MANHATTAN — The City of Manhattan has a new Human Resources Director. On Friday, City Manager Ron Fehr announced that Tammy Galvan had been appointed to that office. Galvan will be responsible for employee and labor relations, risk and benefits administration and training, and organizational development programs and processes for the City of Manhattan. The [...]
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Officers filed a report for giving a worthless check and theft in the 3000 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on December 13, 2018, at approximately 3:00 PM. Officers listed Landmark National Bank as the victim when it was reported a known female suspect fraudulently withdrew money from the bank. The estimated total loss associated [...]
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Riley County Public Works is advising of a road closure on Wednesday, December 19. A structure replacement project is scheduled for that day Southeast of Randolph. As a result, Main Road will be closed to through traffic from Ramp Road to Cove Overlook Drive. The work is expected to be completed by the end of [...]
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RILEY COUNTY — Fire destroyed a large metal building in north Riley County Friday morning. The building at 5711 Toburen Road, near the Riley County border with Marshall County, was a multi-purpose structure utilized for both agriculture and residential use. Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN the fire likely started accidentally but that [...]
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Fort Riley will be hosting Wreaths Across America for the 12th time this Saturday, December 15. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Fourth District, State of Kansas, Veterans of Foreign Wars and VFW Auxiliary and will take place at the post cemetery at 11 a.m. Beginning with the efforts of Morrill Worcester of [...]
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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police made a pair of drug-related arrests Thursday near a Manhattan elementary school. Dane Simonsen, 32, and Christina Reyes, 31, of Manhattan were arrested and charged with multiple counts of drug distribution. The arrest took place in the 700 block of Fremont Street, near Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Simonsen and Reyes each [...]
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The 1st Infantry Division Band will be spreading cheer this weekend with some free holiday concerts. The concerts will be at C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City on Friday and Saturday, with start times for both nights set for 7:30 p.m. The shows have been an annual occurrence since the Big Red One Band [...]
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If you’re looking to increase your hunting success, there’s a workshop this weekend for you. Flint Hills Wildlife Control and Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism are collaborating for a predator calling and trapping workshop on Saturday. Officials from those organizations will be at the Tuttle Creek State Park Office from 1 to 3:30 [...]
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MANHATTAN — Thursday marked 50 years since a devastating fire at Nichols Hall on the campus of Kansas State University. Riley County Historical Museum Director Cheryl Collins joined us on a special In Focus program in October discussing the year 1968 and says it was one of the largest fires in Manhattan’s history. On December [...]
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TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents met Wednesday in Topeka and several items related to Kansas State University were on the agenda. Provost Charles Taber updated the board on the hire of Chris Klieman as the new head football coach and shared his appreciation for Coach Bill Snyder. After receiving a first reading on [...]
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