KMAN Staff

Riley County commissioners have adopted new land development regulations and driveway standards for the county. These new regulations and standards will repeal and replace the current ones on Jan 1. Planning Director Amanda Smeller says there are some regulations that are carrying over. Public hearings were held with the planning board to get recommendations for [...]

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As they continue to envision the future, Kansas State University has created an economic prosperity plan. Richard Myers, K-State president, says the Kansas Board of Regents, as part of renewing their vision, ask the universities to put these plans together based on what the university brings to their communities. Myers says its important that those [...]

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The Crisis Center, Inc. in the final phase of its fundraising campaign to support the construction and furnishing of a new safe shelter to service survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The service organization, founded in 1979 and incorporated in ’81, supports victims in Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary, Clay and Marshall Counties as well as [...]

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A Wamego Co-Working company is the recipient of a USDA grant, one of 26 projects around Kansas to receive an award. Iron Clad, LLC will receive close to $11,000 from the USDA, part of a rural development investment initiative to improve energy infrastructure. Iron Clad will use the funds to install a rooftop mounted solar [...]

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The Kansas Farm Bureau hosted its annual meeting Sunday, with Gov. Laura Kelly as the key guest speaker. During her speech, Kelly says strengthening rural communities in Kansas has been a critical mission for her administration. She recognizes agriculture is widely tied to the state’s past and future, economically and culturally. Kelly says farmers and [...]

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Riley County commissioners met with area lawmakers to discuss the county’s priorities for the 2022 legislative session. One of the main topics of discussion was the impact of state actions on county dollars. Treasurer Shilo Heger presented the impacts based on dollar loss and mill levies from her office’s point of view. The numbers presented [...]

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USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says the district is implementing the Emergency Response Plan to provide support to students, staff members and families following the tragic deaths of two Eisenhower Middle School students and the serious injury of an Anthony Middle School student from an early Sunday morning crash on K-18. Two other [...]

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Holiday spirit filled the air in Manhattan Friday night That’s the sound of the KSU marching band at the annual Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade. The 20th annual event was followed by the lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas tree in Triangle Park…   Mayor Wynn Butler says the parade, which doubles as a [...]

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Kansas State University Friday unveiled a new plan with the goal of creating thousands of new jobs and bringing billions in investment to the State of Kansas over 10 years. Dubbed the Economic Prosperity Plan, the announcement at the K-State Alumni Center drew attendance from government and business officials representing both state and local level [...]

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Annual reports were heard Wednesday during the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden School Board meeting from the English Speakers of Other Languages program and Manhattan Virtual Academy. District ESOL Coordinator Emily Cherms says something they have been working on is a program called bilingual book bags. She says the bags include native language books and bilingual dictionaries. [...]

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