Author: KMAN Staff

Manhattan City Commissioners approved an amendment in the City of Manhattan’s lease agreement with the Manhattan Town Center Tuesday night. KMAN reported last Friday that a new IMAX movie theater is set to take over the space that used to be inhabited by Sears. The change in the agreement lessens Manhattan Town Center’s rent from $200,000 to $185,000, since the new theater will take slightly less square-footage after the Sears wing is demolished. Commissioner Wynn Butler was happy with the deal. “I think the City did a good job on negotiating this,” he said. “As far as I can tell,…

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CINCINNATI (AP)– Ben Zobrist tied the game with a homer in the ninth inning, Jarrod Dyson scored the tie-breaking run from first base on pitcher Ryan Mattheus’ throwing error and the Kansas City Royals went on to a 3-1, 13-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Dyson led off the 13th with a single and scored when Mattheus (1-4) threw a sacrifice bunt by Kris Medlen (1-0) down the right field line. Greg Holland finished for his 27th save. Zobrist stunned the crowd of 28,719 by leading off the ninth against Aroldis Chapman with his 10th homer of…

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Article by Wayne Kruse, Chairperson, Orchestra on the Oregon Trail Steering Committee   Orchestra on the Oregon Trail, the all-day event scheduled for September 6 at Alcove Spring Historic Park six miles south of Marysville, find themselves using the word “and” in conversations about the inaugural event.   “And there’s this and there’s that,” explained Barb Buck, Hanover, who is coordinating the nearly two hundred volunteers for the event. “As I’ve been talking to the volunteers to make sure they are aware of all that’s planned for the day, I find myself using ‘and’ as I add on to the…

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Preliminary enrollment numbers have been released for the 2015-2016 school year at Manhattan/Ogden USD 383. Grades K-12 reported an increase of 108 students compared to last year, bringing the first day’s attendance to a total of 6,118. USD 383 Assistant Superintendent, Eric Reid says the school board is expecting changes to these numbers, as there are transfer students to process in the following weeks. Official enrollment statistics will be released later on September 20th, and these current numbers do not include other services of USD 383, such as the Flint Hills Job Corps, virtual school and preschool.

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A Manhattan woman faces a high bond following her arrest late Monday morning.  Juree Burgett, 56, was taken into custody while in the 2000 block of Shirley Lane in Manhattan at approximately 11:35 AM on a warrant for failure to fulfill diversion agreement. Burgett’s bond was set at $27,000. ### Riley County Police report Monday afternoon at about 4:45 PM officers arrested Elizabeth Havens, 29, of Manhattan on a warrant for probation violation while in the 100 block of N. 4th Street in Manhattan. The original offenses on the warrant were listed as conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and endangering a child…

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Pottawatomie County Commissioners have approved the 2016 budget. “It was a long process,” said Pat Weixelman, commission chairman. The budget does include a slight mill levy increase. “It was only about a .7 of a mill it went it, but we hate to do that,” said Weixelman. While growth in the west part of the county has made it difficult to keep the levy flat, weixelman says Pottawatomie County is still in great shape compared to the rest of the state.

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