A log jam was recently cleared by Manhattan Parks officials along Wildcat Creek near Pecan Circle, south of K-18. It had formed following the 2018 Labor Day flood when high waters damaged stream banks and toppled trees as tall as 60 feet. In a release from the City of Manhattan, Park Superintendent Casey Smithson said, “The area has a bend greater than 90 degrees and it represents a pinch point. When the large trees became lodged, they trapped a lot of additional debris.” With help from Hummel Tree Service, using winch trucks and a crane, 251,000 pounds of wood debris has been removed…
Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan is waiving more than $90,000 in utility connection and building permit fees for a planned low-income senior living development. The City Commission approved the waiver for the project in Lee Mill Village Tuesday by 4 to 1 vote with Commissioner Wynn Butler opposing. Manhattan had previously agreed to sell the 19 lots to the Manhattan Area Housing Partnership in January. The land was bought by the city in 2012 on a tax sale after a previous development struggled to get off the ground. The land has been slow to sell, leaving Manhattan covering the special assessment taxes and collecting…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 300 block of North 5th Street in Manhattan on December 3, 2019, at approximately 11:10 AM. Officers listed a 53-year-old male as the victim when…
Wednesday’s program featured a conversation with USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Jurdene Coleman ahead of their meeting. We also got a preview of Sunday’s McCain Holiday Home Tour with Chair Julie Keenan, K-State Chief of Staff Linda Cook and homeowner and Holiday Home Tour board member Amanda Purdom.
For the first time in over 10 years, a new tree will be used in the 34th annual tree-lighting ceremony in Triangle Park. “We lost what people know (as) the mayor’s tree in Triangle Park back in March,” Casey Smithson, the parks superintendent for the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department, said. “Just getting prepped for the holiday season, we just a couple weeks ago put a new 18-foot-tall Colorado Blue Spruce back in the park. It had time to rest a little bit, we’ve got lights hung on to it and we’ll be in preparation for the tree lighting coming…
The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department can look back on a busy yet successful year of activities. In addition to a new paint job at the City Park Swimming Pool, Manhattan’s swimming facilities also saw over 100,000 visitors as well as some new programs, the implementation of a new junior-lifeguard training program and new swimming lessons. The Twin Oaks Sports Complex at Frank Anneberg Park has also seen a lot of activity this year. “We have 585 teams that came in, which is a new record for us in terms of total number of teams for the summer,” Randi Clifford,…
As the Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department looks ahead to 2020, a major focus will be placed on facility improvements, including recreation facilities that will be constructed at the two Manhattan middle schools. Parks and Rec officials are anticipating a fast moving process for the two recreation centers. “The two middle school recreation centers that we’re working on jointly with the school district shared-use facilities, they’re in a final-design step right now and we hope to start construction on those in 2020 and have those open and available for the community in 2021,” Eddie Eastes, the director for Manhattan Parks…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The former operator of the water system in Garden Plain was sentenced to a year of federal probation for submitting a false report about the quality of the city’s drinking water. Federal prosecutors say 64-year-old Arthur Wolfe, of Norwich also was ordered Monday to pay a $1,000 fine. Wolfe pleaded guilty in September to making a false statement in a report to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that was required by the Environmental Protection Agency. The original indictment accused Wolfe of claiming water samples came from four homes in Garden Plain, when the samples…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 900 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on December 2, 2019, at approximately 12:40 PM. Officers listed a 20-year-old male as the victim when he reported…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.