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The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation is increasing efforts to raise the comfort level of those in the community hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. President and CEO Vern Henricks listed a number of community-led efforts going on this week and over the next several days, including some incentives being offered by local businesses and organizations. [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners are being asked Tuesday evening to approve a three-year lease agreement with American Airlines for space at Manhattan Regional Airport. The company has been operating on a month-to-month deal with the city dating back to August of 2015, paying according to terms of the previous contract. The new contract would raise rent [...]

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Advanced voting came to a close Monday for the USD 383 primary. As of noon Monday, Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo says 1,900 Riley County residents took part in early voting. In Pottawatomie County, 13 people living in the district’s boundaries, voted in advance with 40 advance ballots mailed out. Mail ballots can be counted [...]

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Seven months after the Pottawatomie County Public Works Administrator job became vacant, the county commission is still struggling to find the right fit. The commission voted 2-1 Monday to advertise a full salary range for the position. In the past, the county administrator only had authority to offer pay at the starting wage ($70,000) and [...]

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Hundreds of furniture pieces found new homes Friday during the 12th annual Furniture Amnesty Day at City Park. The annual event, put on by the City of Manhattan, Hands On K-State, The Staley School of Leadership and Konza United Way, is held every summer as a way for residents to donate old furniture. Many residents, [...]

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With the moves last week by the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma to join the Southeastern Conference, there’s concern at the potential of the Big 12 either ceasing to exist or being shifted from being known as a “Power 5” conference. Kansas Board of Regents President and CEO Dr. Blake Flanders tells KMAN it’s understood [...]

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A new school year and new school mean new routes for the buses for Manhattan-Ogden USD 383. Transportation Director Andrea Adams says to have patience with the bus routes for the new year. New changes will be implemented this year, which means they are new to the transportation staff as well. Adams says they plan [...]

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Riley County Police say a Manhattan man was arrested Friday in connection to a domestic incident from a day earlier. 41-year-old Desie Chatfield was jailed on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery against a 42-year-old female victim Thursday. Police say Chatfield allegedly kept the victim from leaving a residence after an argument and stabbed [...]

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Live performances are returning to McCain Auditorium at Kanas State University. Todd Holmberg, auditorium director, tells KMAN six events are being offered this fall beginning on September 16 with a small-town Midwest girl herself, Sara Evans. “She has a sound that is kind of similar to Faith Hill and Martina McBride, for those of you [...]

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Candidates seeking a spot on the Manhattan City Commission this November recently turned in receipts showing campaign contributions and expenditures received from Jan. 1 through July 22. (Each of the reports can be viewed at the bottom of this story.) Two of the three incumbents raised the most, with Aaron Estabrook outpacing the field at [...]

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