaccinated and one fully vaccinated patient is [...]

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Face masks are no longer required to be worn in Manhattan city-operated facilities, starting today. The directive from city staff is that masks are now strongly recommended inside facilities for vaccinated or unvaccinated people aged two or older, but not mandated. City Manager Ron Fehr said in a release Tuesday that the situation in Manhattan is [...]

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Sunset Zoo welcomes the only albino wallaby in the nation. Marketing and Development Officer for Sunset Zoo Melissa Kirkwood says, the public is welcome to come see him, though he may be hiding in the familiar tall grass much like his native Australian grass lands.   Kirkwood says, it is a genetic abnormality, his mother has had other [...]

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A jury trial began Tuesday in Riley County in the case of a man accused in a December 2017 alleged burglary and kidnapping. David Lee Gollahon is charged with three total counts. A third amended complaint filed Monday accuses Gollahon of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated robbery. The online complaint alleges Gollahon kidnapped [...]

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Manhattan city officials have announced funding available to assist income-qualified homeowners. Through a 2021 Community Development Block Grant, eligible applicants can use federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to make necessary critical repairs and accessibility modifications to their homes. It’s open to low and moderate income homeowners that earn [...]

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Staff members of the Riley County Historical Museum received a plaque honoring their former director, Cheryl Collins. Commission Chair John Ford presented a plaque to staff members in memory of Collins.  Those in attendance were Curator of Design and Interim Director Allana Parker, Curator of Collections Dawn Munger, and Archivist/Librarian Linda Glasgow. Ford says this [...]

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A pair of top Kansas State University administrators will retire early next year. The university announced last week that Chief of Staff and Director of Community Relations Linda Cook will retired Jan. 31 following four years with K-State. Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris will retire March 19 after a 12 year stint [...]

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