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Riley County COVID cases decreasing; new testing opens Wednesday

Riley County may have passed the peak for the omicron variant. During Monday’s county commission meeting, Health Department Director Julie Gibbs said the county has been seeing decreasing case numbers each of the past couple weeks. In early January, the county saw its highest weekly increase with over 1,200 cases in a single report. This [...]

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Community reflects on Lunar New Year, K-State commemoration planned for Saturday

Among the biggest annual celebrations in numerous East and Southeast Asian cultures, Lunar New Year will be commemorated on the K-State campus with a Saturday celebration. Lunar New Year coincides with the first new moon of the 354-day-long lunar calendar, this year falling on February 1. Festivities vary and can be observed for multiple days, [...]

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By |2022-01-31T21:56:02-06:00January 31st, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Community reflects on Lunar New Year, K-State commemoration planned for Saturday

Kelly talks proposal to boost funds for moderate income housing in Alma visit

Gov. Laura Kelly discussed her budget proposal to boost state funding for moderate income housing support, calling it a ‘down payment on the future of our state’ during a Monday stop in Alma. Kelly toured living spaces developed from funds provided by grants and loans from the state Moderate Income Housing Program that afternoon, which [...]

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By |2022-01-31T19:33:31-06:00January 31st, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Kelly talks proposal to boost funds for moderate income housing in Alma visit

End of an era: RCPD Director Dennis Butler calls it a career

After 42 years of service to the public, Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler is officially retiring. Monday will be his last day on duty. Butler began his policing career in 1979 when he was hired as a cadet. After about a year, he went to the academy and was hired as a police [...]

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By |2022-01-29T22:21:19-06:00January 29th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on End of an era: RCPD Director Dennis Butler calls it a career

Strategic plan, outsourcing services, debt topics of discussion at Manhattan City Commission retreat

Implementation of Manhattan’s new strategic plan was the focus of a day of discussion at the city commission’s annual retreat Friday. The commission retreat is an annual outing where elected officials and city administrators discuss key goals and organizational focus at the start of the year. This year’s gathering was held in the Sunset Zoo [...]

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By |2022-01-29T13:18:47-06:00January 29th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Strategic plan, outsourcing services, debt topics of discussion at Manhattan City Commission retreat

Riley County to move to indoor COVID testing site in February

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s COVID testing site will soon be moving to an indoor facility. Riley County commissioners Thursday approved a lease agreement with the health department to move the testing site to 3019 Anderson Ave, in the Plaza West Shopping Center. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says this will allow the [...]

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By |2022-01-28T12:36:18-06:00January 28th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Riley County to move to indoor COVID testing site in February

St. Marys, Riley County grade school students among winners in student photo contest

Three area students were recognized as winners in the annual student photo contest ahead of Kansas Day. 2rd grader Amelia Higgins and 6th grader Kaden Singh Dhillon of St. Marys Grade School in Pottawatomie County as well as 5th grader Ashlynn Buchmann of Riley County Grade School were recognized for their photos in a virtual [...]

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By |2022-01-28T12:30:44-06:00January 28th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on St. Marys, Riley County grade school students among winners in student photo contest

Pawnee aims to boost training opportunities with grant funds, will receive check at KSU WBB game

Pawnee Mental Health Services are excited about a multi-million dollar federal grant awarded to the organization in Fall of 2021. Executive Director Robbin Cole discussed the SAMHSA Community Mental Health Centers grant program with KMAN Thursday. Pawnee was awarded nearly $4.75 million through the program, intended to expand access to mental health support amid the [...]

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By |2022-01-28T10:48:15-06:00January 28th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Pawnee aims to boost training opportunities with grant funds, will receive check at KSU WBB game

Clay Center man arrested for multiple burglaries near Randolph

A Clay Center man was arrested Wednesday morning on drug and burglary charges north of Randolph in Riley County. 31-year-old Brock Odell was arrested following a report of a burglary in progress on Peach Grove Road after 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 26. Riley County police responded to the scene and found Odell in possession of [...]

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City attorney: Junction City views Delta-8 THC as Schedule I controlled substance

The attorney of the City of Junction City encourages residents not to possess or utilize products made from the cannabinoid commonly called Delta-8 in city limits following an opinion released by the Kansas Attorney General on December 2, 2021. Guided by the A.G.’s opinion, City Attorney Britain Stites’ office sees products consisting of more than [...]

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By |2022-01-26T14:39:03-06:00January 26th, 2022|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on City attorney: Junction City views Delta-8 THC as Schedule I controlled substance
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