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Riley County commissioners on Monday reviewed preliminary numbers for the 2021 budget. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented early projections for budget appropriations and highlighted any increases to department budgets and the total number.  Increases include the attorney’s office, community corrections, insurance, and council of aging.  The total appropriations request is $33,956,690. Other costs [...]

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The Riley County Law Board on Monday approved for publication its $22.1 million budget for fiscal year 2021, but will need a special meeting to finalize it ahead of the publication date. Within the budget, $470,000 is being slashed outside of merits and cost of living adjustments. The budget, while flat year-over-year in terms of overall [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission has approved a 60-day extension of the Emergency Declaration that was originally put in place in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says doing so will give the county more flexibility and access to resources during an uncertain time. Although the emergency declaration was extended, Merrow [...]

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No new cases of coronavirus were reported over the weekend, as more people in Riley County get added to the recovered list. The total amount of cases since mid-March remains at 60, of which 10 cases remain active. There have now been 49 recoveries and one death attributed to the virus. Ascension Via Christi currently [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission heard budget requests from five different organizations during its meeting Monday. Of the five organizations, the Pottawatomie County K-State Research and Extension office was the only one to request an increase for fiscal-year 2021. Their request of about $236,056 is up from their current budget of $231,456. Commissioner Greg Riat says [...]

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Kansas State University has announced the formation of a new team tasked with finding safe ways to provide in-person classes while also complying with health requirements. This comes just two weeks after K-State President Richard Myers announced that the university intends to bring back in-person classes for the fall semester. The Academic Instruction Working Group [...]

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Wamego Police say one person has been arrested following a Sunday chase which began and Wamego and ended in St. George. The chase began around 9:30 p.m. Sunday near 10th and Lilac in Wamego after police received numerous reports of a reckless driver. The driver failed to stop and led officers west down toward St. [...]

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The Wamego Hospital Foundation has been gifted a large passenger van with a wheelchair lift to help transport patients. The van is valued at $23,500 and was donated from Diamond Health, operating partner of Heritage Senior Behavioral Health in Wamego. It will be used to transport patients to and from other facilities for non-emergent care. [...]

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Nelson’s Landing has shut its doors after 13 years in business. The popular Leonardville restaurant and sports bar announced Sunday via its Facebook page it would no longer remain in business. The post thanked the employees who helped shape the restaurant as well as the public for their support. Nelson’s Landing has owned and operated [...]

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