Brandon Peoples

A thorough discussion of revenues and expenditures is planned Tuesday night as the Manhattan City Commission meets for a budget work session. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in City Hall. City manager Danielle Dulin will present an updated look at the 2026 budget preparation with elected officials. To view the full article [...]

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A new nightclub is planned to appear in Aggieville early next year. Allred Management owned Johnny Kaw’s House Bar at 1218 Moro St. since 2011, and now seeks to sell or lease the property. In an email to The Mercury and KMAN, owner Brett Allred said the company plans to combine a nightclub environment with [...]

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A Topeka-based electric company plans to build a $5 million facility in the Manhattan Business Park, near the airport. The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday approved, through a 4-0 vote, a real estate agreement totaling $115,060 with Torgeson Electric Company for three vacant lots on 8.5 acres. Commissioner John Matta was absent from Tuesday’s meeting. [...]

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City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a request to vacate a small public utility easement near the hotel project in Aggieville. The easement, in the 1200 block alley between Moro and Laramie Street, was created to allow telecommunications lines to enter the formerly-planned Midtown building while avoiding the narrow alleyways where utility lines were often [...]

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City officials on Tuesday will consider vacating part of an alley in Aggieville for an ongoing construction project. City commissioners meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Midtown Land Company, LLC, is requesting to vacate the public utility easement established as part of the final plat of the Midtown-Aggieville addition in 2023, due to [...]

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The City of Manhattan first confirmed via social media in February 2019 that the popular fast-food restaurant, known for its ice cream, was planning to expand to the Little Apple. Nearly six and a half years later, no project has been close to shovel ready. Braum’s corporate spokesperson Amanda Beuchaw confirmed to KMAN and The [...]

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Following years of decline in student enrollment, K-State saw a small turnaround in enrollment trends in the past two years. University leaders anticipate another increase this fall. “We expect that someday we will be at about 23,000, that’s our goal in terms of undergraduate and graduate and campus-based, between the three campuses,” said Marshall Stewart, [...]

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Nearly $39,000 has been raised between the nine candidates seeking a seat on the Manhattan City Commission this fall, according to campaign finance reports released this week. Candidates turned in their first round contributions this week. The second round is due out in late October. Larry Fox, former director of real estate at the K-State [...]

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A group of local 4-H ambassadors are preparing to show this weekend at the annual Pottawatomie County Fair in Onaga. Liberty Sharpe, of Wamego, has been involved in 4-H for seven years. “This is the best part of the summer,” she said. “We anticipate this all summer long and I’m just excited it’s finally here.” [...]

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The 2025 Battle of the Badges blood drive wrapped up on Friday with the American Red Cross exceeding its collection goal for blood donations. The two-day drive was held at St. Thomas More Church in Manhattan, with a goal of collecting 145 pints of blood. “I am excited to announce that we surpassed that goal [...]

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