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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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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office may soon take over dispatch for the Wamego Police Department. During a Monday budget work session with the county commission, Sheriff Shane Jager said he was approached by Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem about that possibility. Jager says Wamego has struggled in recent months to staff the dispatch center. “Also, [...]

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Manhattan residents may notice steam coming from manhole covers throughout the city. That’s because the city today is beginning annual cured-in-place pipe sewer lining projects. The annual maintenance is done to help slow the deterioration of sanitary sewers as they age. The city uses the trenchless pipe rehab technology that installs a resin-infused tube into [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners and officials met late last week at the Anthony Recreation Center to discuss the priorities and implementation of the city’s strategic plan. Part of the discussion was a review of public engagement and feedback efforts, such as online surveys and in-person meetings around town. That was city manager Ron Fehr, who says the city [...]

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Uncertainty remains over how Pottawatomie County will go about finalizing its draft regulations governing solar energy farms. County Planner Stephan Metzger sought guidance from county commissioners Monday, over how to best proceed. Commissioner Pat Weixelman says he believes the draft as written currently takes away local control. Metzger says some of Weixelman’s concerns were actually [...]

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Considerable damage was done at the Manhattan Country Club over the weekend. RCPD filed a report of criminal damage to property in the 1500 block of N. 10th St. in Manhattan on Sunday. The Manhattan Country Club is listed as the victim after an unknown suspect vandalized the pool with graffiti and damaged pool chairs [...]

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Additional work to the exterior of the Riley County courthouse is needed. Recently, a contractor cleaned the exterior walls of the Court House, Carnegie Building and County Office Building.  During cleaning of the Courthouse, areas were found which will require more extensive repair or stone replacement. County commissioners toured the exterior of the building along with [...]

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Greater Manhattan Community Foundation President and CEO Vern Henricks has been honored by a declaration read today live on KMAN by Mayor Wynn Butler. Henricks has served in his role with the GMCF for eight years, a stretch that has seen the foundation increase its asset base three-fold. He will be installed as District Governor of [...]

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Fort Riley welcomed new senior staff to the 1st Infantry Division on Friday with a Victory with Honors ceremony. 1st Infantry Division Commanding General D.A. Sims welcomed Colonel Geoffrey Norman and Colonel Paul Krattiger to their new positions. Norman took over as the Deputy Commanding Officer of the Big Red One and Krattiger, who has [...]

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