The public is invited to the Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan Thursday, June 25th, as the Flint Hills Regional Council will be celebrating their 5th Anniversary.

The event will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and many of the local leaders who have steered the organization will offer reflections how cooperation and innovation continue to benefit the communities of the Flint Hills Region.

Refreshments will be provided, and musical entertainment courtesy of the 1st Infantry Division  Band.

The Regional Council serves the communities of Chase, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties, and the cities of Junction City, Grandview Plaza, Chapman, Council Grove, Alta Vista, Woodbine, Reading, Emporia, Clay Center, Alma, Wamego, Randolph, Riley, Leonardville and Manhattan. The Flint Hills Regional Council also partners with Fort Riley, Kansas State University, Emporia State University and The Governor’s Military Council.