Three additional Riley County residents have died since Friday after testing positive for the coronavirus, Riley County officials announced Wednesday.
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Roger Marshall calls for DOJ to investigate 'ESPN's role in the potential destruction of the Big 12'
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican and a graduate of both Kansas State and the University of Kansas, drafted a letter to U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland asking for the Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into ESPN.
A 73-year-old Pennsylvania man suffered injuries after crashing his motorcycle Tuesday morning on I-70.
Manhattan city commissioners officially approved designating a small group of homes near Lee Elementary School as a local historic district.
Manhattan city commissioners are onboard with streamlining the process for approving events where alcohol is served.
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The field is set for the Manhattan-Ogden school board general election.
Manhattan-Ogden superintendent Marvin Wade will present a plan to the school board Wednesday that calls for mandatory mask wearing through Sept. 24.
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Martin Jones has always been a fan of Jerry Garcia.
Mobile vaccine clinics are helping, but Riley County is still nowhere close to its goal of a 70% vaccination.
Riley County police arrested a Manhattan man Friday after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the arm with a fork in a domestic incident.
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It pays to have name recognition.
Bluestem Electric Cooperative of Wamego is building a solar farm west of Leonardville.
Nearly 1,800 people had cast their ballot in the Manhattan-Ogden school board primary, as of Monday morning, Riley County clerk Rich Vargo said.
Downtown Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Manhattan city commissioners Tuesday will consider allowing Hy-Vee to build a drive-thru for grocery pickup.
The Kansas Board of Regents is seeking input to create a profile of what K-State will look for in a new university president.
Although the hue fits in perfectly for the home of Kansas State University, Evergy will change city street lights emitting a purple color over the next four to six months.
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This year’s winners at the Riley County Fair 4-H Foods and Nutrition Division did an exceptional job. Although they are all busy with multiple projects for the fair, you can tell they spent a great deal of time cooking and baking to prepare great entries. Here is a quick glimpse at what some…
Not all coffees are created equal. Today we’ll meet a couple of artisan coffee roasters who have learned the truth of this statement and applied it to their remarkable coffee business.
Fred Yoder found that applying nitrogen-infused fertilizer to his fields three times in a growing season instead of all at once helped his crops use the nutrient more efficiently, and less nitrogen ended up in rivers and streams.
Meatpackers are in the crosshairs of U.S. lawmakers including traditional allies as ranchers complain that beef processors are abusing market power to gain out-sized margins at their expense.
Fresh food, from farm to family.
Families who needed some extra guidance enrolling students in school got personalized help Friday.
Tuttle Creek’s visitors center is closed, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday.
Kansas’ biggest economic competitor is its eastern neighbor, according to one state leader.
Live performances will return to McCain Auditorium this fall.
The president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan says his facility and others in Kansas are being overwhelmed by new COVID-19 patients.
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Starting Monday, Kansas State University will once again require people to wear masks inside buildings on campus.
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The Manhattan-Ogden school district on Friday once again started requiring people to wear masks while inside school buildings.
In an effort to encourage residents to get vaccinated, the Riley County Health Department and other entities are hosting vaccine events with incentives in August and September.
Families in the Manhattan-Ogden school district who prefer in-person enrollment for their students can do so this Friday.
The final Arts in the Park of the season is this Friday.
Four additional Riley County residents have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, the Riley County Health Department reported Wednesday.
The city has closed a section of Third Street downtown until Aug. 11 as crews work on street and stormwater repairs.
Manhattan city commissioners are wary about plans for a possible expansion in the western part of the city because of previous flooding in the area.
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Ascension Via Christi Hospital employees and associates will have to get vaccinated after the health care company mandated the COVID vaccine for its workforce nationwide.
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Rodney Hoover says his artistic endeavors began early.
Riley County clerk Rich Vargo says advance voting is going “at a good pace” in the primary election for the Manhattan-Ogden school board.
Fairmont Heights property owners will pay a special assessment to fund a new sanitary sewer, after Riley County commissioners approved the measure Monday.
A Randolph man died Sunday morning following a crash north of Randolph.
The Riley County Fair returned with more momentum following a limited event last year because of the pandemic.
Downtown Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nine people are running for three open seats on the Manhattan-Ogden school board. Voters will whittle the field to six candidates in the Aug. 3 primary.
Sweet Caroline Medusa Green is an architectural plant of the first order.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Robert Alexander Jr. put a small pile of the Napa cabbage slaw onto his plate and eyed it with suspicion.
If you stockpiled masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper and are looking for ways to repurpose your excess, try these creative suggestions from local makers, designers and artists.
Bermudagrass loves this warm and humid growing environment. If you choose it for your lawn, it is doing really well. The stolons (creeping stems) are seeking ground to take over. This may be in the tall fescue lawn, vegetable garden, and shrub or flower beds.
Moderating a Facebook gardening group in western New York is not without challenges. There are complaints of wooly bugs, inclement weather and the novice members who insist on using dish detergent on their plants.
Following a year when everyone was instructed to stay a part from one another, Sunset Zoo staff are simply delighted in seeing children interact with animals this summer.
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