Sam Hennigh

Masks will continue to be required in USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden facilities during summer activities. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade informed the school board Wednesday that after meeting with the Medical Advisory Committee, the district will continue to require them based on its recommendations. “We still need to be looking out for the safety, security and welfare [...]

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Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday A Riley County jury was reportedly unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of 23-year-old D’Khari Lyons, resulting in a mistrial. The jury deliberated into Tuesday, sorting out the evidence against Lyons and three days of testimony. Lyons is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his [...]

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Manhattan High School students stood outside the school on Sunday to get the attention of community members to buy one thing; mattresses. The MHS Big Blue Band and journalism department sold mattresses to raise money for trips for each department.  The fundraiser was put on by Custom Fundraising Solutions, located out of Wichita, for the [...]

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Junction City Fire Department responded to a call for a structure early Saturday morning. At 2 a.m., JCFD responded to 1402 Rucker Rd. for a call. According to the JCFD, upon arrival, fire crews found a structure fire at the location. One of the occupants had a minor injury to his left hand from trying [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education got their first look at the designs for the Manhattan High School West campus expansions. The hardest challenge for the Manhattan High School West Campus renovations is fitting all the staff and students from the East Campus.  This is according to Adam Sterns with Gould Evans as he [...]

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Riley County commissioners gave approval to extend the local emergency declaration during their meeting on Thursday. This is still due to flooding experienced from the spring and summer. The idea of extending the declaration was brought up last week to help the city be reimbursed for the recent damages from flooding. Emergency Management Director Pat [...]

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A ceremony was held Wednesday evening at Manhattan’s Bishop Stadium to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011. The event was put on by the Flint Hills Volunteer Center, Senior Core and the Senior Core RSVP program to honor area first-responders. The Fort Riley 1st Infantry Division Band [...]

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The Riley County Jail saw its inmate medical expenses increase dramatically over this year. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo mentioned at Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting that inmate medical expenses are over $36,000 so far this year, an increase of more than 1,600 percent. Commissioner John Ford spoke with KMAN Tuesday saying this was due [...]

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The NBAF Facility has made a new hire recently that will focus on the safety and environmental aspects of the facility. One of the new members of NBAF is David Keffer, who is the Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager. Keffer spoke with KMAN about what drew him to the position. “Their mission to protect agriculture [...]

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The Riley County Commission held a work session Thursday about what should be done about Main Road in the White Canyon subdivision . While the road is not a county road, the residents still pay for access to propane and emergency services. This has been difficult since the road has been flooded since March, denying [...]

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