The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday approved the establishment of a Benefit District and paving the alleyway located in the 1200 block between Kearney Street and Vattier Street. This alley was previously identified by Public Works in the bottom three conditioned alleys from 2018 assessments, prior to the redevelopment of this block from several small rental properties to larger apartment facilities. Public Works developed a conceptual idea that would both repave the alley, and install storm sewer inlets in the alley to capture storm runoff from adjacent properties and direct the overflow underground. This is the second alley to be reviewed…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. — Federal officials have added a lead-contaminated southeast Kansas community to a list of hazardous waste sites eligible for cleanup through the federal Superfund program. Besides the newly added site in the town of Caney, the Environmental Protection Agency also has proposed adding another site in the southeast Kansas town of Weir to the Superfund list. Both communities were the scene of smelting operations a century ago. The concern is that the smelting operations caused lead particles to become airborne and settle onto area properties. Lead exposure can pose serious health risks, particularly for young children, pregnant women…
TOPEKA, Kan. — An assistant boys high school basketball coach in Topeka has been charged with federal child pornography counts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Kansas says 40-year-old Jeffrey Pierce, of Topeka, is charged with two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Pierce is a coach at Seaman High School in Topeka; a district spokeswoman says Pierce has been suspended and that the school board will soon vote on a resolution to fire him. Prosecutors say the production crimes occurred March 10 and March 14 and the possession crime occurred Sept. 2. Officials have…
Thursday’s program featured a conversation with National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) Director Dr. Alfonso Clavijo, NBAF Coordinator for APHIS Dr. Ken Burton and Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. Purple Power Animal Welfare Society Director Susan Clasen previewed an event Sept. 12 at A&H Farms called Beers, Bands and Barks. Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal Mike Hubka joined us for a recap of the first week of classes and his new role taking over in July at the school.
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 responded to a report of an injury crash in the 1600 block of Kimball Ave in Manhattan on September 2, 2020, at approximately 9:18 am. When officers arrived on scene they found a…
By Kelsey Bigelow School is back in session, but with a much different look than usual. Students and faculty have had to make adjustments heading into the school year due to the virus. KMAN had the opportunity to speak Wednesday with a few teachers to discuss the school year so far. Samantha Roberts, an elementary teacher at Lee Elementary, says she was impressed with her students throughout the first week. “I am first of all really proud of our students. We teach the youngest students, so kindergarten through sixth grade and I have not had any issues with behaviors, they…
Andrew Adams, Riley County emergency preparedness coordinator, will soon leave his current position for a new out-of-state job. The announcement was made during the county’s weekly news conference Wednesday. Adams has appeared in many of the weekly news conferences over the past several months and has played a key role in the county’s response to the pandemic. Adams said during the conference that he believes the health department will continue doing a good job of protecting the health of Riley County residents even after he leaves. “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done so far throughout this COVID pandemic,”…
The Riley County Health Department has reported 123 new positive COVID-19 cases, one COVID-19-related death and 53 recoveries since Monday’s report. This brings the total number of active cases in Riley County to 592 and recoveries to 447. The death involved a 91-year-old male resident of the Homestead of Manhattan Assisted Living Facility who died at Stormont Vail hospital in Topeka. This brings the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Riley County to six. No outbreaks have been declared at the Homestead of Manhattan Assisted Living Facility and testing for staff and patients is ongoing. 108, or 88 percent, of…
Kansas State University and Stormont Vail Health have entered into partnership with each other through the Physician Assistant program within the College of Health and Human Sciences (formerly known as the College of Human Ecology). Through this partnership, Stormont Vail will help conduct and develop the program’s curriculum through training and real-world examples. The two organizations also hope to fill a need for additional physician assistants. “The partnership between Stormont Vail Health and K-State’s new Physician Assistant program is innovative and significant in addressing a critical demand for health care professionals not only in our Kansas communities but around the…