The Manhattan City Commission approved the 2024 city budget at their bimonthly legislative session on Tuesday. The overall budget grew nearly $40 million from last fiscal year, from $187 million to $224 million, a nearly 20% increase, largely driven by assessed valuations, which were up about 9.5%. The budget includes a 2.9% increase in property [...]
A report for theft was filed Monday morning at The Fridge Wholesale Liquor in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, four suspects — a man and three women — stole approximately $650 worth of alcohol from the store. Surveillance video, shared on The Fridge’s Facebook page, shows the suspects shoving bottles into handbags. [...]
All eyes were on Calvin Wilson as he slow-rolled into Manhattan’s City Park on Saturday. Wilson, of Junction City, drove his 1966 Ford Fairlane GT so he could show it off at the annual Yard Art Classics Car Club’s: Cars in the Park. Listen to Wilson describe his vehicle here: Wilson says the fundraising is [...]
Gamma Omicron of Epsilon Sigma Alpha had their Inaugural Charity 0.5K Slug Run this weekend to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Judy Ahrens, the event co-chair, talked about Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s fundraising. Ahrens said the event was inspired by the desire to hold a fundraiser run that was easy for anyone accomplish. [...]
A Milford man was arrested on Thursday for stalking. 30-year-old Louis Gardner was arrested by Riley County Police shortly after 9:20 am on one count of stalking and another count for violating a protection order. According to the RCPD, Gardner tried to contact a woman on Facebook several times which was a violation of the [...]
Pavement work is scheduled Monday on a ramp connecting Miller Parkway and Davis Drive to the southbound lanes of K-18. The Kansas Department of Transportation says it will close the ramp from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until work is complete. The closure will be marked by barricades, signs and cones. No detours will [...]
The Kansas Court of Appeals will hear three pending appellate cases next week on the K-State campus in observance of Constitution Day. The first case involves a civil appeal involving a violation of zoning regulations from Riley County, between the Board of County Commissioners and local resident Gary Kilner, who contends his property is exempt [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners heard an update Tuesday regarding the Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan, the first update on the plan since early May. The draft plan takes a broad look at the master plan for development of the downtown business district. Senior Planner for Community Development Ben Chmiel says a number of surveys were conducted among [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Conference recognized local businesses at the fourth annual Business Awards. Business of the Year was awarded to the financial firm Sink Gorden and Associates. CPA James Gordon accepted the award. The Small Business of the Year award was given to Arthur-Green, LLP Attorneys at Law. KO Boxing and Fitness were [...]
With less than two weeks to go, Airport Director Brandon Keazer says runway reconstruction is now closing in on being completed in time for American Airlines to begin resuming flights. Keazer updated the Airport Advisory Board on the status of the runway project Monday morning. While the current project is officially 3 weeks behind schedule, [...]