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Chamber of Commerce asks county to slow down RHID policies

By Emma Loura The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce asked Riley County officials to slow down in its Reinvestment Housing Incentive District policy Thursday. RHID is a program that reimburses developers for property tax increases, enabling them to build housing. “Slow down, either table it or delay it so you have the opportunity to hear [...]

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By Chris Swick|2025-02-13T16:15:05-06:00February 13th, 2025|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

K-State master plan calls for making campus more walkable

By Emma Loura Officials want K-State to be more walkable. That was a major theme of a presentation on the university’s master plan earlier this week. K-State officials said Tuesday they’re looking at closing some roads, such as parts of Martin Luther King Drive and College Heights Road, which would connect Anderson Hall and Ahearn [...]

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By Chris Swick|2025-02-13T16:10:03-06:00February 13th, 2025|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Cub Scout Pack 75 holds final meeting, honors seven kids

By Staff Reports Monday marked the end of an era for one local Cub Scout organization in Manhattan. Cub Scout Pack 75, has been part of the lives of many young boys — and in recent years, young girls — for 75 years. The pack was started the year Lee Elementary School opened and held [...]

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By Chris Swick|2025-02-13T16:01:55-06:00February 13th, 2025|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Manhattan man arrested on id theft, weapons charges

A Manhattan man is behind bars on numerous charges, including identity theft and criminal use of weapons. Landon Bearce, 22, was arrested at the Riley County Police Department on a district court warrant for three counts of possession of stolen property with a value of less than 15 hundred dollars; theft by deception; the theft [...]

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By Chris Swick|2025-02-07T09:22:41-06:00February 7th, 2025|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Coffee can add years to your life

SCORE! The American College of Cardiology has just reaffirmed my lifestyle choices with a new study that says drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can add YEARS to your life. This was a very comprehensive study, as well. It tracked over 400,000 people for around a decade. The results fly in the [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-25T09:54:55-05:00March 25th, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

Pepsi, IHOP team for new syrupy soda

When people complain that their soda is 'too syrupy,' that isn't a suggestion, Pepsi. The cola company announced a new abomination this week. In a collaboration with IHOP, you, too, can try Maple Syrup Pepsi. That sound you hear is millions of people getting diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. To win a single, 12-ounce can, [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-25T09:41:42-05:00March 25th, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

Lost skills include map reading, wiring plugs

Yeah, you read the headline right. Wiring plugs. The list comes from a poll of adults listing off what "traditional skills and hobbies" aren't being used as much. Wiring plugs came in at No. 13. Were all of the adults polled electricians? Because I know myself well enough to know that I should be nowhere [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-22T09:10:28-05:00March 22nd, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

Bracket time! Small percentage pick teams based on jersey color, mascots

The NCAA tournament gets underway tonight with the so-called "First Four" play-in round. Which means it's also time for the over-enthusiastic sports guy in your office to shove a bracket in your face for you to fill out and take part in the office pool. WE GET IT, MITCH, IT'S YOUR JOB. WE DON'T CARE [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-15T09:48:24-05:00March 15th, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

Life hack: take your suitcase grocery shopping

This is...a choice. A woman on TikTok has revealed a "life hack" for making grocery shopping easier: bring your suitcase with you. Pretty sure grocery stores will frown on that. She says that she brings a carry-on bag to the store and loads it up after she's done shopping and checks out. I mean, I [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-15T09:26:51-05:00March 15th, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

Here is your bi-annual reminder that people will make time travel jokes this weekend

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning. This is the one where we lose an hour. Because Ben Franklin hated us, or something. Live Science has a good rundown of why we do this to ourselves twice a year, but basically, Franklin came up with this hair-brained idea to “conserve energy” back in the 1780s. Even still, [...]

By Chris Swick|2022-03-11T09:35:23-06:00March 11th, 2022|Z News|Comments Off

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