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Riley County health officials confirmed 48 new positive COVID-19 cases Friday along with 32 additional recoveries. It was the fourth consecutive report with new cases under 100. Ascension Via Christi also continues to care for seven positive patients. Two remain in the Intensive Care Unit. Active cases totaled 311. While the final January data for [...]

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The Riley County Health Department hopes it can expand its reach of free COVID testing within the county. Director and Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs tells KMAN they will be increasing efforts in the month of February. “We actually have a traveling clinic that will be offering free testing events outside of Manhattan, and what [...]

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Rosencutter Rd. at Skyvue Ln. in south Manhattan will be closed Monday through mid-April. The closure is due to a stormwater improvement project that aims to replace a culvert and install stormwater inlets at the intersection. Detour routes will be set up so businesses and residents in the area of the project continue to have [...]

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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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Manhattan’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force met for the first time Thursday, in a virtual format. The 25-member task force is made up of community members from several organizations and entities with a goal of giving recommendations for the community to strengthen opportunity, find what barriers exist that may be stalling some of that [...]

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Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity recently announced a new coalition partnership with other area agencies for workforce housing. The coalition includes K-State’s College of Architecture and Planning, Manhattan Area Technical College, Flint Hills Renewable Energy & Efficiency Cooperative, and Flint Hills Job Corps. Habitat Director Josh Brewer says workforce housing has been identified as a [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket is hoping to tackle hunger in a big way. The annual Souper Bowl food and fund drive takes place Saturday, Feb. 6, the day before the NFL’s Super Bowl LV. Former Riley County Attorney and event organizer Bill Kennedy says collection efforts will be done differently than in years’ past. “We [...]

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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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The Riley County Emergency Operations Center has selected Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park as its new location for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The move comes following parking and congestion concerns with its previous location last week. Health Department Clinical Supervisor Aryn Price says the new location should help for a smoother process to administer those [...]

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A long-time icon in the Manhattan business community Burke Bayer passed away Jan. 20 at the age of 98. Bayer served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in Germany and the Philippines as a 1st Lieutenant and was involved in veterans activities as a member of the American Legion. He served on [...]

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