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One of the larger retail operations in Manhattan will reopen Wednesday. Manhattan Town Center shifted its hours in mid-March only to shut down when stay-at-home orders went into place. Marketing Manager Jeff Sutton says reopening will happen with a cautious approach. “We’re taking a definitely good, phased approach which we’re currently working on,” he told [...]

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The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care [...]

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Reopening plans The Pottawatomie County Commission approved adding further restrictions to phase one of Gov. Laura Kelly’s reopening plan with a two to one vote during a meeting Monday. While Kelly’s plan doesn’t call for capacity restrictions in restaurants, it allows local governments to take extra steps, opening the door for the commission to restrict restaurants in [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 is welcoming Daniel Simon as the newest principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Simon is currently a teacher at Sunset Elementary School in Salina. Prior to that, Simon served as a teacher at Northview Elementary School in Manhattan from 2014 to 2019. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2014 with [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 has named Daniel Simon as the newest principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Simon is currently a teacher at Sunset Elementary School in Salina. Prior to that, Simon served as a teacher at Northview Elementary School in Manhattan from 2014 to 2019. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2014 with [...]

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No new cases of coronavirus were presented in Riley County Monday as two more people were moved from active to recovered. In total, 23 of the 55 positive testing patients have now recovered. Perhaps the most significant statistic of the day Monday, was 43 test results coming back negative. The Riley County Health Department now [...]

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From the Little Apple to the Big Apple, a local doctor answered the call recently to help fill a need on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Steve Short left his practice at Inspire ENT & Pulmonology for two weeks in April to join a team of specialists at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn. [...]

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Photo courtesy Kansas Highway PatrolInterstate 70 remains closed between the Manhattan (mm 313) and Wamego (mm 327) exits after storms knocked down power lines Monday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Officers say the closure could remain in effect for several hours as crews work to repair and replace the power poles. Strong winds of [...]

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Riley County residents who want to see county commission meetings streamed may have to wait until after the current pandemic has ended. During Monday’s commission meeting, public comment was brought up by Noah Rude who was asking when the meetings will be streamed.  Commissioner Ron Wells says they will be presented more details after 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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