Saturday was Fall Apple Day Festival at Fort Riley, the largest annual public event on post. The event is named Apple Day because of a featured and special apple pie. The pie in question is renowned in the area, and draws a large crowd every year. KMAN spoke with one of the 2023 Pie Queens, [...]
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The internet icon and legendary actor provided a lecture at K-State Wednesday at McCain Auditorium. Takei as a child was held in two different Japanese-American concentration camps in the 40s. His family, and thousands more, were taken into custody just two months after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He recently published a book detailing his experiences, [...]
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Manhattan Senior Center Director Liz Nelson says fraud is a growing problem among the senior community and data from the Federal Trade Commission suggests Manhattan is a hot spot in the state of Kansas for fraud. According to the FTC, Manhattan had the largest number of fraud cases relative to population size last year, with [...]
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Elections are just around the corner and already candidates in two local races are making their rounds, attending various forums to talk about the issues. One of the upcoming forums being organized is directly targeted toward students at Kansas State University. One of the organizers is Kelm Lear, a political science and social transformation studies [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission approved a new plan for ADA compliance at Tuesday’s meeting. Since Summer 2022, the City has been working with consultants Kimley-Horn to conduct a Phase 1 Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan to created a roadmap to update it’s ADA Transition Plan over time. The plan has identified $11 million dollars in estimated [...]
The Riley County Commission discussed the 2024 Riley County District Court budget during their Thursday meeting. This discussion was to decide to approve or deny the court budget. The budgeted amount of $185,080 was already listed in the county 2024 budget, which was approved previously. The Commission motioned to approve and send the budget to [...]
The new Leonardville EMS station is set to be open 24/7 upon its completion in a few weeks. EMS/Ambulance Director David Adams is working to get staff ready to go for the opening, which is anticipated in early October. Riley County Commissioner Kathryn Focke addresses some of the ways the county is financing the new [...]
Local health officials are reminding the public that flu season is upon us. The health department is currently waiting for FDA and CDC approval of the new COVID booster, which will be available without appointment to everyone 6 months or older. The flu vaccine will be available at the health department beginning on Sept. 18. Riley [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Conference recognized local businesses at the fourth annual Business Awards. Business of the Year was awarded to the financial firm Sink Gorden and Associates. CPA James Gordon accepted the award. The Small Business of the Year award was given to Arthur-Green, LLP Attorneys at Law. KO Boxing and Fitness were [...]
With less than two weeks to go, Airport Director Brandon Keazer says runway reconstruction is now closing in on being completed in time for American Airlines to begin resuming flights. Keazer updated the Airport Advisory Board on the status of the runway project Monday morning. While the current project is officially 3 weeks behind schedule, [...]
