Manhattan News

Alex Stitt, 14, concentrates as he takes his test for his learnera s permit at the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Enjoy the silent majesty of a winter's morning and the clean, cool chill of the holiday air.

At the same time millions are ringing in the New Year at time square in Manhattan, New York, thousands will be ringing in the New Year in Manhattan, Kansas.

Local home builders in Manhattan are being applauded by the Kansas Building Industry Association.

For the past four years Hope Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center has been offering riding lessons as as tool for healing physical, emotional, and developmentally challenged individuals here in Manhattan.

Consolidation of emergency dispatching for the five major emergency servers in Riley County was seriously considered by Riley County Law board members Monday, with five alternatives presented ranging from doing nothing to funding all through the RCPD budget or by sharing through the respective emergency services.

The Kansas Board of Regents has officially received a summary of its recently-concluded statedwide Business and Industry Roundtable tour.

Construction of Riley County's first hospice care center is nearing completion. The 12-bed facility was named The Good Shepherd Hospice House by a Manhattan couple that donated a gift of $500,000 to the building campaign.

A device developed by an Agricultural Research Service scientist to sort wheat has been successfully used to detect and remove popcorn kernels that have been damaged by fungi.

It's the end of the year, and it's a time to reflect, not just individually, but collectively too.

Two Manhattan residents were arrested in connection with drug offenses late Monday afternoon, according to the Riley County Police Department.

Several weeks ago, talks about a possible Flint Hills Regional Council got underway, and the commission gave Director of Community Development, Karen Davis, the go-ahead to pursue a grant that would make the council possible.

The Broken Arrow Board of Education has narrowed its search for a new Superintendent to two candidates.

Eagles are now landing around Manhattan, migrating their way south and passing through Kansas.

The Pottawatomie County Commission will take bids on Monday that would connect the Blue Township sewer system to the Manhattan sewage treatment plant.

As part of the Manhattan community's Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, original works of writing and art incorporating the theme, "What I am Doing for Others," are now being accepted for the MLK Art and Writng Contest.

When Riley County Police are called to a disorderly house party in Manhattan, the way police handle the situation may soon change.

Using your cell phone while driving may soon be illegal in Manhattan. Riley County Police Captain Tim Hegarty was at city hall Thursday as Commission discussed creating a new ordinance.

The commission discussed development of a technology business park to attract potential spinoffs from the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility planned for Manhattan.

By Audrey Esther A steady snowfall that began in Riley County late Monday made driving difficult in Manhattan.