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Pottawatomie County commissioners revisited talks on solar farm zoning regulations Monday. Commission Chair Greg Riat motioned, and Vice Chair Pat Weixelman seconded temporarily suspending commercial solar farms until zoning regulations are adopted or six months has passed. Solar companies have been exploring land parcels as potential sites in Pottawatomie County. Riat says initially, one company [...]

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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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Riley County health officials say two additional COVID positive patients have died. The patients were both females, aged 69 and 80. The 69-year-old tested positive Jan. 7. The 80-year-old tested positive Jan. 19. Both women passed away March 10. Their deaths bring the total COVID-related deaths in Riley County to 35. The health department says [...]

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Wet weather Saturday didn’t stop the luck of the Irish. The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Road race was held Saturday, a year after being cancelled for the first time in the event’s history. While it wasn’t the packed sight it once was, parade entrant Michelle Sink says the event turned out awesome. Event [...]

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For many, choosing what to eat to stay healthy can be one of the most difficult choices of the day. Ascension Via Christi hospital in Manhattan is focusing on March and National Nutrition Month. Brittney Petty, Clinical Dietitian, says one of their main focuses is mindful eating. “It focuses on using all of your senses- [...]

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Nearly 1 in 5 Riley County residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. As of Friday, more than 5,800 were fully vaccinated and an additional 5,800 receiving their first shot. Riley County Public Information Officer Alice Massimi addressed members of the Manhattan Area Recovery Task Force Thursday. “These are individuals that [...]

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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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A city-wide spring cleanup will take place in Manhattan from March 29 through April 2. “The city will pick up yard waste, tree limbs and branches if they’re properly bagged and stacked at the curb,” Jake Powell, Manhattan Fire Department fire marshall, said. “Yard waste needs to be in paper yard waste bags. [There also [...]

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Riley County has received an invitation by the state Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on an upcoming hearing. The hearing is not on current legislation, but for a pending bill giving counties the authority to follow their own vaccine pathway. County Counselor Clancy Holeman says this is spawned from recent events involving both Riley [...]

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