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Proposed RCPD budget decreased from ’20, officials looking to codify carry over fund procedure
After righting a budget miscalculation, the Riley County Police Department will present a budget to the Law Board that is slightly ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20215 min read


Manhattan eyeing open exterior for Aggieville parking garage
As Manhattan continues work to begin construction on an Aggieville parking garage, city commissioners Tuesday voiced support for the ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Manhattan amends Westloop development plan to allow for new Tommy’s
Manhattan Tuesday cleared the way for a developer to pursue a building permit for a second Tommy’s Express Car Wash in West Manhattan....

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Manhattan squashes possible mask ordinance, to pursue PSAs and other health campaigns
Manhattan will not require face masks in public spaces in an effort to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, instead opting to look at...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20215 min read


Riley County to lift additional day care restrictions, maintain hours limits for restaurants...
Riley County is retaining an hour of operation limit for restaurants, but removes additional restrictions for child care operators in the...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Manhattan preparing for additional cuts, eyeing flat ’21 mill levy
In the first budget session of the year, Manhattan officials talked plans for additional reductions to 2020’s budget if necessary due to...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20217 min read


12th Street improvements to cost over $2 million, Manhattan approves CDBG plan
A streetscape revamp in Aggieville will cost the City of Manhattan a maximum of $2.043 million. The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20215 min read


Manhattan shrinks price tag for senior living development, accepts millions in airport grant
Manhattan will pick up an increased portion of outstanding infrastructure costs in a Lee Mill Village low-income senior living ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20215 min read


Manhattan to consider mandatory face masks in public areas
As businesses locally begin down the road to normalcy as laid out by local and state plans, Manhattan’s mayor Tuesday raised the idea of...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


K-State to furlough 349 employees mid-May
Facing revenue shortfalls since moving to remote instruction and many students left town, Kansas State University is furloughing an...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 202110 min read


Riley County could see new ‘normal’ without restrictions in June
Though not officially released, a leaked draft document of Riley County’s plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions indicates the county could ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Riley County Clerk encourages voting by mail, sees a decrease in poll worker numbers
Riley County will still hold in-person polling this election season, but officials encourage residents to vote by mail in anticipation of...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


ASL interpreters work to make pandemic information accessible
Originally posted at https://1350kman.com/asl-interpreters-work-to-make-pandemic-information-accessible/ Among a cast of local health,...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20218 min read


Manhattan eyeing recovery plan, commissioners disagree over virus’ danger
Manhattan City Commissioners clashed Tuesday while discussing the beginnings of a plan to recover from the economic impacts of the ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 202110 min read


Renters advocacy group calls for rent holiday, property managers say it could cause harm
Recently unemployed due to business shut-downs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Manhattan man as well as a local renters’...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20216 min read


Manhattan to receive $330K for coronavirus response, seeks feedback on CDBG plan
Manhattan is moving forward with the creation of its five-year consolidated Community Development Block Grant plan, and will be getting ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Riley County cases continue to tick up as health officials continue to urge public to stay at home
With a newly confirmed case Wednesday, Riley County now totals six positively tested cases of COVID-19 Health Department Director Julie ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20213 min read


COVID-19 closures lead Aggieville companies to lay off 880 employees
The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in every part of the United States, locally leading dozens of Aggieville ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20211 min read


Manhattan temporarily expands city manager authority, suspends live public comment
Manhattan is making temporary changes to the powers of the city manager and how it conducts business in an effort to streamline its ...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20217 min read


‘It falls on us’: Manhattan to provide $500,000 for business loans
Struggling Manhattan businesses will be eligible for up to $20,000 in certain cases as funds permit through a program unanimously...

Nick McNamara
Nov 12, 20214 min read
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