Wednesday’s program featured a preview of the March 4 school board meeting for USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools with Superintendent Marvin Wade. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes joined us to discuss recent fires and shared some prevention tips for deck fires. We also heard from Dona Koster, a Go Red survivor who will speak at the American Heart Association’s Go Red event March 20 about her amazing journey as a survivor of heart disease. She was recently taken off of Ascension Via Christi’s heart transplant list.
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Manhattan residents may be sharing their streets and sidewalks with electric scooters before summer. The City Commission Tuesday unanimously voted to authorize city administrative staff to negotiate a contract permitting the company Zagster to deploy a 500 e-scooter pilot program in the city and on the Kansas State University campus. The contract will return to the commission for final approval, which if given will open the pilot for a six month period. Zagster, originally from Boston, was founded in 2007 as a bike share company and has since expanded into the e-scooter side of the micromobility industry. The company currently…
Emergency services in Pottawatomie County and Riley County took part in a statewide tornado drill put on by the National Weather Service Tuesday. The drills were part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which also includes days devoted to preparedness, lightning safety, hail and wind safety and flood safety. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison says this drill, along with the tornado drills the county puts on each month, helps prepare both emergency services and residents for tornado season. In addition to tornado sirens, Riley County residents who are signed up for the Everbridge emergency notification system also received notifications…
Fears over the spread of Coronavirus are increasing globally and while Americans should certainly be alert to the potential threat, your best defense might just be the most simple, according to experts with Kansas State University Research and Extension. “If you’re feeling panicked about the coronavirus – or not – go wash your hands,” said Erin Yelland, K-State Research and Extension specialist in adult development and aging. “That is truly one of the best preventative actions we can take.” The Centers for Disease Control says hand-washing is among the short-list of preventative steps people can take toward COVID-19, the current…
2020 Dust Control Program Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved a Dust Control Program for 2020 during their meeting Monday. The program involves putting magnesium chloride on county roads to prevent cars and wind from kicking up too much dust. Public Works Director Peter Clark says he believes the program has been successful in the past. Commissioner Pat Weixelman voted in opposition out of concern that the program stretches the county’s workforce too thin. Magnesium chloride purchases total about $130,000. New transfer station scale Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved the purchase of a new transfer station scale Monday for about $72,000, well under…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi.
Manhattan residents had a chance Monday to protect themselves from identity theft. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office offered free personal document destruction at the CiCo Park Pool as a part of National Consumer Protection Week. Participant Jeff Oliphant shared his thoughts on the experience. Participant Annette Dowell was also grateful for this free service. She acknowledges that it can costly if you try to do this yourself at home with a personal shredder. Participant Marsha McCarthy told KMAN she believes it’s a good way for people to protect their personal information. The documents were loaded by city workers into armored…
A Riley County Police Officer was recently given state recognition as the Veterans of Foreign War Kansas Officer of the Year. The award was given out at the February Law Board meeting in Ogden to Michael Wagenblast, who has served with RCPD since 2012 and is assigned to the North County population of Riley County. It’s given annually to an officer who demonstrates professionalism under the most trying of circumstances, to someone who embodies patience when others would have walked away and demonstrates humanity toward all. “The award symbolized the great triumphs the honoree has received in our noblest of…
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FROM K-STATE ATHLETICS MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State safeties coach Joe Klanderman has been promoted to defensive coordinator, while cornerbacks coach Van Malone has added the titles of assistant head coach and passing game coordinator, head coach Chris Klieman announced Monday. Klanderman, who has coached all three levels of the defense during his career, will serve as a defensive coordinator for a second time after holding the position from 2007 to 2013 at his alma mater, Minnesota State. He will continue to tutor the Wildcat safeties, as Klieman will search for a new linebackers coach to replace Scottie Hazelton, who…