Author: KMAN Staff

In 2007, a study was conducted on how to best utilize the county office buildings.  After this study was revised in 2008, a few different options were formulated. Public Works Director, Leon Hobson came before the Riley County Commission during their Thursday meeting to focus mainly on one particular option.  This plan would first require the purchase and demolition of the First Christian Church.  A new four story county building would be constructed in it’s place that would house all of the various departments that are currently scattered throughout the area.  This facility would be an estimated 108,000 square feet…

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating  burglaries to Trisha’s Studio and Tantalizing Skin located in the 88-hundred block of East Highway 24 in East Manhattan. Tantalizing Skin was also broken into on or about December seventh. The amount of loss is undetermined at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff office at 785-457-3353. Business owners stress their businesses remain open.

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Emporia State baseball coach Bob Fornelli has announced the signing of four players for the class of 2013 on Thursday morning including Manhattan High senior T.J. Giller.  The right handed pitcher helped lead the Tribe to a 19-6 record this past spring and a fourth place finish in the 6A state tournament.  Giller was a second team all-Centennial League pick for the Tribe as a junior, and will make his debut for the Hornets during the 2014 season.

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The G. Thomas Jewelers/Manhattan Running Company “Jingle Bell Rock” has been found. Manhattan Broadcasting organizes the popular search every Christmas season and after nine clues Brian Tesene of Manhattan is the lucky searcher. Tesene says he found the famous rock under a big bush behind Rusty’s Last Chance in the parking lot there and north of City Park. Tesene adds he got his clues while listening to News-Talk 1350 KMAN, as that’s the station he likes to listen to. This is Tesene’s first successful attempt at finding the rock, although he’s been searching every year since he was a freshman in college…

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Daniel Sams has some competition to become K-State’s starting quarterback in 2013. Iowa Western Community College quarterback Jake Waters chose K-State over Penn State today on the IWCC campus. Waters is considered by some to be the top junior college quarterback in the country and had offers from North Carolina State, Houston, Akron and Florida Atlantic as well as K-State and Penn State. He led Iowa Western to an undefeated season and an NJCAA national championship by knocking off Butler Community College 27-7 earlier this month. He completed 73% of his passes this season for 3,501 yards with 39 touchdowns…

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KMAN has received more information regarding the resignation of Manhattan High School Principal Terry McCarty. McCarty, who will be stepping down at the end of this current school year, said that it was hard to believe that he had spend nearly a third of his life with the school. He has been with the school for nearly sixteen years, and was proud to list many accomplishments that the school had achieved during his time there, including multiple state championships and a stellar debate and forensics team. McCarty says that he feels as though he has reached a point in his…

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The word came Thursday Terry McCarty, principal at the Manhattan High School, has officially put in his resignation. Michele Jones, USD 383 Communication coordinator, confirmed that McCarty will be leaving at the end of the school year. McCarty has been with the high school for about 16 years and is looking to move forward to other career possibilities. [mp3-jplayer]

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Update as of noon Thursday: Details have been released regarding a fatal tractor accident north of Junction City Wednesday afternoon. 80 year old Clayton Moon was pronounced dead at the scene, just off highway 57. Geary County Sheriff Jim Jensen indicates Moon was moving a bale of hay on a hill when the tractor he was driving overturned on top of him. The coroner was present to pronounce Moon dead at the scene and an autopsy is not planned as the coroner indicates it was an apparent accident. The accident occurred about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Older report: KMAN news has…

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