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The American Red Cross surpassed its goal by 19 pints at the Manhattan Community Blood Drive Tuesday. The blood drive took place over two days at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park and brought in much needed donations during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is causing thousands of drives across the country to be canceled. [...]

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The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan remains closed to the public until at least April 6. Only essential staff are working at the zoo, making sure animals are taken care of and fed. Speaking on KMAN’s In Focus Monday, Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood said there would be no shortage of food or supplies for [...]

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Bid-opening delay Due to increasing inspection costs and construction worker wage rates, the Pottawatomie County Commission decided to delay the bid opening for the US-24 Highway and Green Valley Rd. intersection improvement project by three weeks during their meeting Monday. Commissioner Pat Weixelman says he is considering abandoning the project all together. Public Works Director [...]

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Several airlines have been cancelling flights due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, and the impact is reaching Manhattan Regional Airport. Director Jesse Romo says they are learning about the situation with airlines and COVID-19 at the same time as the public.  He and his staff are having to constantly check with the airlines on a [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a “Helping Hands” initiative to help elderly, limited mobility and/or high risk in the community to help them retrieve essential needs during the virus outbreak. The agency says it will offer food, prescription and medical supply delivery to those individuals in their jurisdiction. Items have to be within [...]

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TOPEKA (AP)- Shelter-in-place orders are about to take effect for about a third of Kansas’ population to slow the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Laura Kelly also announced Monday that she will tighten restrictions on public gatherings. Five counties with about 1 million of the state’s 2.9 million residents are telling residents to stay at home [...]

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WICHITA, (AP)- Aircraft parts maker Spirit Aerosystems announced Tuesday that it was temporarily halting work for Boeing. This is for operations performed in Wichita and two Oklahoma facilities amid an outbreak of the coronavirus. The move came after Boeing announced Monday that it was suspending operations at its Seattle area facilities. At least 110 people [...]

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Tuesday’s program featured a public health update from Pottawatomie County Health Department Director Lisa Kenworthy, RN Liz Parthemer and also from Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow.

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The Coronavirus is a hard thing to work around, especially for banking. Larie Schoap gives some advice on how you can Manage Your Money during this time of crisis.

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