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MANHATTAN — A local church has taken it upon itself to give back to those impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. First United Methodist Church pastor Troy Bowers says members of his congregation felt compelled to help people in the community with their finances while the partial government shutdown is in effect. The church has set [...]

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A teacher at Eisenhower Middle School was certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2018. Julie Disbrow teaches 7th and 8th grade English and earned her certification in English Language Arts and Early Adolescence. Starting the process in 2014, she had to complete four extensive components in five years to be awarded [...]

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MANHATTAN — More people flew out of Manhattan Regional Airport in 2018 than any year before. The record 70,705 enplanements were due to a number of factors, says MHK Airport Director Jesse Romo. It was the second consecutive year for record enplanements after 2017 saw more than 66,000 passengers board flights out of Manhattan. The [...]

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Officers filed a report for attempted aggravated burglary, attempted aggravated robbery and criminal damage to property in the 4000 block of Spook Rock Way in Manhattan on January 9, 2019 at approximately 7:00 PM. Officers listed The Links at Manhattan, Deshaun Durham, 18, and Jesup McClelland, 18, both of Manhattan as the victims when it [...]

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Manhattan City administrators and elected officials met with state representatives from the local area on Wednesday to discuss the city’s legislative priorities for the 2019 legislative session. Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr along with other officials met with Representatives Sydney Carlin, Susie Swanson and Senator Tom Hawk in City Hall. Fehr presented [...]

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Agricultural workers from around the state of Kansas gathered at the Kansas Department of Agriculture for a public hearing for the proposed industrial hemp regulations. KDA Hearing Officer Kelly Navinsky-Wenzl started the meeting with summing up the proposed regulations for the Industrial Hemp Research Program.  She then opened the floor up to the public to [...]

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Transient Guest Tax The tax that visitors to Manhattan pay for a hotel room is set to rise by half a percent. The Manhattan City Commission unanimously voted to raise the city’s transient guest tax from 7 to 7 point 5 percent at their meeting Tuesday. The city has been looking into an expansion of the Manhattan [...]

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FORT RILEY — Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins spoke on KMAN’s In Focus program recently and discussed changes in the government administration and military activity both nationally and stateside. While Defense Secretary James Mattis’ replacement is to be determined, the country is curious to see what changes will come along even with just [...]

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MANHATTAN — University and business leaders gathered Wednesday for a panel discussion on workforce. The discussion, facilitated by the METL Coalition includes bringing together Chambers of Commerce from Manhattan, Emporia, Topeka and Lawrence. This particular event centered around workforce needs both from the university and business perspective. K-State President Richard Myers was joined by KU [...]

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Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of Bluemont and Juliette on January 8, 2019, at approximately 8:45 AM.  When officers arrived on scene they found a 2004 SAAB driven by John Wendt, 21, of Manhattan had struck a pedestrian, Lee Hildebrecht, 82, of Manhattan.  Hildebrecht was transported to Via [...]

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