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One person was sent to the hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle rollover accident near  St. George Wednesday evening. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a driver was headed westbound in a maroon Nissan Xterra on Elm Slough Rd. east of Vineyard Rd. when the accident occurred. Officers arrived on seen after receiving a [...]

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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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As the seasons change, Tuttle Creek State Park has plenty to offer patrons for the month of October. Park Manager Todd Lovin, told KMAN there are several events coming up. He said that one event that he is excited for is the Fall Foliage Wilderness Walk. “I’ll be guiding this and there really isn’t a [...]

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The Riley County Health Department on Wednesday confirmed 42 new cases of coronavirus since Monday. The total number of active cases is 267, with 1,582 recovered and eight deaths, for a total of 1,857 since the pandemic first presented locally in March. Statistics show 78.5 percent of the total cases since March have involved residents [...]

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With in-person shows on hold through December, McCain Auditorium is announcing a new live stream event series called McCain Connected. The series is a collection of curated shows available online, most of which will be free of charge. A few will require a ticket be purchased to view the show. Some of the events planned [...]

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A Pottawatomie County official is expecting an increased voter turnout for the 2020 general election, which will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3. According to Nancy McCarter, Pottawatomie County clerk, they are already seeing increased mail-in ballot requests. “It’s going to be a good turnout,” McCarter said. “I’m projecting at least 80 to 85 percent. [...]

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For the first time in six weeks, the percent of individuals testing positive for the coronavirus in Riley County has fallen below 10 percent. The health department says for the week of Sept. 20, that rate fell to 9.6 percent, with 108 total cases. It was the fourth consecutive week that the rate decreased after [...]

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Information courtesy K-State Research & Extension’s Agriculture Today MANHATTAN, Kan. – If you’ve stared one cow in the face, you’ve seen them all … right? New technology being developed at Kansas State University is likely to debunk that thought, capitalizing on the power of artificial intelligence to build a database of facial recognition technology for [...]

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