Click to view slideshow. We’re staying. Those words adorn a banner that drapes over the mezzanine inside The Dusty Bookshelf. Owners of the long-standing Aggieville bookstore will not close in the spring as previously thought, after their lease was recently renewed for another year. The company celebrated the announcement in a social media post Thursday. Owner Diane Meredith says she had spent a few hours that day packing books to potentially take to their Lawrence location when she received a phone call from her landlord.       1204-Meredith phone call It’s a tur ..read more

Deputy Riley County Counselor Shelly Woodard presented a resolution Monday for Riley County to seek property by means of eminent domain for a non-discharging wastewater lagoon project in the Keats Sewer District. Deadlines for USDA funding are approaching, and Woodard says tests on the site are needed.       1204 Woodard 1 The court will determine if the county has authority to use eminent domain, which it does, according to Woodard. It will also determine the public need for the project and schedule time to meet with appraisers at some point. Construction costs ..read more

Photo by AJ Shaw/News Radio KMAN The St. Thomas More Catholic Church Ladies held their 33rd annual Cookie Carousel on Saturday. The event, which happened in the main gymnasium at the church and saw several pounds of cookies and other treats sold. Joan Krush spoke about the event.       1202 1 Joan Krush Kroosh says that the money gained from the event will mainly go towards Goodcare Home Shelter and Hospice but that residents who attended the event will also have a choice of picking another charity to receive money from the event.      &n ..read more

Click to view slideshow. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect in reference to a forged check case from late October. Authorities say a forged check transaction occurred on Oct. 27 at the Manhattan Menard’s store, causing a total loss of over $1,000. The person of interest is wearing a surgical mask in surveillance images, making identification difficult. The Sheriff’s Office says the man left in a dark colored flatbed truck that was parked at the back of the parking lot near Panda Express and Bomgaars. The truck had a trailer attached with ..read more

Lynden Lawson (courtesy photo) The City of Manhattan has named an interim director of Public Works. Lynden Lawson will assume duties starting Friday. He previously was the Public Works Deputy Director for the City of Joplin, Missouri for 10 years after retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps. He has been Interim Public Works Administrator for Manhattan since September 25. “It has been great having Lynden on board, assisting with our Public Works Department operations and administrative needs at a very busy time,” said Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr. “His knowledge and experience in an Interim Dir ..read more

In recent weeks there has been a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country. A new variant, from a previously thought to be uncommon strain, now accounts for about one-tenth of circulating viruses according to the Centers for Disease Control. Locally, Ascension Via Christi has also seen some rise in new cases presenting to the hospital, though not nearly to the level of what it saw three years ago. President and CEO Bob Copple says the hospital went back to universal masking earlier this month.       1129-Copple 1 Copple says the newest variant seems to ..read more

Earlier this month, Manhattan city officials approved a professional services agreement with Anderson Knight Architects for design of Sunset Zoo’s next big conservation project. The Sunset Zoo’s Trust also agreed to sign a reimbursement agreement to donate the funds to cover the design, totaling just over $111,000. Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood explains some of the future plans for the African Plains and Americas project.       1129-Kirkwood 1 Kirkwood says the plan is to reinvent and create areas for bobcats, upgrade the barn on site and imp ..read more

A pair of Manhattan Town Center retail stores were targeted by shoplifters this week. The Riley County Police Department says JCPenney was victimized Tuesday by two suspects who took multiple items from the store. The estimated total loss is close to $2,200. Ulta Beauty was also victimized by five female suspects who reportedly took mutliple fragrance items from the store. The estimated total loss is approximately $5,000. Anyone with information on either incident can contact Crime Stoppers. The post Shoplifters target two Manhattan Town Center stores appeared first on News Radio KMAN ..read more

Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr has announced his retirement after more than two decades in the position.       1128-Fehr 1 Fehr spent seven weeks in Houston, Texas earlier this fall undergoing treatment for cancer, something that factored into his decision. He says the cancer was caught early and so far the prognosis is good and he hopes to keep it that way. Hired in January 1982 as the Forestry and Parks Supervisor, for the newly formed Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department, Fehr has spent his entire professional career with the City and was appointed City ..read more

Manhattan Emergency Shelter is celebrating the holidays with a long-running program to serve their residents Volunteer and Donations Coordinator Adrina Beltran visited with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation on Monday and explains their annual Adopt an Ornament program.       1127 Beltran 1 The staff then takes the lists made by the shelter residents, wraps the presents, and distribute them on Christmas morning. Beltran says this event is important to her, given her own personal history with the shelter.       1127 Beltran 2 ..read more