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More than $100,000 has been raised by the community to support grocery assistance to those experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MHK Together, a collaboration between the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, 502 Media Group, Konza United way, and Shepherds Crossing began raising money Friday with a goal of matching the $150,000 donations supporting [...]

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Reduced capacity The Manhattan Emergency Shelter recently had to reduce its capacity in order to comply with quarantine and social distancing guidelines meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Despite these changes, Emily Wagner, Executive Director for the shelter, says they are still taking in clients. According to Wagner, the moratorium on home evictions has [...]

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Wednesday’s program featured conversations with USD 384 Blue Valley/Randolph Superintendent Brady Burton and USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams regarding the shift to more online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. Flint Hills Area Transportation Authority Executive Director Anne Smith discussed the changes to aTa bus service amid the pandemic and an upcoming switch to [...]

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GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a 30-year-old Garden City man died at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in western Kansas. Finney County authorities say Kendrick Gregory was injured early Monday at the plant in Garden City. The sheriff’s office says Gregory was doing maintenance on an assembly line when he apparently was pulled [...]

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Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores says its founder, Bill Braum, has died. He was 92. The company announced the death Tuesday. The company says in a statement that Braum died Monday at his home in Tuttle, Oklahoma. He grew up in Emporia, KS, where he worked for the small butter and milk processing plant [...]

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The combination of an upcoming severe weather season and mandates preventing people from gathering in groups greater than 10 could make things difficult for those who don’t have their own storm shelter. Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says if it comes down to it, immediate safety will take priority. She also says if [...]

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