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In anticipation of its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, Irwin Army Community Hospital officials conducted a vaccination plan walk through Tuesday, in conjunction with the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley. It’s uncertain when vaccines will reach the post, but the hospital has freezers capable of storing both the Pfizer and Moderna versions of the [...]

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he 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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Officials with the under construction National Bio and Agro Defense Facility are now targeting October 2021 for substantial completion of construction and thus allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture full access to operate the facility at that point. The milestone had initially been set for this month, but COVID-19 disruptions have caused that to be [...]

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Officials with the under construction National Bio and Agro Defense Facility are now targeting October 2021 for substantial completion of construction and thus allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture full access to operate the facility at that point. The milestone had initially been set for this month, but COVID-19 disruptions have caused that to be [...]

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Vaccine Shipments Kansas hospitals are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments this week. Leslie Campbell, Pottawatomie County health director, says hospital staff will have up to five days to receive the vaccination. “Once they get their 24,000 doses, they’ll be able to give it to all the hospital personnel,” Campbell said. “Any hospital personnel; it [...]

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An April trial has been set in the case of a Manhattan man charged in a January rape. Traveil Lyn Lewis is charged with eight total counts including two rape charges, as well as one count aggravated domestic battery and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy stemming from the January incident. Riley County District Judge [...]

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A trial for a Manhattan man accused of multiple sex crimes against three minors won’t happen until at least the summer. Riley County District Judge Kendra Lewison said Monday she’ll aim for a June trial in the case of Robert Iacobellis, who faces 26 counts including allegations of rape and aggravated indecent liberties. No specific [...]

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After Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians announced it would be dropping its team name “Indians” after 105 years, its anticipated other sports teams and schools may follow. No decision is expected from the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board at this week’s meeting, but that doesn’t mean a change couldn’t happen at some point. Board president [...]

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Riley County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend. One of the deaths was a 76 year old male who tested positive on Nov. 28. He had been in the hospital when he passed away on Saturday. The other patient was a 102 year old woman from Meadowlark who tested positive on Dec. [...]

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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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