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The Flint Hills Breadbasket recently announced their intention to move away from their longtime location at 905 Yuma Street to 2326 Sky-Vue and 620 Rosencutter in Manhattan. Flint Hills Breadbasket executive director Karla Hagemeister explained the reasoning for the move. She says that the building is being “handed down” from a company that has long [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one-car accident on K-177 on Thursday evening. Officers responded to the scene just before 9:30 pm to find a Chrysler Town and Country van had collided with a deer. The vehicle had been traveling northbound on the highway near milemaker 92. The driver Dalton Matthews of Dwight [...]

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The Chinese restaurant in Aggieville Hunam Express has closed down. Executive director of the Aggieville Business District Dennis Cook…. Cook also mentioned that Gordo’s, the former Mexican restaurant that closed down last year will be replaced by a new Mexican restaurant called 1800 Tacos and Tequila. Cook says that both restaurants should be opening around [...]

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Manhattan will be hosting its 35th annual Juneteenth celebration this weekend beginning with the Fashion Show at the Manhattan Arts Center on Thursday at 6 pm. Juneteenth Planning Committee chair Jurdene Coleman explained more about the show during an interview on KMAN’s In Focus. Coleman says that the fashion show will be focused on showing [...]

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With the recent announcement of Caterpillar shutting down in Wamego, Manhattan Area Technical College is looking to lend a hand to the displaced workers who are looking for a new job. MATC President Jim Genandt says that he has reached out to the county and listed some ways the college will be lending a hand. [...]

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The Clay County Hospital Foundation’s campaign to support the construction of a new mental health clinic and expansion of the Clay Center Familiy Physician has attracted broad financial support from the region. According to campaign director Dan Thalman, the campaign has surpassed its initial goal of raising $150,000 by raising well over $200,000. The organization [...]

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A KBI officer was injured in a search that was conducted early Thursday morning in Shawnee County for child sexual abuse material in Rossville. Officers from the KBI Northeast Child Victims Task Force along with the KBI Cyber Crime Unit and Rossville Police conducted a search warrant just after 6:30 a.m. at a home in [...]

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The Manhattan Parks and Rec Board voted Monday to send a recommendation to the City Commission on the Move MHK! Plan that will be considered on June 18. The commission was somewhat divided on the plan, stating that while they had received a basic rundown of the plan, there were still many questions with it [...]

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Three Wichita residents are confined in Riley County Jail following a Tuesday afternoon arrest for theft from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Manhattan. Police filed a report for theft at approximately 3:02 pm on Tuesday after three females entered the store and left with over $3,000 in merchandise that they did not pay for. Police ultimately [...]

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The application process has come to an close as city officials search for a new city manager following the retirement of Ron Fehr earlier this spring. City officials noted on KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday morning they have received 44 applications for the vacancy. Now, the process narrows to who will be finalists for the position and [...]

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