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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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Five new cases of coronavirus were reported over the weekend in Riley and Pottawatomie County. Two of them were in Riley County. The health department is reporting 25 active cases among the 55 total coronavirus patients that have tested positive since mid-March. Updated numbers will be presented to the Riley County Commission on Monday. Pottawatomie [...]

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A body emergency crews pulled from from the water at Tuttle Creek ORV Park Saturday night has been identified as 21-year-old Jose Francisco Ramos of Fort Riley. The Riley County Police Department emergency dispatch center received a call around 2 p.m. after Ramos went missing from a group of kayakers. Around 9:30 p.m. a body [...]

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