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An upcoming exhibition by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce will provide residents with either a refresher or a first look at what area businesses provide. The 2019 Business Showcase will bring out 45 different Chamber members to what products and services they offer the community. Membership Director Sharla Meisenheimer says it’s open to Chamber [...]

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As Manhattan moves toward redeveloping Aggieville, some business owners asked the city to be cautious about the placement of the proposed parking garage. Bill Varney with Varney’s Inc. urged city commissioners to table the motion. He questioned how the 489 stall garage would impact traffic to businesses like Goodcents if there were no space between [...]

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Two survivors of clergy sex abuse were in Manhattan Tuesday calling on more transparency from the Salina Diocese when it comes to allegations of clergy sex abuse. Holding signs for the bishop to “come clean” outside of Seven Dolors Catholic Parish in Manhattan, David Clohessy and Larry Davis represent the support group SNAP (which stands [...]

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A Riley County District Court Judge has continued a status hearing for a Manhattan man accused of sex crimes involving three underage victims. Robert Iacobellis appeared from via video conference Tuesday from his jail cell without an attorney present. He informed Judge William Malcolm he’d been attempting to have his attorney of the past 18 [...]

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The Riley County Police Department budget will be underfunded by about $125,000 due to a cost of living adjustment miscalculation. When the calculations were prepared in a spreadsheet, RCPD Director Dennis Butler says the 1.9 percent COLA — up from 1.7 percent in 2019 — was only entered in the field for non-sworn staff under a false belief that the field would also run [...]

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A protest is planned Tuesday afternoon outside the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan which will include clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters. The group called SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) say they’ll protest Salina Bishop Gerald Vincke’s refusal to release a full list of child molesting clerics. In March, Vincke [...]

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After an entire academic year without access to Hale Library on campus, steps have been made to open up a portion of the building for students, starting next week as students arrive back for class. Dr. Lori Goetsch spoke with KMAN recently about the updates and the opening. One of the biggest changes, for those [...]

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WESTMORELAND, Kan. — The Pottawatomie County Comprehensive Plan (a.k.a. Plan Pottawatomie 2040) was adopted Monday. The Board of County Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the plan which serves as a guide to planning development in the county through 2040. Commission Chair Travis Altenhofen, who served on the steering committee, was the only commissioner to oppose [...]

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With tails wagging, numerous loving animals got adopted on Saturday. Manhattan residents flocked to the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter, to participate in the national Clear the Shelters event,  the first year that Manhattan has participated since the event started five years ago. The event was a major success, with the shelter adopting our 46 [...]

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A status conference is scheduled Tuesday for a 60-year-old Manhattan restaurant owner accused of sex crimes involving three separate victims. Robert Iacobellis was arrested Aug. 2. He faces one count of rape and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. A complaint filed through Riley County District Court alleges sometime in 2014 Iacobellis [...]

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