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Riley County releases COVID-19 symptom survey

The Riley County Health Department has a new online survey for community members to report their health condition regardless of if they are showing symptoms for COVID-19. It’s available at rileycountyks.gov/covidsurvey. The information is confidential and will only be used to determine how the coronavirus is spreading locally. The health department says it won’t ask [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-27T11:56:42-05:00April 27th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Riley County coronavirus case count climbs to 43; number of recoveries at 21

Riley County continues to see a climb in the number of positive cases of the coronavirus, while more people recover and more testing becomes available locally. As of Saturday, the Riley County Health Department saw three new confirmed positive cases reported in two 23-year-old women and one 22-year-old man. All three are known contacts of [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-25T21:55:37-05:00April 25th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Ceremony honors five Manhattan nurse volunteers heading to COVID-19 hot spots out of state

Five Ascension Via Christi Hospital certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are volunteering to assist medical officials at Ascension facilities in Illinois and Indiana. Alyssa Jones and Brooklin Stoddard are both traveling to Chicago. Baylee Hogan, Cortney Kipp and Taylor Vandeloo are volunteering in Indianapolis, where outbreaks of the coronavirus have been more rampant. The five were [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-25T21:21:30-05:00April 25th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Donations will help Pawnee Mental Health Services to continue providing services during COVID-19 pandemic

Pawnee Mental Health Services received over $19,000 in Grow Green Match Day donations. Robbin Cole, PMHS executive director, says these funds will help them to continue providing mental health and substance abuse treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says improving this technology could also make them more prepared for the future. Pawnee Mental Health [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-25T08:22:37-05:00April 25th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

ASL interpreters work to make pandemic information accessible

Among a cast of local health, safety and government officials, two area women have also taken center stage to serve a segment of the community during Riley County’s near-daily online COVID-19 updates. Sign language interpreters Susie Stanfield and Toni Kroll have become familiar faces in those Zoom-conducted conferences, following along with speakers including Health Department [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-24T21:14:27-05:00April 24th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Alternate Care Site location announced

An Alternate Care Site location for the Riley County health department to treat potential coronavirus patients has been announced. County Counselor Clancy Holeman informed the Riley County Commission Thursday that the Holiday Inn Express at Blue Earth Plaza has been selected as the chosen care site. The hotel has been closed since last month. It came available [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-24T15:52:30-05:00April 24th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

City of Riley adjusting government operations; no decision on summer activities

Small towns are adjusting to life amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the City of Riley, Mayor Tim Sharp says facilities are closed, but government continues to operate. “We have two full-time employees that work there (at City Hall), they’re both still working, doing their job and they do let people in sometimes, but if we [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-24T11:19:17-05:00April 24th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Storm water tunneling project begins near downtown Manhattan

Construction crews have begun tunneling work under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at 5th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. It’s the first phase of a nearly $6.4 million storm sewer drainage improvement project near downtown Manhattan. Crews are installing a 66-inch diameter concrete storm sewer pipe using a horizontal drilling machine to cut a tunnel [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-24T08:55:59-05:00April 24th, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Retired US Army general running for Riley County commission seat

A new candidate for the District 2 seat for the Riley County commission has filed this week. Retired Brigadier General Philip Mattox filed to run for the seat currently held by Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez, who is running for re-election. He will also be running against Riley City Council Member Greg McKinley. Mattox says the reason [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-23T21:53:54-05:00April 23rd, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off

Update: Riley County coronavirus cases rise to 40 as testing ramps up locally

Update 10 a.m. Friday The number of positive cases of coronavirus continues to climb, now at 40 as of Friday morning, as testing becomes more available in the community. The Riley County Health Department says the latest individuals to test positive are a 22-year-old woman, a 26-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man. There are currently [...]

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By Z963 Staff|2020-04-24T10:20:25-05:00April 23rd, 2020|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off