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Kansas State University is celebrating enrollment increases at three of its campuses, despite total enrollment declines. It was announced Wednesday that the university’s Global, Polytechnic and Olathe campuses all saw increases in the total students enrolled, offsetting declines on the Manhattan campus. Overall, the total university enrollment was down 502 students. In a release from [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft by deception in Manhattan on October 1, 2019, at approximately 2:25 PM. Officers listed Walters Morgan Construction as the victim when it was reported a known female suspect made fraudulent charges in the business’ name. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $10,000.00. Officers filed a [...]

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With the flu season coming up, Pottawatomie County Health Department director Lisa Kenworthy’s update to the county commission could not have come at a better time. Kenworthy gave an update on area flu clinics to Pottawatomie County commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday morning. 20 clinics, four being new, have been established through October. Here [...]

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The League of Women Voters will be hosting an election forum at the Manhattan Public Library this Saturday for candidates running for the Manhattan City Commission and the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Board of Education. The city-commission candidates’ forum will be from 1:30 to 3:30 PM and the school-board candidates’ forum will be from 3:45 to [...]

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The US Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service has announced the hiring of Dr. Alfonso Clavijo as the Director of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). NBAF Coordinator for USDA APHIS Dr. Ken Burton tells KMAN they’re excited to have a permanent NBAF Director now in place. “He brings such a wide wealth of [...]

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Riley County commissioners have approved an upcoming public hearing for a sewer benefit district in Keats. Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox brought a petition from some of the residents of Keats requesting the sewer district. The petition was signed by about 0.54 acreage, which rounded to about 55% of the residents. State statutes say a [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 16-year-old student from Manhattan High School West Campus Monday. According to Tuesday’s arrest report, Charles Lee Jones was charged with disorderly conduct and battery. The arrest was made just before 1 p.m. A short time earlier, the school was placed in secure campus with school officials lifting it a brief [...]

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Enrollment at Kansas State University has dropped for the 5th year in a row. During the Kansas State, State of the University Address President Myers addressed this problem. “We have revamped our scholarship and tuition strategies to reach new markets. Particularly those out of state”. $250,000 is going towards strategic planning. “My guess is that [...]

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  Four years after an initial Riley Community Needs Assessment was conducted, the Flint Hills Wellness Coalition is asking residents to complete its second such comprehensive community needs that will be more inclusive of the diverse population The issues covered by the survey include quality of life, physical health, mental health, social issues, children and [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on September 27, 2019, at approximately 4:00 PM. Officers listed Walmart as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect took an IPhone X. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,199.00. Police ask that anyone [...]

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