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The Kansas Livestock Association wrapped up its yearly convention Friday after swearing in its new president and approving two new policies. The event was Wednesday through Saturday at the Manhattan Convention Center and Hilton Garden Inn. Last year, its 130th anniversary, KLA had its convention in Manhattan for the first time. Ty Breeden, a 2003 [...]

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Manhattan Regional Airport is working to give its main taxiway a facelift. The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously authorized project plans and financing for Taxiway Alpha’s reconstruction project. That approval also included a professional services agreement with Olsson Inc. The total cost of the project is $1,213,800. Previously, Federal Aviation Administration grant funding was [...]

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The Riley County Police Department substation in Aggieville may relocate from Moro Street to the new hotel at 12th and Laramie. RCPD director Brian Peete said on Monday the move would provide significantly more space. “We have an opportunity to lease, to increase our footprint three-fold from 1,000 to 3,000 square feet at the new hotel [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Monday approved sending a letter requesting a grant for the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (5311) grant provides funding through the Federal Transit Administration for smaller communities. Flint Hills ATA Bus Director Anne Smith said this request must be sent from local jurisdictions. “So [...]

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Manhattan City Commission candidate Andrew Von Lintel successfully retained his slim lead over Amber Starling, beating her by 29 votes, according to final Riley County and Pottawatomie County election results. In the race for three city commission spots, former K-State Foundation employee Larry Fox led the race with 3,773 votes, followed by retired attorney Jim [...]

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Election Day is in the books, but with advance mail-in ballots still coming in and provisional ballots yet to be processed, some races could still be in flux. Advance ballots are still arriving through mail, Riley County clerk Rich Vargo said. Those ballots slightly narrowed the fight for third place in the city commission election [...]

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The CiCo ballfields will have a new name: the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously authorized city officials to make a naming rights agreement between Steel and Pipe Supply and the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Foundation for the CiCo ball complex. Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held carbon steel [...]

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Incumbent city commission candidate Jayme Minton led election fundraising according to campaign finance records released this week. The second and final round of finance records for city commission candidates was due Monday. Amber Starling and Martha Sweeney’s records were both filed Wednesday afternoon. As of noon Thursday, Abena Taylor has not yet filed her records. [...]

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Voters will decide Nov. 4 who will fill three positions on the Manhattan City Commission. The two candidates with the most votes will receive four-year terms, while the third-place finisher receives a two-year term. The nine candidates are incumbent Jayme Minton, 39, a Meadowlark employee; incumbent Peter Oppelt, 37, a veteran and Travelers Insurance employee; [...]

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