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K-State has been working to bring parts of their enrollment and recruitment process online now that on-campus summer activities have been canceled through July. K-State Vice President of Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris: He says part of the process has been creating virtual tours for prospective students. As for the status of whether there will [...]

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One person was air lifted from a motor vehicle accident Monday near St. George. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says the crash, which occurred around 11 a.m. involved two passenger cars at the intersection of Highway 24 and Blackjack Road. Both cars were eastbound at the time of the crash. The drivers of both vehicles [...]

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Facing uncertainty ahead of the 2021 budget year, the Riley County Law Board Monday directed Riley County Police Department leadership to bring back a zero budget proposal to next month’s meeting. Law Board member and Manhattan City Commissioner Wynn Butler says with no sales tax coming in and grim revenue projections, the increase for RCPD [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission will consider settling a debt agreement of more than $5,000 for city sewer service with Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells. Tuesday’s consent agenda includes the agreement which would resolve connectivity issues after it was discovered in 2017 that a Wells family property was receiving free sewer service at 3605 and 3609 [...]

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K-State will get a $3.3 million boost to its budget from the Kansas Board of Regents. Of the $3.3 million K-State will receive, about $2 million will go directly to the university while the rest will go K-State’s Polytechnic Campus, extension and agriculture-research programs and Veterinary Medical Center. This funding comes in the form of [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred at three separate locations in the City of Westmoreland. The first burglary occurred on April 3 at Rock House Antiques in the 300 block of Main St. when a individual was found in the basement attempting to steal copper water lines by [...]

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Local cases of the coronavirus climbed to 27 Friday in Riley County, the latest a 45-year-old male patient currently recovering in isolation at home. The patient can be directly linked to a previous positive Riley County patient. A total of 12 Riley County residents have recovered from the virus, meaning they’re fever free for three [...]

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Symphony in the Flint Hills has cancelled for the second year in a row, this time due to COVID-19. The event had been scheduled for June 13 in Wabaunsee County. The event typically unites 7,000 people from across the country on a private pasture in the Flint Hills for prairie walks, inspirational talks, cowboy poetry [...]

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is calling for widespread testing to get Kansas and the national economy back on its feet. The Manhattan Senator joined a conference call of medical experts from the University of Kansas Health System and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman. Moran says he plans to do everything [...]

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The financial impact of COVID-19 is starting to be felt in the Manhattan area. Goodcents has announced the closure of one of its two Manhattan restaurants. The company said in a release Friday that the financial realities during the ongoing pandemic were too much for the 900 Hayes Drive location to overcome. The last day [...]

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