Riley County commissioners will be presented Monday with a request to launch a survey as the county considers a potential move to a 4-day work week. According to agenda documents, a workgroup of Riley County staff have researched best options. They’re proposing a move to an expanded schedule of four, 10-hour days for all departments, [...]
The Kansas Department of Transportation is slated to begin [...]
The Kansas Department of Transportation is slated to begin construction along U.S. 24 this week, along a 4-mile stretch from K-177/Fort Riley Blvd. to just east of Excel Road, in Pottawatomie County. Alternating lane closures will occur while shoulder widening, mill and overlay work and pavement marking is completed on both directions of U.S. 24. [...]
The 600 block of Poyntz Ave. has been reopened to through traffic, including the Juliette Ave intersection, which is temporarily functioning as a 2-way stop. City officials say traffic on Poyntz has the right-of-way, with left turns onto Juliette occurring in a yield condition as gaps in the opposing lanes of traffic allow. All traffic on [...]
The 600 block of Poyntz Ave. has been reopened [...]
A new restaurant and craft brewery is coming to [...]
FRIDAY Manhattan Parks & Recreation graphic via Facebook Who: [...]
FRIDAY Who: Arts in the Park What: Live music: Opening Act – Plastique, Headliner – Augustus When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Larry Norvell Band Shell at City Park (11th and Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS) Why: Live summer music series, free and open to the public. SATURDAY Who: Riley County Health Department What: 2nd Annual Community [...]
The Riley County Health Department recently received $35,000 from [...]
The Riley County Health Department recently received $35,000 from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services to assist with suicide awareness and prevention work. Funds will be used as stipends to hire at least 20 ambassadors to deliver a presentation to community groups in Riley County, which is a collaboration with the Flint Hills [...]
