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Riley County 4-H to hold entrepreneurship challenge

On Tuesday, the Riley County 4-H is meeting for a fun annual event that challenges area high school students to come up with innovative business ideas. The event is called 2019 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.  K-State Research and Extension 4-H Agent, John Jobe has been updating KMAN for a few months now on the progress of [...]

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By |2019-03-03T21:27:58-06:00March 3rd, 2019|Local News|Comments Off on Riley County 4-H to hold entrepreneurship challenge

RCPD investigates shooting near Blue Hills Shopping Center

Residents are being asked to avoid the area after shots were fired near Manhattan’s Blue Hills Shopping Center in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 2, according to an RCPD release. Authorities received the call to the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard around 2:20 a.m.  Two people were flown to Stormont-Vail Hospital in [...]

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By |2019-03-02T13:23:16-06:00March 2nd, 2019|Local News|Comments Off on RCPD investigates shooting near Blue Hills Shopping Center

Severe Weather Awareness Week begins March 4

MANHATTAN — Severe Weather Awareness Week kicks off on Monday as the changing of the seasons draws closer. Among the activities, emergency management coordinators are busy educating the public. That includes a statewide tornado drill happening at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison says it’s a good reminder for everyone to [...]

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By |2019-03-01T15:11:13-06:00March 1st, 2019|Local News|Comments Off on Severe Weather Awareness Week begins March 4

USDA: Kansas cattle inventory up 1 percent as of Jan. 1

MANHATTAN — The USDA’s Kansas January 1 cattle inventory numbers were released on Friday, showing 6.35 million cattle and calves, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. Here’s how those numbers are broken down. *All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 1.69 million head, up 2 percent from last year. *Beef cows [...]

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USDA: Kansas cattle inventory up 1 percent as of Jan. 1

MANHATTAN — The USDA’s Kansas January 1 cattle inventory numbers were released on Friday, showing 6.35 million cattle and calves, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. Here’s how those numbers are broken down. *All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 1.69 million head, up 2 percent from last year. *Beef cows [...]

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Riley County approves contract for new voting equipment

MANHATTAN — The Riley County Commission has approved a contract to purchase new election equipment. County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the contract to purchase a new ballot scanner and vote tabulator from Election Systems and Software during Thursday’s commission meeting. There have been some challenges finding the right equipment in the past when the county [...]

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Riley County approves contract for new voting equipment

MANHATTAN — The Riley County Commission has approved a contract to purchase new election equipment. County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the contract to purchase a new ballot scanner and vote tabulator from Election Systems and Software during Thursday’s commission meeting. There have been some challenges finding the right equipment in the past when the county [...]

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RCPD Report 3/1/19

Officers filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in the 100 block of E Bluemont Ave in Manhattan on February 28, 2019, at approximately 3:50 PM. Officers listed Chelsea Parks, 26 of Ft Riley as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect used her card to purchase items. The estimated [...]

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RCPD Report 3/1/19

Officers filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in the 100 block of E Bluemont Ave in Manhattan on February 28, 2019, at approximately 3:50 PM. Officers listed Chelsea Parks, 26 of Ft Riley as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect used her card to purchase items. The estimated [...]

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Four KSU veterinary students receive $1,000 scholarships

Four K-State veterinary students were awarded $1,000 American Veterinary Medical Association scholarships, according to a release Friday. The Auxiliary to the AVMA Legacy Endowed Scholarship is awarded to students attending the 32 AVMA-accredited veterinary colleges in the U.S. and a few in Canada and the Caribbean. Offered through the AVMA Foundation, its goal is to [...]

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