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Riley County identified 131 new COVID-19 cases and 110 additional recoveries in its latest weekly report Wednesday. That brings the active case count to 227 countywide, with a percent positive rate for new infections currently at 7.6 percent. The health department says so far, no cases of the new Omicron variant in Riley County, despite [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the budget request for the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce for 2022, totaling over $533,000 from the Economic Development Fund. Chamber officials presented the year end report which included highlights from its work with the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership and Knowledge Based Economic Development. Chamber President Jason Smith noted its five key areas [...]

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Hospitals are seeing a rise in the number of COVID-19 inpatients being treated. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan began Wednesday with 12 positive inpatients, five of whom were in the Intensive Care Unit. All five were said to be on ventilators. Hospital President and CEO Bob Copple tells KMAN that a sixth ventilated patient [...]

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An investigation is underway to determine why a contract employee, working at Junction City’s Water Treatment Plant, switched from a backup generator back to Evergy power after winds knocked out power to the facility on Dec. 15. City Manager Allen Dinkel said in a Tuesday news release that the full ramifications of that decision are [...]

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The Riley County Police Department has announced updates to an existing policy regarding educational requirements for promotions. Director Dennis Butler told Law Board members Monday that they are adapting an update on educational requirements for lieutenants looking to be promoted to captain. Butler says the requirements will not affect current captains and won’t harm their [...]

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Kansas State University says it has not received any information about sensitive data being leaked to hackers following last week’s ransomware attack on UKG, the external vendor for the KRONOS system used for some of K-State’s employees. A few sources had informed KMAN that all users hourly data from which they were paid, as well [...]

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Riley County EMS presented a proposed alternative for an ambulance station in northern Riley County. The alternative would have create two full time paramedic positions that would be based out of the Leonardville fire station. EMS Director David Adams says this was a similar idea he had discussed with former emergency management director Pat Collins. According [...]

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Pottawatomie County has issued a seven-day disaster declaration for damages sustained from the Dec. 15 high winds and storms. Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says the declaration will give county officials time to gather additional reports, and submit those for potential aid. She spoke about damage reported at the Rock Creek High School campus. Merrow [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board voted to extend the current mask mandate and other COVID mitigation efforts. The current mitigation efforts in place include optional mask wearing at the two Manhattan High School campuses and other buildings not populated with students.  Masks are still required for the elementary and middle school buildings. Superintendent Dr. Marvin [...]

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Fresh out of quarantine, C. Clyde Jones is celebrating Tuesday, his 99th birthday. The Manhattan philanthropist typically celebrates with a big birthday get together each year, but had to cancel plans for a party this past Saturday after testing positive. He received recognition Monday during the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Community Hour, heard on KMAN. [...]

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