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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force The Manhattan City Commission debated Tuesday about whether to vote on establishing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force next week. Mayor Usha Reddi, who first proposed the idea in August, says the idea is to bring together diversity experts from local organizations to make resources more available to [...]

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Groundbreaking for the new Aggieville Parking Garage is set to take place Friday. City officials closed the parking lot along Laramie Street, south of Rally House where the new structure will be constructed. A virtual ceremony for the new garage is scheduled at 4 p.m. Friday with Mayor Usha Reddi, city staff, architects and the [...]

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Groundbreaking for the new Aggieville Parking Garage is set to take place Friday. City officials closed the parking lot along Laramie Street, south of Rally House where the new structure will be constructed. A virtual ceremony for the new garage is scheduled at 4 p.m. Friday with Mayor Usha Reddi, city staff, architects and the [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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The Riley County Health Department says it will adopt the new 10-day quarantine guidelines proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Kansas Department of Health and Environment for close contacts of a COVID-19 positive individual. The new guidelines take effect Thursday, meaning those in quarantine now and going forward can get out of quarantine [...]

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Riley County’s Community Development Block Grant business retention program has received $132,000 from the Kansas Department of Commerce. The extra funding will help assist with job retention for low to moderate income persons who may have lost their job due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. Up to $13,200 is available per business per job [...]

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Riley County Police say a third suspect is now jailed in an ongoing rape investigation involving a 12-year-old victim. Police said Tuesday that 20-year-old Brian Griffith of Fort Riley was arrested in connection on the offenses of one count of rape and one count of criminal sodomy, in an alleged incident Nov. 24. Griffith was [...]

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Quarantine guidelines Pottawatomie County officials will soon decide whether to reduce the recommended COVID-19 quarantine length from 14 days to 10 or seven days to be in line with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Leslie Campbell, Pottawatomie County health director, says she is not certain a change would do much to change [...]

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Wamego High School will continue its hybrid learning mode through the remainder of the semester, which wraps up Dec. 18. The district announced via Facebook Tuesday that its guidance committee made the decision, which it says was thoroughly thought out and based on guidance from Pottawatomie County health officials. Wamego High School switched to hybrid [...]

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