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Pottawatomie County commissioners agreed Monday to use $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support up to four additional positions for its overwhelmed health department. Health Department Director Leslie Campbell says her nursing staff, which includes she, the local health officer and two nurses, have been fielding a growing number of concerns and [...]

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Beginning in the Fall of 2022 Kansas State University will require freshman students to live on campus. Richard Myers, K-State President says this has been a topic for several years, but one that is finally being put into action. “The evidence, the data, the research is very clear. If you are in a, we’ll call [...]

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Following a stormy Friday evening in Manhattan, the Riley County Police Department and Special Olympics Kansas athletes hit the ground running Saturday morning. The 40 year tradition of the torch run lived on as RCPD officers received the “flame of hope” from the Pottawatomie County Sherrif’s Office and carried that torch to Anneberg Park in [...]

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PetPoolooza kicked off on Saturday for it’s 14th year in Manhattan after a year hiatus, as several pets and their owners went for a swim at the City Park pool. PetPoolooza is a well attended event, having the benefit of getting both owners and their dogs some quality swim time and exercise. It’s also the [...]

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Severe storms moved through Riley and Pottawatomie counties Friday night, packing strong winds along the way. In Manhattan, the storm pushed through the city around 7:30 p.m. with wind gusts ranging from 50 to 70 mph according to the National Weather Service. A large tree limb fell into the road along Marlatt Ave. between Browning [...]

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The City of Manhattan is preparing to conduct its upcoming Housing Market Analysis and Policy Strategy Study. Commissioners, at their Aug. 17 meeting, approved a process to form a steering committee tasked with developing policies and project recommendations based on data trends identified in the study. City Manager Ron Fehr explains what the make up [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a website to promote the city to working professionals. Talent strategies coordinator Amber Wilhelm describes what the website, madeformanhattan.org, will feature: According to Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jason Smith, the website is meant to create an online resource where people who are looking [...]

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Kansas State University has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to research a new treatment method for COVID-19. According to a release from the university Friday, the principal investigator for the project is Virologist with the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Kyeon-OK [...]

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The Riley County Commission will incentivize employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations. Commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday morning to pay employees one hundred dollars upon proof of vaccination. Benefits eligible employees will also receive an additional scheduled annual day of leave time. Employees will have a two month period to get vaccines, allowing for the time necessary [...]

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