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During the Riley County commission meeting last Thursday, Riley County Health Department Director Jennifer put in her resignation as director. The commissioners on Monday discussed who would be on the committee to find Green’s replacement. They were told a member of an outside entity to the county would like to have a say in who [...]

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We continue our KMAN News Series “From the Principal’s Office” today highlighting the preschools in Manhattan/Ogden Schools. For this edition, we speak with Teri Bailey-Johnson at Eugene Field Preschool. The first day of school can be a lot to take in for children, especially if they’re heading off to preschool. But a focus on early learning [...]

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We continue our KMAN News Series “From the Principal’s Office” today highlighting the preschools in Manhattan/Ogden Schools. For this edition, we speak with Elisabeth Nelson at College Hill Preschool. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are not the only ones starting school soon. The community’s youngest learners will be starting their first day of preschool [...]

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PetPoolooza kicked off on Sunday for it’s 13th year in Manhattan, and several pet owners and their dog buddies turned out to go for a swim at City Park pool. PetPoolooza is a very well attended event, one of the benefits is getting both owners and their dogs some good quality swim time and exercise. [...]

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Update, Monday 8/12: Officials have determined the cause of the fire to be accidental. Investigators report that a hot motorcycle was left too close to combustible materials, which then ignited. Original: The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a garage fire early Saturday morning. At 2:47 a.m., the MFD was dispatched to 126 Kopp Drive. According [...]

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Don’t expect the construction zones across Manhattan to ease up much before the end of the month. On KMAN’s In Focus this week, Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr updated the progress made so far by Public Works crews on a variety of projects. Weather has delayed some of that progress on multiple projects. Fehr says [...]

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Today we visit Manhattan High School as we continue our KMAN news series “From the Principal’s Office.” Manhattan High School students will see a new, but familiar face in the principal’s office for the new school year. MHS Principal Michael Dorst is starting his first year as the school’s principal next week. Dorst had been serving [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 2600 block of Stagg Hill Rd. in Manhattan on August 8, 2019, at approximately 9:05 AM. Officers listed a 25-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Silver Samsung S8 Cell Phone and case. The estimated total loss associated with this case [...]

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Today we visit Woodrow Wilson as we continue our preview of the upcoming school year in Manhattan/Ogden Schools with our KMAN news series “From the Principal’s Office.”   During the summer months, the halls of Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Manhattan have been mostly quiet, with the exception of some kids coming in for summer meals. Principal Deb Nauerth [...]

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RILEY, Kan. — A Clay County man was killed following a crash Thursday evening along Hwy 77 near Riley. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Riley County Police Department in addition to Riley County EMS responded to the collision just after 5:30 p.m. on Hwy 77, also known as Madison Road. KHP says a passenger car, [...]

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