Riley County commissioners are looking to make several cuts to the 2020 budget, so as to not have an election. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented revenues to the commissioners Monday since they now know the cost of the mill and mill levy. Currently, the value of the mill is $657,136 with a mill levy [...]
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An order of curfew for areas in an evacuation order was signed by the Riley County commission on Thursday. County Counselor Clancy Holeman presented the order to the commission saying it is to be used by emergency services in a time of mandatory evacuation. The order will be used in accordance with a concurrent local [...]
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Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins called in to KMAN Wednesday morning to give an update on conditions out at the lake.
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The Army Corps of Engineers held an information meeting for the public to inform them on the current conditions of Tuttle Creek and the dam. The main purpose of the meeting was to explain the corps’ flood control functions, the operations of the local basin lakes, and why the lakes have so much water in [...]
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The Riley County commissioners held their first 2020 budget works session during their meeting Monday. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison went over the five funds directly supported with tax levy dollars. They are the general, Riley County Police Department, Capital Improvement, Economic Development, and Health Department funds. All of these accounts had variances of [...]
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Success in their upcoming lives was the focus of Bill Snyder’s commencement address on Saturday. Snyder was the speaker during the College of Architecture, Planning and Design’s 2019 graduation ceremony. He says while everyone on stage has something that makes them unique, they have more in common than they think. “These graduates have a tremendous [...]
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A layout of the new elementary school for Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 was presented to the board of education Wednesday night. Bob Faires with Alloy Architects was joined by Clint Hibbs with BG Consultants to present the plans to the board. The presentation included the building layout as well as generated pictures of the exterior. Faires [...]
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MANHATTAN — Frank V. Bergman Elementary School principal Lori Martin has announced she will retire at the end of the school year. Martin announced on the school’s Facebook page Tuesday, that after almost 20 years with the district, she will be leaving once the school year ends. In the post, Martin says she’s excited to [...]
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The K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2020 received their white coats during a ceremony on Sunday. This is a ceremony that celebrates the transition of K-State College of Veterinarian Medicine third year students as they begin their clinicals before they get their doctorate. For the next year, these students will be working over [...]
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MANHATTAN — The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board has approved updated guidelines on protections for transgender students. During its previous meeting, the board gave approval to the guidelines on a first reading. On Wednesday the board voted 6-1 in favor of the new measure with board member Darell Edie the lone opponent. With a packed [...]
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