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A recent survey of major Manhattan area employers finds a huge drop in consumer confidence to be the top concern as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Some 55 survey responses submitted by the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership were received from those employers in Riley and Pottawatomie counties. They represent over 7,600 jobs in the Manhattan area, [...]

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Two dozen Manhattan businesses have been added to the list of recipients of emergency dollars from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce’s emergency assistance loan program. The second round recipients are receiving just under $112,000 in funding. The funds are drawn down from the City of Manhattan’s Economic Development Fund upon approval of the City [...]

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Two dozen Manhattan businesses have been added to the list of recipients of emergency dollars from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce’s emergency assistance loan program. The second round recipients are receiving just under $112,000 in funding. The funds are drawn down from the City of Manhattan’s Economic Development Fund upon approval of the City [...]

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New cases of coronavirus are holding steady for the most part in the Manhattan area. The Riley County Health Department reported a 58th overall case Monday morning, a 63-year-old male patient who was a close contact of another confirmed positive patient. The county has seen a significant increase in the number of people who have [...]

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Update 10:30 a.m. Monday Junction City Police have identified the person who died Saturday following a seven-hour standoff. Captain Trish Giordano says 39-year-old Damien Paul St. Julien died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers had been attempting to arrest him on a felony warrant out of Douglas County. St. Julien was initially located in his [...]

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Fort Riley museums and the 1st Division celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory of Europe during World War II, or VE Day on Friday. Fort Riley Museums Dr. Robert Smith showed KMAN some of the museums artifacts that involved the 1st Division during the war.  Over 43,000 soldiers served in the big red one [...]

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As the Manhattan City Commission kicks around a potential ordinance requiring masks to be worn in public, there is some push back coming from the Riley County Police Department. The topic of masks was brought up Thursday during the weekly meeting of the Manhattan Area Recovery Task Force. RCPD Director Dennis Butler says he would [...]

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An additional positive coronavirus case was announced Friday morning by the Riley County Health Department. The patient is a Riley County woman and is a family member of a previous positive case. It’s the second case in two days, after a 62-year-old man tested positive Thursday. Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello says Ascension Via Christi [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved streaming meetings and where to stream them during their meeting Thursday. IT/GIS Director Kevin Howser was tasked with researching options for streaming meetings.  The requirements he was given include minimal cost, not a long-term contract, and not a long implementation time.  He returned this meeting with three options for the commission; [...]

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