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Riley County commissioners have objected the historical status of the First Christian Church property. The vote was made 2-1, with Commissioner Kathryn Focke voting against. A hearing from the National Register of Historic Places is set to take place on August 7th. If the property is deemed historical, then the commission would need permission for [...]

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A Riley County commissioner was able to meet with Governor Laura Kelly’s staff on issues facing Kansas counties. Chairman Ron Wells met with staff on Wednesday to discuss the impact of the county not receiving revenue sharing money from the state.  Wells says they were not having an impact with the local legislators, which is [...]

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The Riley County Police Department will be starting a new campaign to better help deliver mental health services to the community. RCPD Director Dennis Butler told the Riley County commissioners on Thursday that the One Mind campaign is a pledge to deliver this service for the next one to three years.  The campaign includes reaching [...]

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The Manhattan Public Library hosted its first ever Check Out and Chill Out event to celebrate the first day of school Wednesday. The event saw kids receiving a free snow cone when they checked out a book. Public Relations and Development Coordinator Maddie Ogle says the event aimed to springboard more people to sign up [...]

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During the Riley County commission meeting last Thursday, Riley County Health Department Director Jennifer put in her resignation as director. The commissioners on Monday discussed who would be on the committee to find Green’s replacement. They were told a member of an outside entity to the county would like to have a say in who [...]

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Update, Monday 8/12: Officials have determined the cause of the fire to be accidental. Investigators report that a hot motorcycle was left too close to combustible materials, which then ignited. Original: The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a garage fire early Saturday morning. At 2:47 a.m., the MFD was dispatched to 126 Kopp Drive. According [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education adopted its 2019-2020 budget Wednesday. Before the board made their decision, a public hearing was held to hear comments from the public.  However, there was no public in attendance. The overall budget includes a mill levy of  62.12 mills; a 5.33 increase from last year. The increase is [...]

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Today we visit Northview Elementary as we continue our preview of the upcoming school year in Manhattan/Ogden Schools with our KMAN news series “From the Principal’s Office.” A Northview Elementary veteran will once again be leading school as its principal for the upcoming school year. Principal Cleion Morton will be starting her sixth year with [...]

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Fly MHK is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary in 2019, and will have some special events to celebrate. Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard was on KMAN’s In Focus Aug. 2. She says the airport is a great asset to the community. Since the airport has director flights to Chicago, Hibbard says one of [...]

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Riley County commissioners reviewed the county’s mill levy history dating back to 1998 at their meeting Thursday. The report not only included the mill levies from 1998 to 2019, but the factors that went into those levies as well.  This was presented by Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison.  She says the two highest valuation [...]

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