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A Manhattan man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly entering a woman’s home without permission and being found in possession of illegal substances. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a residence in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road at approximately 2:35 a.m. on April 16. A 22-year-old woman reported [...]

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By Cale Prater The Westmoreland City Council took a much-anticipated step towards the construction of a new community pool at their April 10 regular meeting, passing a motion made by Ashley Rice to accept a bid put forth by Water’s Edge and Carrothers Construction Company that came in at just over $1.4 million. During the [...]

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By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four [...]

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By Emma Loura Retired educator and director of business services for USD 383, Lew Faust, has registered to run for the Manhattan-Ogden school board Tuesday. Faust worked for USD 383 from 2009 until he retired in 2023. “My entire career was in education for 43 years,” Faust said. “I started as a teacher and coach [...]

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K-State will host a surplus office furniture giveaway for local nonprofit organizations and community members. The items available were previously used on the Manhattan campus but are no longer needed. All items will be offered “as is,” with no repairs or improvements. Nonprofit organizations can view and select items on April 24 from 9 a.m. [...]

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By Emma Loura Manhattan may see more charging stations in the near future for electric vehicles as they become more common. At Monday’s meeting, Riley County’s MPO planning manager told officials to expect some changes in infrastructure to accommodate the gradual rise in EV use. “A lot of the world is going that way and [...]

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By Brandon People and Rose Gruenbacher Investigations from the Kansas Highway Patrol unveiled a Manhattan man’s death Sunday night, after a crash on Kansas Highway 177. Derrick A. Holler, 23, of Manhattan was driving his Toyota Corolla, registered to Virginia, going north and driving on the paved median of K-177, just south of the ramp [...]

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Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Sunday night on K-177, about 10 miles south of Manhattan, near the I-70 interchange. Deputies from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 10:30 pm and conducted an initial investigation, shutting down the highway for several hours overnight. The scene was turned over to Kansas Highway [...]

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By Emma Loura Pawnee Mental Health asked Riley County officials for an extension of its lease to 100 years to make renovations to the building on 2001 Claflin Road. Pawnee, a non-profit community mental health center, has a 10-year lease set to expire in June 2027. Commissioners on Thursday suggested a lease extension shorter than [...]

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As more electric vehicles come onto the market, communities like Manhattan are struggling to keep pace with necessary infrastructure. During a Tuesday presentation to the city commission, Jared Tremblay, with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, presented the region’s EV readiness plan. In Kansas approximately 88,000 electric vehicles were sold in 2024. Tremblay said it’s [...]

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