Manhattan City Commissioners are scheduled for a work session Tuesday night to discuss the city’s five-year strategic plan and 2024 general fund budget. The General Fund is scheduled to increase by more than $5.8 million to $45.2 million in 2024. It includes over $3.3 million for personnel and over $2.5 million for operations. The projected [...]
Finance and Budget Officer Brittany Philips presented Monday to the Riley County Commission the bids for the temporary note approved to pay for sewer projects. The funds are for the University Park Sewer District and the Lake Park Sewer District. They are intended to pay a portion of preliminary costs of engineering, design, and construction [...]
Manhattan High School held its open house on Saturday to show off the new additions that have been added to the high school’s West Campus. The addition was passed via a bond referendum in November 2018. USD 383 Superintendent Eric Reid thanked the contractors, school board members and residents who helped make the addition possible. [...]
A Manhattan man has been arrested for suspected stalking and violating a protection order. 39-year-old Donald Juarez was arrested just after midnight on Saturday at the 100 block of North 11th street in Manhattan. Juarez is charged with two counts of stalking after being served a protection order and two counts of violating a protection [...]
Riley County Police say a woman is out more than 63,000 airline miles after an unknown suspect hacked her American Airlines account. A report for fraud was filed Thursday morning listing a 32-year-old woman. The estimated total loss is a little more than $1,400. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Anonymous tips could lead [...]
Riley County Public Information Officer Vivienne Leyva presented commissioners Thursday with results of a July public survey, regarding a potential switch to a 4 day, 40 hour work week. Leyva spoke about the first question on the survey. Close to 2,000 respondents took the survey, with greater than half saying the new schedule would make [...]
The annual Everybody Counts event is planned for this weekend in Manhattan. Community members can head over to the Douglas Recreation Complex Saturday to receive various free services and information from multiple local organizations. Chair Debbie Nuss says attendees can receive free health screenings, haircuts, clothing and more. Approximately 60 local organizations will set up information booths [...]
Two people have been arrested for an alleged burglary of a Manhattan home. The Riley County Police Department says officers filed a complaint Thursday afternoon in the 5300 block of William Wood Road, listing an 88-year-old man as the victim. An estimated total loss was not immediately available. Police say 33-year-old Sarah Drake, of Wichita, [...]
Close to $30,000 has been raised by candidates seeking a seat on the Manhattan City Commission this fall. Campaigns were required to file their first round reports July 24. Seven of the nine candidates submitted reports, showing financial contributions and expenditures between January 1 and July 20. Incumbents are outpacing the field, with Mayor Mark [...]
The Riley County Fair was held last week, and KMAN had the opportunity to visit and interview some of the participants. Kate Kennedy, Bernie Fancella, and AJ Shaw report. The Riley County Fair wraps up Monday with the 4 H Livestock Auction at 7 p.m. The Pottawatomie County Fair begins [...]
