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The Manhattan/Ogden School board plans to hold a special meeting Friday to consider ratification of the NEA teacher contract agreement for the 2020-2021 school year. Included in the agreement is a 3.52 percent compensation package increase. The base salary proposal shows no increase with starting teacher salaries remaining at $41,000. The proposal also calls for [...]

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Authorities in Geary County are seeking the public’s help following a late Tuesday night pursuit in Junction City. According to Capt. David Gilbert with the Sheriff’s Office, a Junction City Police officer was attempting a traffic stop on a white Ford F-150, just after 10 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Jackson Street, after [...]

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Earlier this month the Parkinson’s Foundation announced the recipients of more than $1.5 million in community grants for Parkinson’s programs. Included in that is Manhattan’s Meadowlark Parkinson’s program which was awarded $18,000 for iCAN with Pd, an eight-week education series offering confidence about nutrition, swallowing, daily living activities and emotional wellness. “Being awarded this grant [...]

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Earlier this month the Parkinson’s Foundation announced the recipients of more than $1.5 million in community grants for Parkinson’s programs. Included in that is Manhattan’s Meadowlark Parkinson’s program which was awarded $18,000 for iCAN with Pd, an eight-week education series offering confidence about nutrition, swallowing, daily living activities and emotional wellness. Meadowlark Special Programs Leader [...]

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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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HandsOn Kansas State and the Harvesters Community Food Network of Topeka will host a mobile food distribution on Friday, Aug. 14 from 4 p.m. until supplies run out.. The event offers fresh fruit, vegetables and and other produce for free and is open to anyone from K-State and the local community. It will take place [...]

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Kansas State University will not implement mandatory COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff upon returning to campus this fall, according to Dr. Kyle Goerl, medical director at Lafene Health Center. “It doesn’t seem to do much good to test an entire group of individuals once with no plan to do further surveillance testing,” Goerl [...]

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New federal legislation signed this weekend by President Donald Trump will allow certain disabled veterans to modify their homes to meet their physical needs. It bears the name of a late Manhattan veteran. The legislation, entitled the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019, will expand Specially Adapted Housing eligibility [...]

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2021 budget The Pottawatomie County Commission approved the budget for fiscal year 2021 during its meeting Monday. The county’s spending authority for for the 2021 general fund will decrease from about $34.4 million to about $34.1 million. Overall county expenses will increase from about $38.7 million in fiscal year 2020 to about $40 million in [...]

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K-State’s Natatorium will be closed through the fall 2020 semester, citing ventilation issues. The university announced it will also begin plans to close the aging facility permanently within three years. The on-campus indoor swimming facility was closed in March when K-State went into limited operations. A decision on its use during the spring semester will [...]

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