ManhattanFreePress 9.15.2022 KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates

   KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates By Patrick Richardson The Sentinel The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved the first stage of a project which will see elec- tricity from the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near Burlington sent out of state rather than powering Wichita and Read More

Manhattan Free Press 08.25.2022 City of Manhattan is Playing Games With the Public and Park & Rec.

City of Manhattan is Playing Games With the Public and Park & Rec. Editorial By Jon A. Brake Publisher Manhattan Free Press The first thing I think of when starting an editorial about the City of Manhattan is Control. The City of Manhattan Staff and City Manager have complete control of everything, City Commission, Businesses and Read More

Manhattan Free Press 8.18.2022 Manhattan City Commission Approved Reconstruction Costing $28.6 M – $3.2 to City

Manhattan City Commission Approved Reconstruction Costing $28.6 M – $3.2 to City Agenda Item SummaryCity Commission – August 16, 2022 Subject: Reconstruct Runway 3/21 (AP2202, CIP #AP030P) Staff Contact/Department: Brandon Keazer, Airport Director Action Item: Consider accepting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Offer, and contingent upon its receipt, awarding the runway construction contract, approving Read More

ManhattanFreePress 07.27.2022 City Commission Staff Working on 2023 Budget of a Little Over $166900000 Million

City Commission, Staff Working on 2023 Budget of a Little Over $166,900,000 Million Editoral By Jon A. Brake:  For those citizens that are concerned about the City of Manhattan not having Flag Football because of lack of money, I have a lot in Florida that I would like to sell you. The City held a Read More

Manhattan Free Press 07.21.2022 “Value Them Both” is an Opportunity for Kansans to Once Again Lead America Forward

“Value Them Both” is an Opportunity for Kansans to Once Again Lead America Forward By Michael R. Pompeo : Secretary of State Mike Pompeo The state of Kansas has always been defined by leadership and courage. Its plains were home to the first generations of American settlers, who left teeming cities to lead America westward Read More