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The City of Manhattan hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new Douglass Activity Center. Dozens gathered in the facility’s gymnasium to take part in the festivities, which included speeches from mayor Wynn Butler, Douglass Activity Center director David Baker, Douglass Center Advisory Board chair Debbie Nuss, city manager Ron Fehr [...]

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Wamego Health Center senior administrator Steve Land has announced that he will step down from the position he has held since 2016. He is leaving to take over as Director of Rehab at Community HealthCare System in Onaga. This won’t be Land’s first venture into the field of rehab. As a licensed physical therapist, he [...]

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Wamego Health Center senior administrator Steve Land has announced that he will step down from the position he has held since 2016. He is leaving to take over as Director of Rehab at Community HealthCare System in Onaga. This won’t be Land’s first venture into the field of rehab. As a licensed physical therapist, he [...]

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The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals ruled in favor this week of the Manhattan Home Depot store on its 2018 appraisal from Riley County. In its summary judgement, the board ruled Riley County must refund over $150,000 to the home improvement retailer, which appealed its appraisal using the hypothetical lease fee value approach (or dark [...]

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The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals ruled in favor this week of the Manhattan Home Depot store on its 2018 appraisal from Riley County. In its summary judgement, the board ruled Riley County must refund over $150,000 to the home improvement retailer, which appealed its appraisal using the hypothetical lease fee value approach (or dark [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved Local Health Order No. 21 to extend the county’s mask mandate. The order only extends the mandate and will be in place until May 16, in line with the City of Manhattan’s mask ordinance. It will take effect midnight April 1. The commission had to give Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved Local Health Order No. 21 to extend the county’s mask mandate. The order only extends the mandate and will be in place until May 16, in line with the City of Manhattan’s mask ordinance. It will take effect midnight April 1. The commission had to give Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs [...]

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Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas is now operating under their summer hours. Melissa Kirkwood, Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer, says the zoo is now open from 9:30AM to 5PM daily and those hours will continue through the summer. She adds that while the hours have extended they are still enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols. “When [...]

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The Parent-Teacher Organization of Blue Valley Schools is bringing back their Boots and Bling fundraiser. The Parent-Teacher Organization is a partnership between families, faculty, and administration that works to improve the learning opportunities for all students of USD 384. Superintendent, John Cox, says the Boots and Bling event is an annual fundraiser for the group. [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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