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Tensions rose between the public during Wednesday’s Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board meeting. Members of the public continued to show their support and opposition to training due to Critical Race Theory. 10 people spoke during public comment, but the room was filled with those on both sides of the issue. Kim Zito was the last [...]

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Sunset Zoo will be open for the weekend of the Fourth plus the end of the three-day holiday weekend on the fifth, for those looking for something to do. Melissa Kirkwood tells KMAN, however, those visiting should be prepared that construction of the new Asian exhibit area is ongoing. Kirkwood tells KMAN that one of [...]

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Fireworks sales officially open up at noon Thursday in Manhattan continuing through Sunday, July 4. By city ordinance, residents can use fireworks 8 a.m. to midnight Thursday through Sunday. Because fireworks pose a risk for burns and injuries, local officials are urging safety this holiday weekend. Fire Marshal Jake Powell with the Manhattan Fire Department [...]

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The Beach Museum of Art has opened a new John Steuart Curry art exhibit. The exhibit includes a virtual exhibit open to the public now, as well as an in-person exhibit when the museum officially reopens on August 24th. It includes several of Curry’s paintings, prints, drawings, and book illustrations. Beach Museum curator Liz Seaton [...]

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Riley County health officials are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 variants of concern. In its latest weekly report, Riley County identified 24 new positive Coronavirus cases and 28 additional recoveries since June 23. That includes four COVID-positive patients under care at Ascension Via Christi. Two patients remain in the Intensive Care Unit. The health department [...]

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After years of haggling over sites, needs and how best to set up for training purposes, the Riley County Police Firearms Range is officially open.  Riley County Commissioner John Ford, other commissioners and the county’s Law Board and RCPD Director Dennis Butler participated in a ribbon cutting ahead of an open house Wednesday morning. Butler [...]

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The Red Cross is putting a call out to donors to consider giving blood. The agency said this week it is in the midst of a severe blood shortage right now and has scheduled three opportunities in the region to donate in July. The first will take place July 13 and 14 at the K-State [...]

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The suspect in a June 22 shooting in the 400 block of Yuma Street in Manhattan will appear for a preliminary hearing in late July on charges of attempted first degree murder. Jamie Smith made his first court appearance Friday via video conference. Since that appearance, Smith has applied for, and been appointed counsel. Online [...]

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Gov. Laura Kelly was in attendance Tuesday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Manhattan beverage shipping company. Bev-Hub, a Wichita-based beverage canning, labeling and shipping company, has officially opened its doors and is now the home of 37 new jobs. Kelly says the new facility is a great example of economic development in Kansas. [...]

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Pottawatomie County held a public open house in Westmoreland Monday for the newly constructed Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility. County commissioners and staff gathered as they commemorated the completion of a project that has been in the works for over five years. The building will replace Public Works’ nearly 85-year-old shop and allow the department [...]

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