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 [...]
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 [...]
A new restaurant and craft brewery is coming to Manhattan and is set to open one of its two locations later this year. Owned by Manhattan natives Ryan and Amber Emley, the Aggieville Brewing Company will service two locations at 612 Pillsbury Drive and 1123 Moro Street. According to a Thursday release, the Pillsbury location [...]
Free meals are being provided this summer for anyone 18 and under at several schools in USD 383. Many of the summer meal programs started this week, and continue through Aug. 4. The program is possible due to annual funding from the US Department of Agriculture. Serving sites include: Amanda Arnold, Bluemont, Lee, Marlatt, Ogden [...]
Susan Adamchak entered the race for the Manhattan City Commission last Friday and is among several now vying for one of four vacant seats this November. Adamchak is a long-time resident of Manhattan and a retired sociologist and independent businesswoman. Her experience includes working with several government agencies and international organizations, and says she has [...]
Tomorrow marks the filing deadline for the November general election, and a seventh person has announced they are vying for a seat on the Manhattan City Commission. Karen McCulloh announced Tuesday she is hoping to be elected to the commission once again. McCulloh was elected to the city commission back in 1997 and 2013. During [...]
The Riley County Police Department says officers peacefully resolved a situation Monday involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Officers were dispatched at around 2:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Hunter Place, after a call concerning a man with a weapon at the Scenic Woods apartments. Arriving officers found a 25-year-old man threatening [...]
The Manhattan Housing Authority and UFM Community Learning Center are receiving a $1.5 million grant to support a local pre-apprenticeship program. The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced $90 million in funds to workforce development programs nationwide. MHA’s YouthBuild program will train young people in construction, allowing anyone from ages 16 to 24 to learn [...]
Earlier this month, Wareham Hall Inc., the nonprofit organization working to revitalize the Wareham Opera House in downtown Manhattan, received a $250,000 grant from the State Park Revitalization & Investment in Notable Tourism (SPRINT) program. President Blade Mages says the funding, part of $30 million in tourism grants from leftover American Rescue Plan Act funds, [...]
Memorial Day Services will take place across the area on Monday. Manhattan The Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley will hold its ceremony at 10 a.m. with guests to include Gov. Laura Kelly and the military presentation of honors from American Legion Post 45 in Junction City. Officials say the ceremony will last approximately one [...]
