What's happening in the Greater Manhattan region? Find out more about our dynamic community and the people, businesses, schools and vibe that contribute to our great quality of life and robust economy.
Aug 18, 2023
Kansas Farm Bureau has been strengthening agriculture and the lives of Kansans for more than 100 years and Manhattan is central to this effort.
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Aug 11, 2023
The new, state-of-the-art Stormont Vail Health facility will expand healthcare options and services in the Greater Manhattan region.
Jul 25, 2023
Wamego is a town of about 5,000, and although it’s just 15 miles from Manhattan — a city of about 10 times its size — it’s no bedroom community. Lincoln Avenue is full of vibrant…
Jul 11, 2023
After attending several leadership retreats, Vern Henricks realized that the same barriers to economic development kept coming up: workforce, childcare and affordable housing.The…
Jun 12, 2023
Fresh off the second season finale of HBO’s "Somebody Somewhere", locals are enjoying the local color portrayed in the show.
Jun 09, 2023
The origin story of SPS Companies Inc. reads like a plot straight out of the Golden Age of Hollywood: a twist of fate during the Great Depression brings a hard-working man to a…
Jun 01, 2023
When singer and comedian Bridget Everett was asked by her childhood best friend, Stephanie Grynkiewicz, to come back to her hometown for a watch party celebrating the finale of…
May 30, 2023
May 24, 2023
Officials celebrated the ribbon-cutting of NBAF — the first U.S. laboratory with biosafety level-4 containment capable of housing large livestock.
May 11, 2023
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A local, collaborative project called Advancing Biosecurity, Biodefense and Biomanufacturing Technologies has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National…
