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According to data posted on the K-State website, enrollment has dropped by over 3,000 students since fall of 2014. Despite this decrease in enrollment, K-State President Richard Myers says retention numbers in certain classes are looking positive. Myers says graduation rates are good, but he thinks they can be better.   While there are some [...]

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Riley County commissioners gave consensus to share the cost of a re-alignment study for Marlatt Avenue with the City of Manhattan. City Assistant Director of Public Works Randy DeWitt and City Engineer Brian Johnson say they are preparing a RFQ for the design of a major water line to the water tower on Marlatt. With [...]

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Officers filed a report for unlawful possession/transmission of a visual depiction of a child in Manhattan on January 9, 2020, at approximately 7:45 AM. Officers listed a 15-year-old male and a 14-year-old female as both the victim and the suspects. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Officers [...]

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2020 figures to be a busy construction year for a number of Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 school buildings. Several projects are already underway from the two early childhood education centers to the Keith Noll Maintenance Center with additional projects beginning at several schools over the summer. On KMAN’s In Focus this week, Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade [...]

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Record-setting year Manhattan Regional Airport had a banner year in 2019. Although 2018 brought a record number of enplanements to Manhattan Regional Airport, Jessie Romo, the airport’s director, says 2019 brought even more. He says this doesn’t include charter planes, which brings the amount of enplanements in 2019 to over 80,000. Manhattan Regional Airport also [...]

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Riley County Fire crews made quick work of a grass fire early Thursday near the corner of North 52nd and Anderson Ave. Fire Chief and Riley County Emergency Manager Pat Collins says high winds caused a power line to arc, which scorched almost a mile just after midnight between Keats and the Riley turnoff. “It [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on January 8, 2020, at approximately 8:45 AM. Officers listed a 35-year-old male as the victim when he reported a known 23-year-old male suspect waved a gun ...

Some changes are on the horizon for outreach efforts for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Jager was promoted in November by the Pottawatomie County Republican Party from Undersheriff to Sheriff, replacing Greg Riat who resigned to take a position on the county commission. Jager is serving the remainder of the term and has filed [...]

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Some changes are on the horizon for outreach efforts for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Jager was promoted in November by the Pottawatomie County Republican Party from Undersheriff to Sheriff, replacing Greg Riat who resigned to take a position on the county commission. Jager is serving the remainder of the term and has filed [...]

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Some changes are on the horizon for outreach efforts for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Jager was promoted in November by the Pottawatomie County Republican Party from Undersheriff to Sheriff, replacing Greg Riat who resigned to take a position on the county commission. Jager is serving the remainder of the term and has filed [...]

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