(MANHATTAN, KS – January 6, 2025) — City-operated buildings remain closed Tuesday, January 7 due to winter weather and poor road conditions.

This includes City Hall, Municipal Court, Flint Hills Discovery Center, Sunset Zoo, all three recreation centers, and the Ice Rink.

In addition, the City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday night has been canceled and any business on the agenda will be advanced to a special meeting on January 14.

Manhattan officially received 14.8 inches of snow on Sunday, January 5 — its second-highest one-day snowfall total on record and the most in 125 years.

Travel is expected to remain very difficult today and Tuesday, with snow drifts making some roads impassable until they can be cleared. In addition, many abandoned vehicles are impeding emergency vehicle and snow plow access.

Municipal Court will remain closed Tuesday and any cases will be rescheduled to a future date. If you have a court appearance scheduled, please contact the court by Monday, January 13 to reschedule. Payment options include using the deposit in the payment box outside the Courthouse or paying online.

For details about flight information out of Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), please check the American Airlines website.

Essential operations staff, including street and utility crews, park and forestry crews, and the Manhattan Fire Department, remain available to respond for snow removal efforts and emergencies.

Winter Weather Response

The Public Works Department continues its 24-hour snow operation schedule this weekend. Crews will work 24 hours, 12-hour shifts each, for the duration of this storm response. Crew leaders anticipate completing the clearing of all primary arterials and snow emergency routes by midnight Tuesday, January 6.

Crews will continue to monitor streets and perform snow removal operations until all roads are safe and passable, shifting into residential areas overnight into Tuesday. The graphic at right shows a projected completion schedule for the next three days, but this remains subject to change depending on conditions.

Residents should be aware that plowing on their streets could put snow back in areas they have already cleared. We apologize for any inconvenience, but our priority must be getting all public streets reopened to through traffic. If possible, please remove vehicles from the street prior to snow plows’ arrival.

Parks crews anticipate they will finish clearing all City facilities by the end of today. Trails will not be cleared until sometime next week.

Please reduce speed and use extra caution if you need to travel today or Tuesday. If you can stay off the roads, however, please do so to help out our snow plow crews and emergency first responders. Be safe, everyone!

Online Utility Payments

City services will still be available online and by telephone. Please visit cityofmhk.com to find contact information. In order to make utility bill payments during City Hall closures, dial (785) 587-2480 and choose option #1 to use the automated system.

Customers also can dial this system directly by calling (833) 277-8694, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Payments also can be made online at any time through the City’s online payment system, Paymentus. Customers may contact Paymentus Customer Care at customercare@paymentus.com or by calling (800) 420-1663 for help during this closure or outside of business hours.