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USD 253 Board of Education moves forward with $3.6 million EMS track and field renovation project
By Amanda Davis May 15, 2025 Updated 2 hrs ago The USD 253 Board of Education officially signed a $3.6 million contract to significantly renovate
City approves resolution in support of $9 million duplex project
By Brandon Peoples Apr 15, 2025 A “workforce housing” project in northwest Manhattan is one step closer to becoming a reality. City commissioners on Tuesday
Koester project gets major funding
By Chris Pannbacker Mar 5, 2025 The development of Koester Block commercial buildings received major news last week with the award of $650,000 in Moderate
A Place to call home Be Able housing project to support residents facing homelessness
By Brandon Peoples Mar 19, 2025Staff photo by Lewis Marien A major renovation project underway at the Be Able Community Center is nearing the finish line.
120-year-old Kansas school to reopen with fresh new look
by: Matthew Self COTTONWOOD FALLS (KSNT) – A local developer is inviting people to an upcoming open house in Cottonwood Falls later this month as a
Kansas Housing awards $14.2 million in MIH, KHITC, and RLF for rural housing development
Fifteen Kansas projects will receive a combined total of $8,180,854 in Moderate Income Housing (MIH) funds, $5,394,000 in Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credits (KHITCs), and
By Chris Adams Chase County Leader-News A former school in Chase County is being turned into premium apartments as housing becomes a sought-after commodity in the area. “They (the developer) plan to have people in apartments by the end of
EDITORIAL | Sarah Kessinger Oct 30, 2024 Updated Dec 30, 2024 Marysville’s downtown was the focus of a significant step forward Monday as Marysville City Council signed a 50-year contract with Frontier Development Group, Manhattan, to renovate ground-floor business spaces
Published on August 7th, 2024 By Jason Kinander WAMEGO, Kan. (WIBW) – A ribbon cutting was held at a new affordable housing complex in Wamego on Wednesday. The Kansas Housing Corporation (KHRC) envisioned the new complex, built in conjunction with
Published on July 25th, 2024 By Matthew Self WAMEGO (KSNT) – A local development company is celebrating the ribbon-cutting of a new apartment complex in Wamego next month. Frontier Development Group (FDG) announced in a press release the ceremony will take
Published on May 8th, 2024 By Peter Rice City Commission discussed their options regarding the Lee Mill Village lots at Tuesday’s meeting. Manhattan purchased 35 lots in 2017 and have sat there since the developer flaked on the city and
By Sarah Kessinger Jan 17, 2024 Updated Dec 30, 2024 The historic Koester Block in downtown Marysville contains several businesses on the ground level along Broadway. The upper stories remain vacant, except for one apartment. Photo by Sarah Kessinger A developer
Published on November 20th, 2023 – Updated November 25th, 2023 By Shayla Gaulding shayla@emporia.com The Chase County Old School Development District Board has officially turned over the keys to the historic limestone building that was once home to the former Chase County
Published on November 14th, 2023 By Sarah Motter Image: The ownership group behind the Brandt House in Alma is awarded grant funds in November 2023.(Brandt House Ownership Group) ALMA, Kan. (WIBW) – Two couples are set to renovate and reopen
Published on June 21, 2023 By Stacey Olson solson@themercury.com The city commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a rezoning request on Browning Avenue despite negative public comment and a vote against it by the Manhattan Area Urban Planning Board. The owner
Published on April 15th, 2023 – Updated May 19, 2024 By Shayla Gaulding shayla@emporia.com The Chase County Old School Development District was the recipient of $1 million in state funding last week, bringing to fruition a years-long effort to provide
Published on May 15th, 2022 By The Editorial Advisory Board If Kansas wants to combat decades of rural flight and population decline, it needs to invest in affordable housing. Easier said than done. Across the state, the housing stock is
Published on January 31st, 2022 By Danielle Martin TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Eight families will soon have access to affordable housing in downtown Alma. It’s part of Governor Laura Kelly’s efforts to help rural communities. Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday