Manhattan has found its next Director of Community Development. Stephanie Peterson, who currently serves as Executive Director of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, has been hired to fill the position and will start on May 9. She will succeed Eric Cattell, who retired in March. Peterson will oversee the city department which administers different [...]

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The City of Manhattan is offering free collection of yard debris this week. The annual spring clean up is an effort to encourage residents to rid their yards of tree limbs, grass clippings, brush and leaves from their yards that may have collected over the fall and winter. That debris needs to be placed in [...]

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Firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday afternoon in southwest Manhattan. The Manhattan Fire Department says crews were dispatched shortly before 12:30 p.m. to 2911 Dondee Drive. Upon arrival, firefighters found light smoke showing from the rear of the single-story home. Crews searched the home for occupants and extinguished a stove fire that had spread [...]

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After a late night in Topeka Friday, most of Manhattan’s State legislative delegation stopped by the Manhattan Public Library Saturday afternoon for the League of Women Voters mid-term legislative forum. Sen. Tom Hawk as well as Reps. Sydney Carlin, Mike Dodson and Ron Highland were in attendance for the event, also sponsored by the American [...]

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As the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the past two years of slow activity, those who market Manhattan as a meeting destination are out promoting its offerings. Members of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the “Oh Manhattan Road Show” at the KSU Olathe campus Thursday, an opportunity [...]

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The “What Were You Wearing” exhibit is giving a voice to sexual assault victims. The focal point of the exhibit currently on display at Colony Square is to bring awareness to individuals affected by sexual assault. Stephanie Foran , Assistant Director for K-State’s Center for Advocacy stated, all of the credit goes to the Manhattan [...]

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