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Although plans for Manhattan’s 31st annual Juneteenth set to take place were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, a few events recognizing the date will be available to the public Friday. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, with Union forces on June 19, 1865 to report the end [...]

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Boomtown will go on a little later than anticipated this year. Earlier this week, the Wamego City Commission gave the go ahead for the Wamego 4th of July fireworks show to proceed on Sunday, Sept. 6. That’s the Sunday before Labor Day. The annual 4th of July celebration which draws in thousands to Wamego was [...]

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Looking to broaden representation within city employment and leadership, Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi Tuesday proposed a diversity and inclusion advisory board. “We make so many policies all the time, but we don’t know the unintended consequences,” Reddi says. “I think it’s important to have people that represent all of these communities that haven’t been reached [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center will open to the public Tuesday for the first time since closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FHDC will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and then on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.. They will close on Mondays for cleaning and maintenance. [...]

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Manhattan will see e-scooters on its right-of-ways starting in the Fall. The City Commission Tuesday unanimously voted to finalize a deal authorizing a 500 rental e-scooter pilot program with micromobility networking company LINK YOUR CITY, Inc. — or just LINK. Collaborating with Kansas State University officials and students, who are simultaneously working on their own [...]

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The Riley County Health Department says 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday, one of the largest spikes in new cases locally since the pandemic began. This is up from a Manhattan city official’s Wednesday-morning report showing there have been 10 new cases since Monday. The new report also shows four [...]

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Kansas State University says eight employees in Information Technology Services will be furloughed beginning June 28. Doing so will save the university more than $100,000. The emergency action comes following 430 employee furloughs since May due COVID-19 impacts. The university estimates in total, it has saved nearly $2.75 million. K-State’s Division of Human Capital Services [...]

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Kansas State University has canceled all semester-long education abroad programs for fall of 2020. This development is due to K-State policy preventing university-sponsored travel when certain travel advisories are put in place or maintained. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently have a Level 3 travel advisory in place while the U.S. State Department [...]

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The American Red Cross is now testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The Red Cross says the antibody test used is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and may indicate if a donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donations will [...]

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One person was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant following a fiery crash northwest of Manhattan. Riley County Police and Riley County Fire responded around 4 p.m. to the 5700 block of Anderson Ave. where they found one vehicle had struck another and caused a fire. No injuries were reported. Police arrested 23-year-old Marcantoni Wood [...]

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