The Riley County Fish and Game Association will be holding their annual ART Auction and Feed. Ben Jedlicka, Riley County game warden, tells KMAN the event will have food from Ricky’s of Hanover as well as plenty of entertainment. “The entertainment is a silent auction where there is a lot of things donated and they’re [...]
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After breaking ground in September of 2020, Sunset Zoo is nearing the completion of Expedition Asia. Melissa Kirkwood, marketing and development coordinator, tells KMAN the grand opening of the exhibit will be April 9. She says sloth bears, tigers, and leopards will be the main animals taking home in the new exhibit. “We couldn’t be [...]
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Members of the Manhattan community came together Tuesday night to show support for the Ukrainian people during the ongoing conflict with Russia. A candlelit vigil and prayer were held at triangle park. Olga Volok, one of the event organizers, is originally from Ukraine and has been living in Manhattan since 1996. She says the purpose [...]
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Infrastructure and facility projects were largely the focus of a joint governmental meeting Monday in Junction City. Representatives from the City of Junction City, Geary County and USD 475 met as a collective in CL Hoover Opera House for the joint session. Administrators, commissioners and school board members discussed projects ranging from new highway interchanges [...]
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Manhattan High’s Special Education and Interpersonal life skills teacher hosted and put the event together with the help of students and other staff members. Special Education Life Skills and IPS teacher at MHS, Jamie Schnee was one of the many faces behind it all. Many students and even staff were able to showcase various unique [...]
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As Manhattan continues to see its revenue rebound following the pandemic, city officials are assessing strategies to manage the city’s rising debt burden. City Commissioners Tuesday reviewed the 2021 annual report on city finances, as well as the revenue neutral rate and plans for the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Numerous [...]
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A group of Kansas State University scientists have received the international BIAL Award in Biomedicine for a publication focused on mRNA technology, now used in the two federally approved vaccines to prevent COVID-19. The nearly $340,000 award aims to distinguish a work in biomedicine of exceptional quality and scientific relevance. It recognizes an important breakthrough [...]
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The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art has an ongoing exhibit that celebrates an African American artist from Kansas. The museum is highlighting the Gordon Parks: Homeward to the Prairie I Come in cooperation with Black History Month. Museum Curator Aileen June Wang says Parks grew up in segregated Fort Scott until he was 15. [...]
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The Riley County Extension held its second ever Rural Revitalization Conference Wednesday in Riley. The event is an opportunity for those interested in rural economies and starting their own business. Extension Director Gary Fike says the most important aspect is hearing from local entrepreneurs . One of the speakers Wednesday was Trish Purdon, who is [...]
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Pawnee Mental Health is holding their annual “Pancakes for Pawnee” event on Shrove Tuesday, March 1. Executive Director Robbin Cole says the event has proven year after year to be a huge success to raise money for mental health needs in the area. “Events like this help bring in additional, charitable dollars to help support [...]
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