News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/7/22: City of Manhattan Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 16:10 Segment 3 – 28:06 Segment 4 – 38:17 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the City of Manhattan in advance of the evening’s legislative meeting at 7 p.m. City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner John Matta joined the show for the hour. In the first segment, the two discussed the beginning of budget season and construction updates. Segment 2 got into items on the consent agenda for the night, including issuance of STAR bonds in association with the Art and…
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Election season is coming up this fall for the state of Kansas, and Attorney General Derek Schmidt will appear on the ballot this year, hoping to become the state’s next governor. Schmidt is the Republican nominee who will challenge incumbent Democrat Laura Kelly in the upcoming election. Just last week he filed the necessary paperwork to become a candidate and subsequently announced his running mate, Katie Sawyer, who is the current state director for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s office and is a long time staffer of his, dating back to his days in the House of Representatives. Sawyer is just…
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A local non-profit with a mission to reduce poverty is raising funds through an online auction again this year. Thrive! Flint Hills is now in its 7th year, and works with people through an 18-month personal development program that aims to help people more than just survive, but thrive. Executive Director Jayme Morris-Hardeman says Thrive! serves clients – who they call leaders – as a support system in achieving a number of goals. “We have some leaders who are trying to go back to school right now and go to college for the first time, maybe return to college,” Morris-Hardeman…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/6/22: MHK Parks&Rec, aTa Bus, Jayme Morris-Hardeman Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:30 Segment 3 – 21:57 Segment 4 – 31:56 Monday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from Manhattan Parks and Recreation, the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, and Jayme Morris-Hardeman wearing multiple hats. The first half of the show featured Park Planner Alfonso Leyva and Recreation Supervisor Molli Maberry. Leyva previewed July’s Parks and Rec Advisory Board meeting and discussed updates on the pollinator pockets program as well as dredging at Dishman Lake. Maberry talked about Arts in the Park,…
Gas prices jumped again on Friday in the Manhattan area as the country deals with the highest prices on record. Across the city, a gallon of regular is now anywhere from $4.49 to $4.59, while the national average sits at $4.85, according to AAA. As bad as gas prices have been, diesel prices have been much more severe, with the national average for a gallon at $5.63, according to AAA. K-State farm management economist Gregg Ibendahl explains that diesel inventories are about a third below over what they historically had been, despite the demand for it. “Really refiners right now…
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Riley County commissioners approved amendments to the Preliminary and Final Development Plans associated with an existing Agri-Business Planned Unit Development in the county. The business in question is Liquid Art Winery, owned by David and Danielle Tegtmeier. The property is on Wildcat Creek Road near Scenic Drive. The amendments include a new single family residence, conversion of an existing building into a restaurant, an amphitheater, expanded parking, and cabins. County Planner Bob Isaac says the entire property is designated as Agribusiness Planned Unit Development. The Riley County Planning Board voted in favor of all, but the amphitheater item, based on…
With National Donut Day falling on Friday, June 3rd, one Manhattan business expects to see sales drastically increase in celebration of the holiday. Varsity Donuts is celebrating their 10th National Donut Day since the store opened. For Friday only, the bakery will be giving away one free classic donut per customer. Varsity’s Manager Melisa Cross spoke to KMAN on Friday about the changes that were made to the store’s production process in preparation for the event. In addition to larger donut sales, Varsity’s assistant manger Addie Terrill said that there are other things that make the day special.
Construction at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility has now completed. The estimated $1.25 billion project has been in the works for over a decade, with sitework starting in 2010 and construction officially commencing in 2013. Kansas was named as the location for the biosafety level-4 [BSL-4] laboratory in late 2008, which will replace the circa 1954 Plum Island Animal Research Center in New York as the United States’ premier animal disease research installation. NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton was among guests from the federal facility to join KMAN Thursday for their regular update on the In Focus…