All Aboard! The Fort Riley Polar Express
Fort Riley is taking families on a magical trip [...]
Exciting celebrations abound at the Flint Hills Discovery Center
The calendar is packed full of celebrations at the [...]
Exciting celebrations abound at the Flint Hills Discovery Center
The calendar is packed full of celebrations at the Flint Hills Discovery Center this month. The Center hosted Breakfast with Santa last Saturday. The Breeden Family was happy to visit with Santa and learn more about the Flint Hills. The Zimmerman Family are members of the Discovery Center. Santa is visiting the Center again December [...]
K-State graduation ceremonies to be held in Manhattan, Salina this weekend
More than 1,100 students at Kansas State University are [...]
K-State graduation ceremonies to be held in Manhattan, Salina this weekend
More than 1,100 students at Kansas State University are candidates for graduation, which will take place at a number of ceremonies in Manhattan and Salina this weekend. Ceremony information, including parking and accommodations, as well as livestream information is available at k-state.edu/graduation. Friday ceremonies include the Graduate School at 1 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum. Regent [...]
St. Marys renews library lease with no restrictions following months-long moral debate
The lease for the Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library in St. Marys is safe for another year, following a unanimous 4-0 vote by city commissioners Tuesday to extend it without any restrictions. That’s St. Marys Mayor Matthew Childs. Tuesday’s vote came after uproar by citizens at a Nov. 15 meeting, wanting to keep the library open, [...]
Manhattan and Riley County Parks Boards meet jointly to discuss CiCo Park improvement plan
The City of Manhattan and Riley County Parks Boards [...]
Manhattan and Riley County Parks Boards meet jointly to discuss CiCo Park improvement plan
The City of Manhattan and Riley County Parks Boards met for a long-planned joint meeting Monday, discussing looming CiCo Park improvements planned in 2017. Interim Manhattan Parks and Rec Director Wyatt Thompson. That quarter cent sales tax funded the creation of Manhattan’s middle school rec centers, with 8 point 5 million dollars in the temporary [...]
Pottawatomie County looking to add names to Veterans Memorial in Westmoreland
More names could soon be added to the veterans memorial in front of the old Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Westmoreland after a local resident recently approached county leadership about adding a name to it. Noxious Weed Director Mark Jack says pricing for the bronze cast plates for the memorial are about $2,600. He anticipates interest [...]
State health officials investigating rash of dead geese in Pottawatomie County
Officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are investigating several occurrences of ill and dying wild geese in Pottawatomie County. Local Health Officer Leslie Campbell informed county commissioners Monday the state officials are investigating the cause and have taken samples of why those geese are dying. It’s not clear if these cases are [...]