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By: Savannah Rattanavong During a 24-hour virtual matching fundraiser, local nonprofit organizations will be able to receive 100% of the donations given by the community. The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation will accept donations for its eighth annual GROW Green Match Day from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Wednesday online or through mailed-in checks. The fundraiser helps [...]

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The two-legged and four-legged members of a Fort Riley unit will make history in May when they perform at the Kentucky Derby. Fort Riley’s Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard is set to participate in the opening of the Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 3. The color guard performs mounted drill and weapons demonstrations for [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher After an all-day internal hearing, a committee of six tenured K-State professors found Wednesday that university attorneys provided sufficient evidence to terminate the employment of a fellow faculty member, after allegations of forged and falsified medical documents in a dispute spanning multiple months. Rebecca Hackemann Bahlmann, formerly a professor of photography in [...]

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City officials have delayed a decision on proposed parking restrictions surrounding the Lincoln Education Center. At Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting, neighboring residents voiced concerns about restrictions, proposed by USD 383, that would eliminate street parking along 9th and 10th Street, between Poyntz Avenue and Pierre Street. Resident Todd Gabbard, lives at 10th and Pierre. “I only [...]

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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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