After years of collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony was held Wednesday at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The ceremony lasted close to two hours on the west lawn of the facility and included a panel conversation moderated [...]
Riley County Police filed a report for aggravated battery, [...]
Riley County Police filed a report for aggravated battery, aggravated assault and criminal damage to property Tuesday night at Northeast Community Park. Two men, aged 19 and 20, told police their vehicle was surrounded by a group of people in three cars at the park, just before 10 p.m., placing them in fear. A man [...]
A Manhattan man sustained injuries Tuesday afternoon after being [...]
A Manhattan man sustained injuries Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The injury crash occurred near the intersection of North Seth Child Road and Kimball Ave. around 2:30 p.m. According to RCPD, 20-year-old Alexa Bell was northbound on the exit ramp from North Seth Child to Kimball when the [...]
Former Manhattan High School Principal Greg Hoyt has filed [...]
Former Manhattan High School Principal Greg Hoyt has filed for a seat on the Manhattan-Ogden School Board. Hoyt retired as principal in 2019, after six years at MHS and 31 years total working in the district, both as a teacher and as principal also at Eisenhower Middle School. In an emailed statement to KMAN, Hoyt [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners on Tuesday were presented a six-year [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners on Tuesday were presented a six-year review of street maintenance and Safe Routes to Schools projects. Public Works Director Rob Ott says the city has a current Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of about 70, meaning most of the city’s paved arterials are at a fair to satisfactory level. But questions remain over whether the [...]
Pottawatomie County Treasurer Lisa Wright informed commissioners Monday of [...]
