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Ascension Via Christi continues to pre-screen for all surgical or planned interventional procedures for the coronavirus. So far two patients have tested positive at Via Christi and had to have their procedures postponed. Manhattan Surgical Center has postponed one due to a positive test. Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple explains how different aspects [...]

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Riley and Pottawatomie County COVID-19 case numbers Riley County has gained five new positive cases of COVID-19 and eight more recoveries since Thursday, bringing the total number of active cases to 141 and recoveries to 193. There are now zero COVID-19 positive patients at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, although one patient, who was previously on [...]

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The show will go on this year for the 12th Annual Nelson’s Landing Benefit despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but this time it will be in a virtual format. The benefit, which typically includes events such as an auction and a golf tournament, will only consist of t-shirt purchases and virtual donations through the Nelson’s [...]

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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 Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed drug-related convictions for a Riley County man stemming from a 2015 sting operation at a Manhattan motel. The high court ruled Friday the Riley County District Court did not err by allowing the State to present evidence that Anthony Brazzle sold methamphetamine to undercover detectives roughly a week prior [...]

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The Kansas Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments next week by video conference including a case from Riley County. The judges will hear an appeal in State v. Daniel Earl Genson III. Genson was charged with failing to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Genson raised an insanity defense and claims he [...]

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K-State announced a round of administrative furloughs amid COVID-19 fiscal hits during a virtual town hall Friday morning. Unlike emergency furloughs, administrative furloughs are planned reductions made in consultation with the Faculty Senate and University Support Staff Senate. They are one of the ways departments and units at the university are looking to fill budget [...]

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The Riley County 2021 budget was approved to be sent out to publication by the commission on Thursday. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented the final numbers for the budget before being sent out.   The regular budget is set at $65,501,116, with levy dollars at $28,312,598.  The total mill levy is set at 42.85 [...]

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There’s a lot of uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic for international students planning to attend U.S. colleges and universities this Fall. Numerous students already in the United States chose to forgo returning home for Summer break due to lack of flights and general questions surrounding their ability to return and start the Fall semester. New [...]

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Geary County Sheriff Daniel Jackson says his office had to make a heartbreaking decision this week to euthanize the department’s K-9 companion Krew, after a vicious attack on his handler. Jackson, in a news release Thursday said Deputy Robison, the dog’s handler was preparing to respond to an officer reporting a vehicle failing to stop. [...]

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