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Wamego High Principal Kale Katt says school teachers are navigating curriculum to the best of their abilities, but fears the challenges may be too overwhelming for some. Speaking to the USD 320 school board Monday, Katt opened up about the challenges teachers are facing in his building. (NOTE: A link to the full meeting video [...]

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Riley County residents who are not yet registered to vote have until Oct. 13 to do so for the general election. Speaking to the Riley County commission Monday, County Clerk Rich Vargo gave an update on his office’s election efforts.  Vargo urged those who have not yet registered, especially college students, to do so before [...]

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An open house is planned later this month for a new clinic in Riley. A ribbon cutting for the new Riley Family Physicians clinic will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. September 26. The new clinic has been under construction since spring, located just west of the Dollar General store in Riley. The one [...]

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For the first time in several months, a live music event took place in Manhattan. Purple PAWS Foundation hosted the first ever Beers, Bands, and Barks event on Saturday evening at A&H Farms. Live music, good eats, beer, and dogs were the highlights of the night. After a year of planning Megan Johnson, Assistant Director [...]

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The Riley County Health Department on Monday added 43 new active cases to its overall count from three days prior. The total number of active cases is 664, with 719 recovered. The county did record its seventh coronavirus-related death over the weekend. In total, Riley County has recorded 1,390 cases since March.  Additional details from [...]

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Beef consumption has changed significantly during the pandemic. Kansas State University livestock economist Glynn Tosnor monitors consumer demand on a month-to-month basis and says the June report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed some interesting trends. “The USDA domestically through June — beef demand was up 34 percent from the prior year. We should [...]

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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 Kansas State University research team is using a $1 million USDA grant and an additional state grant to study how to effectively control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the nation’s meat and poultry processing facilities. Researchers include those from the College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Agriculture. The [...]

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Financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Ascension Via Christi Hospital Ascension Via Christi Hospital has taken a large financial hit since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year. Bob Copple, Ascension Via Christi president, says this is largely due to the restrictions that were placed on elective procedures. “March, April and May, we were losing [...]

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The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed two aggravated criminal sodomy convictions for a Riley County man. Ziad Khalil-Alsalaami was previously convicted of the two counts involving a 13-year-old girl at a house party in 2010. The Supreme Court said in its decision Friday the convictions must be reversed because his trial counsel was ineffective and [...]

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