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Gov. Laura Kelly Tuesday expressed optimism about the prospects of a proposed elimination of the state’s sales tax on food following a tour of the Kansas Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Manhattan. “I don’t have any doubt we’ll get bipartisan movement on it,” Kelly said in an interview with Manhattan-based reporters. “There are a lot [...]

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Design work on the Manhattan Regional Airport runway renovation project has passed 60 percent completion, says outgoing Director Jesse Romo. “The [federal]infrastructure bill did pass […] late Friday night,” Romo said to Manhattan’s Airport Advisory Board Monday. “So hopefully with that came enough funding in the FAA that they will feel a lot better about [...]

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Riley County employees may potentially be required to comply with a vaccine mandate from two different government agencies. County Counselor Clancy Holeman told commissioners Monday that preliminary information was released Thursday from the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These rules are for entities covered by either Medicare or [...]

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Riley County EMS provided information about response times and calls for service for the northern part of the county Monday. EMS Director David Adams spoke about this topic as part of the new building process for EMS. Data points shared Monday included call volume, response times and criticality of calls in the area from January [...]

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Mail-in ballots tallied Friday by the Riley County Clerk’s Office helped tighten the USD 383 school board race, but not enough to change the outcome. Karla Hagemeister remains with the most votes received at 4,578, gaining 35 additional mail in votes. Jayme Morris-Hardeman picked up 36 votes while Christine Weixelman picked up 20. She finished [...]

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A Junction City woman was injured Saturday after her car rear-ended a semi on I-70 in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Samantha Dupont was westbound about 3 miles west of Abilene shortly before noon Saturday, when she reportedly attempted to adjust her sun visor. That’s when her Ford Fusion rear-ended the semi [...]

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New Kansas travel book features local attractions Kansans looking to explore the Sunflower State may find some new ground to cover thanks to Roxie Yonkey, a travel writer based out of Goodland, KS. Yonkey is the author of the recently published travel guide “100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die”. To get started, [...]

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Friday marks the fourth day of the typically five-day festival of Diwali or Deepawali, a celebration of renewals and festival of lights observed by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world. A major festival across the Indian subcontinent, the holiday’s name is derived from the Sanskrit words “Deepa” and “Avali,” a reference to [...]

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Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo is leaving the Flint Hills for Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport and Col. James Jabara Airport later this month. Romo says he has fond memories of the Little Apple and the growth achieved during his six year tenure. Romo says the airport has received immense support from partners [...]

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Construction at the under-construction National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan has faced another delay due to longer-than-expected system installation and testing processes. “These are things that we really can’t rush and won’t rush,” says NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton. “And so the timeline’s been adjusted to reflect that.” The $1.25 billion facility [...]

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