The Manhattan City Commission has an item related to the proposed Museum of Art and Light, and Mayor Wynn Butler tells KMAN that the state’s Secretary of Commerce has signed off on the sales tax revenue bonds necessary for the project. Robert and Tracey DeBruyn have put together the plans for the museum which would be built next to the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The funding is estimated as 23-million dollars through the STAR bonds and 21-million through private donations. The city is required to amend it’s planning documents to adjust for the STAR usage.
Author: Troy Coverdale
Troy Coverdale
Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
The American Red Cross and health care facilities have put out the urgent call for blood donations. Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple tells KMAN, the hospital recently had it’s usual re-stocking not take place because of the lack of blood taken in through donations. He adds it’s an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Copple says there’s a good reason tied to coronavirus to give blood. Blood supply levels are also running short because of an increase in patients at trauma centers needing blood, according to the Red Cross. The organization says that there has been a 10-percent jump…
A three-million dollar donation from the managing partners of Gates Capital Management will see creation of a financial analysis center in Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. Alums Jeff Gates and Justin Boisseau made the donation that will result in the center being named after their firm. The center will be housed in the Department of Finance and is expected to aid students preparing for careers in investment banking, asset management, consulting and more. Current resources, including the Gates Capital Management Stock Pitch Competition and the speaker series named after the firm, will become part of the new center.…
The 2021 street maintenance projects for the City of Manhattan have gotten underway. The City’s annual street maintenance projects started this weekend with asphalt mill and overlay on Marlatt Avenue. This project is taking place between Browning Avenue and Seth Child Road. Several projects starting this week will take place on 8th, 9th, 10th, and Delware Streets from Poyntz Avenue to Colorado Street. Road maintenance starting next week is College Heights from Sunset Avenue to College Avenue. The following week will be Wyndham Heights. The public should be expecting parking restrictions and traffic delays while work is in progress. You…
Ascension Via Christi has updated its visitor guidelines to guard against coronavirus outbreaks developing. President Bob Copple tells KMAN that while the guidelines are changing, there are still some things to be aware of for those visiting the hospital. The hospital will now allow patients in the 3rd floor unit to be able swap out which two visitors are allowed in each day, rather than designating just two for the length of their stay. ER patients and those getting outpatient surgery will now be allowed two visitors. Other limits remain in place, including the two support people limit for women…
Former Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Director Trent Armbrust has been named to lead the newly created Office of Innovation in the Kansas Department of Commerce. Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland made the announcement Wednesday, shifting Armbrust from his previous post of Director of Strategy for Bioscience and Technology in the department. Before taking that role with the Department of Commerce, he spent seven years leading the Manhattan chamber’s economic development efforts. “Trent possesses a broad knowledge of innovation in our economy, which along with his practical experience as an economic development professional make him the perfect…
Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday amounts of additional federal coronavirus funding smaller communities in the state will be receiving. The monies were to be directed to communities under 50-thousand in population. The relief, which comes from The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), supplies $1.9 trillion for economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic. Riley County Riley $ 144,424.69 Leonardville $ 65,385.55 Ogden $ 297,041.53 Randolph $ 23,666.23 $ 530,518.00 Geary County Junction City $ 3,258,961.30 Grandview Plaza $ 231,807.69 Milford $ 77,522.08 $ 3,568,291.07 Pottawatomie County Belvue $ 30,341.32 Emmett $ 28,217.43 Havensville $ 23,514.52 Louisville $ 34,133.99 Olsburg…
The Junction City man arrested late last week on a sexual exploitation of a child charge faces additional charges. Aaron Zachry remains jailed on a bond of 360-thousand dollars after three additional counts of sexual exploitation of a child were put in place against him Wednesday. Riley County Police say the charges were added after further information was collected in their investigation that began when Zachry was accused of suspicious activity at Northview Pool. He was found to have sexual pictures of children on his cell phone. He worked as a special education paraprofessional at Northview Elementary, according to USD…
Geary County USD 475 plans to replace two of its elementary school playgrounds. Both Sheridan and Eisenhower Elementary School’s playgrounds have been selected for replacement based on the ages of the playgrounds. The project, performed by Noah’s Park and Playground, is planned to begin in late October to early November. The current playgrounds will be entirely replaced with new, American with Disabilities Act-supportive equipment. The total cost of both replacements is around 321 thousand dollars.
Former and current commanders of Fort Riley joined a virtual panel to discuss leadership both in and out of the military. The event was hosted by the First Division Museum in Cantigny Park in Illinois. Current Commanding General D.A. Sims was asked what advice he would give to the future leaders. Sims says those three phrases made him think about all of the things in his life that had gone well. While thinking on those events, he realized he could bring those back to any of those three key phrases. Sims was also joined by Executive Director of the Governor’s…