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Advance voting for the 2021 general election will begin next week. Advance voting in person and by mail officially begins October 13th, with the voter registration deadline on Oct. 12th. Local races include the race for Manhattan City Commission, of which nine candidates are running for three seats. The USD 383 school board has six [...]

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Geary County USD 475 will continue to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks through at least early spring. The school board voted Monday to extend its mask requirement for all patrons regardless of vaccination status until April 4, 2022. The board says it will reassess the situation at that time. The masking requirement [...]

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The new year is quickly approaching, and that means another year of celebrating the Manhattan community. Vern Henricks, President of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, tells KMAN the date for the Community Foundation Awards is set for March 21, 2022. He talks more about what the event will offer. “An opportunity for us to share [...]

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Whether it’s boots, bling, or button-ups, it’s all welcome at the Bison, Beef, and Bourbon event. Jack Lindquist, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation Board Member, says the discovery center is hosting a fundraiser that will take over three floors of the discovery center. He says the western-themed event will not lack excitement. “We are offering [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials say over $71,000 was paid to hackers following a September ransomware attack, which compromised the county’s IT systems. That’s down from the apparent $1 million the county says was initially demanded. It includes $71,250 paid to the threat actor and $356.25 in exchange fees to facilitate the cyber currency payment. The funds were paid out [...]

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Riley County Police Department’s current director will be retiring next year. In a statement on Monday, Director Dennis Butler will retire after three years serving in the RCPD. Butler was sworn in as the director back in December 2018. He will remain at RCPD as the Director through January 2022, the effective date of his [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a man’s shooting death as a homicide. In a release, it’s stated that deputies were called around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to Geary Community Hospital where a person with gunshot wounds had been brought. That person later died from their injuries. Investigators say the shooting happened in a rural [...]

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The magic of Oztoberfest returned to Downtown Wamego on Saturday. After the cancellation of last year’s Oztoberfest, community members, and Wizard of Oz enthusiasts alike, gathered to enjoy the many Oz themed activities and entertainment that they had been missing. A costume contest, magic shows, car shows, children’s story time, special guests, and a variety [...]

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Senator Roger Marshall spoke to members of the community during his town hall over the weekend. Marshall heard from members of the Manhattan community and their concerns about current topics. One of the big topics discussed was the national vaccine mandate from President Joe Biden and “vaccine passports.” Marshall says while he is a supporter [...]

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DICKINSON COUNTY — An 18-year-old is dead following a crash Friday afternoon in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says just before 12:30 p.m., Javier Fuentes, of Junction City, was driving southbound on Hwy 56, about 3 miles south of Herington when, for an unknown reason, his Honda Accord drifted to the left, crossed the [...]

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