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Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says her department believes more groups will be able to get the COVID vaccine within a few weeks. “It’s hard to give a definite timeline right now. It’s simply because we don’t have an idea of how much vaccine we’ll be getting and when we’ll be getting our [...]

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For the first time since its creation in 1974, the board that governs the Riley County Police Department will have four women on it in 2021. Manhattan City Commissioner Linda Morse and incoming Riley County Commissioner Kathryn Focke are the two elected representatives to the Law Board. BeAtta Stoney and Patricia Hudgins are the two [...]

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A new executive director has been announced for the Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum. Suzanne Reese will assume the position, vacated by the death of the late Richard Pitts, who helped create the Wonder Workshop in 1995. Pitts’ widow Cindy has served as interim director since her husband’s death in March. Reese has served on 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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Manhattan city officials are looking to state lawmakers for help to persuade federal officials to maintain the current width of the Manhattan Regional Airport runway. The city, which has started design of a replacement runway, says it disagrees with the Federal Aviation Administration’s position that the airport doesn’t need a 150-foot wide runway based on [...]

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The Flint Hills Veterans Coalition has decided on a parade theme for the 2021 Veteran’s Day Parade. Chuck Sexton, FHVC President, says this year’s parade will honor the 30th anniversary of the start of Desert Storm. Sexton says he, himself, went to Desert Storm, and talks about the importance of honoring those veteran’s this year. [...]

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Two outgoing Riley County commissioners and the outgoing Register of Deeds were recognized for their years of service on Monday. Commissioners Ron Wells and Marvin Rodriguez will end their terms next week after serving a combined 12 years on the commission.  Rodriguez presented Wells with a plaque recognizing his years of service and remembered their [...]

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COVID-19 test results Pottawatomie County commissioner Dee McKee expressed frustration Monday over the process of getting COVID-19 test results. She says that despite being tested in Manhattan on Dec. 23, she still has not gotten her results back. “My frustration is, frankly, I’ve been trying to isolate since the 23rd of last month and I [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 31-year-old Wamego resident on charges of soliciting a minor for sex. According to its Monday arrest report Jaime Lara was charged Sunday with one count of indecent solicitation of a child and one count of indecent liberties. The victim in the alleged incident was under the age of 16. Lara [...]

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