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In just a few weeks, K-State fans will be able to enjoy a family-friendly movie on the big screen at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
It’s not Country Stampede, but it’s technically a festival.
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Organizations from across the city on Tuesday requested funds for 2020 from the Manhattan City Commission.
A Milford man died following an ATV incident Tuesday afternoon.
Officials reported no injuries after a fire broke out in the Colonial Gardens mobile home park early Wednesday morning.
A 35-year-old man is dead after an apparent suicide at Scenic Overlook Wednesday morning, according to the Riley County Police Department.
Building codes for the southwestern portion of Pottawatomie County are expected to be in place effective Jan. 1.
A rainy 24th Country Stampede — er, now Heartland Stampede — wrapped up Sunday, but some people in Manhattan are still reeling from the announcement that the country music festival is moving permanently to Topeka.
Ron Ford, the high-profile critic of Manhattan, has launched another billboard assault on the town, this time expanding the list of its sins.
K-State is facing a 4% budget cut, a university official said at Monday’s intergovernmental meeting, but its main focus for the upcoming year will be recruitment.
Riley County commissioners on Monday contemplated a 2020 budget proposal that increases taxes for the average homeowner by 5.75%.
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After having served the Manhattan and Ogden communities for nearly 20 years through ministry, Diana Chapel is preparing to take some time for herself.
Lightning and thunderstorms on Saturday night forced Country Stampede to cancel a performance by headliner Jason Aldean, capping a muddy first year in Topeka for the event.
Storms across the region this weekend are causing the water level at Tuttle Creek Lake to rise again.
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Residents got a behind-the-scenes look at local air travel and water service providers Saturday during the Flint Hills Discovery Center’s Secrets of Manhattan bus tour.
“If you take care of the community, the community will take care of you.” That type of philosophy is a guiding principle for two men who have worked together for more than 35 years to serve their community.
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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce found out at the same time everyone else did that Country Stampede, now Heartland Stampede, was leaving for Topeka, Chamber President Jason Smith said.
Despite recent stormy weather, construction at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) remains on track. With 79 percent of the facility completed, you’ll notice changes at the entrance and will soon see additional site changes as trailers are removed and work continues on the park…
There are three things I remember about Marvin Marsh: His smile, his bearing, and his handshake. I’d rank it as the best handshake ever, and that’s saying something, since Ernie Barrett is in the same town.Mr. Marsh, who died last Thursday, was the longtime principal of Manhattan Junior High…
Fort Riley bid farewell to its current division artillery brigade commander and welcomed its new leader in a ceremony Friday at King Field House.
Officials on Thursday signed an agreement that formally outlines how the departments will transfer ownership and operational responsibility for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility from the Department of Homeland Security to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
During the 2018-19 school year, 418 USD 383 families visited the FIT Closet to receive clothes and supplies.
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The city commission’s budgeting process continues with the latest budget proposal calling for a 5.1% increase in the average property owner’s taxes.
The Arts in the Park season continues Friday with Artrageous, an interactive art and music experience.
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K-State, along with all other state schools, will not raise in-state undergraduate tuition rates for the 2019-20 school year, the Kansas Board of Regents decided Wednesday.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved K-State issuing revenue bonds to renovate the Derby Dining Center.
A Wichita man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a reported rape.
Five people were injured in a crash on Wednesday evening southeast of Manhattan.
Riley County will likely have to pay an additional $803,000 in payroll next year because of an extra pay period, county officials explained to the commission Thursday.
The Riley County Police Department has stopped providing in its daily reports the names of crime victims, even though that information is by law considered a public record.
Instead of a store full of country-clad customers, the country music played to no one in particular Wednesday afternoon at Yee Haw Country Outfitters in downtown Manhattan.
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TOPEKA — Country Stampede officials said it was no longer financially feasible to have the festival in Manhattan, which is why they have decided to move it to Topeka permanently.
Wamego High Principal Chad Brecheisen has resigned and made a settlement agreement with the school district.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has ended its contract with Country Stampede.
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The city will split $500,000 in new recreation center design costs with USD 383 after the district’s design process found better configuration patterns at the middle school sites.
Manhattan’s Community House — built in 1917 and in need of restoration work — could be on its way to a new heyday as city officials work to finalize a deal with a local developer to sell and renovate the property.
With several commercial properties affected by the flooding last September and more under constant threat of rising waters, Manhattan city administrators want to develop a plan to buy out commercial properties in the community flood plain.
Police arrested a Manhattan man and charged him with attempted second-degree murder Tuesday.
A Nebraska funeral home is making an appeal to honor a U.S. Army veteran born in Leonardville by going to his funeral.
K-State announced Wednesday the new dean for the College of Agriculture.
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Country Stampede is making Topeka its permanent home, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Wednesday.
Two motions to seek a $25 million federal BUILD Grant to fund replacement of the Belvue Bridge died for lack of a second Monday before the Pottawatomie County Commission.
The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency on Monday approved the Riley County Police Department’s $22.1 million budget for 2020.
Three people were injured Monday in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Allen Road.
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