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Housing-study representation The Pottawatomie County Commission has requested representation on a Manhattan housing study steering committee. The discussion came up during Manhattan city manager Ron Fehr’s monthly update to the Pott County Commission. Fehr described during the discussion what exactly will be looked at during the study. The request for representation came after Commissioner Pat Weixelman [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden school board will vote Wednesday whether to mandate mask wearing in district buildings through at least mid-September. An indoors mask requirement was announced two weeks ago but didn’t list an end date. The plan being reviewed and likely approved Wednesday would see masks required through Sept. 24 regardless of a person’s vaccination status. [...]

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Courtesy K-State Research & Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. – Representatives of two state organizations said that current programs are making headway in addressing Kansas’ looming housing crisis. “We know there are people who are unsheltered across the state and we know that many people are facing evictions,” said Ryan Vincent, the executive director of the Kansas Housing [...]

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Hot and humid weather can spark disease outbreaks on ornamental and garden vegetable plants. Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone says fungicide treatments can only do so much. Eyestone goes on to emphasize the importance of letting the plants dry out after a bout of moisture as a preventative measure against disease. Fungicides are [...]

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The superintendent of schools in Geary County will be in place for another three years. USD 475 school board members voted Aug. 2 to extend Dr. Reginald Eggleston’s contract for three years, the maximum length allowed by Kansas statute. According to a district release, the decision was based on results of Dr. Eggleston’s leadership in [...]

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The former First Christian Church property Saturday was designated an historic site, following a ruling by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review. The 112-year-old building is currently owned by Riley County, who have previously expressed an intent to demolish the building. County Chair John Ford tuned in to the hearing Saturday held by the [...]

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Travelers have kept the Manhattan Regional Airport busy this summer with July statistics comparing more closely to its pre-pandemic levels. Director Jesse Romo says more people traveled out of Manhattan in July than in any month during the pandemic. Romo says those numbers not only rival July 2019 enplanement numbers, but also reflect a strong [...]

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The first of the legislative redistricting listening sessions this morning saw commenters specifically focus on one criticism: the fact the meetings were being held before Census numbers are released. That included Manhattan State Representative Sydney Carlin. Manhattan-area State Senator Tom Hawk noted that changes passed by the Legislature included a revamping of how students and [...]

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After a year hiatus, Everybody Counts proceeded without a hitch. The ninth annual event was held at Manhattan’s Douglass Community Recreation Center. The event offered free health screenings, food assistance and COVID vaccinations. Douglass Center DIrector Dave Baker said an event like this is beneficial to the community. In addition to COVID vaccinations, other services [...]

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Dozens gathered Saturday to attend the open house of USD 383’s first new school building in 25 years – Oliver Brown Elementary. The event kicked off with speeches by a few local school leaders and Cheryl Brown Henderson, the daughter of the school’s namesake, who was part of the famed Brown vs. Board of Education [...]

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