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Health department looking at potential quarantine building

The Riley County health department is looking to set up a quarantine building in Manhattan. Speaking to the Riley County commissioners, Director Julie Gibbs shared a letter of support for an alternative care site for individuals who may need to be quarantined or isolated.  The building being considered is the Four Points by Sheraton off [...]

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By |2020-04-06T14:37:32-05:00April 6th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on Health department looking at potential quarantine building

Sam Hunt plans to “keep the ball rolling” on music following “Southside” release

MCA NashvilleIn spite of the six-year gap between the release of Sam Hunt's debut album, Montevallo, and his follow-up album, Southside, the singer says he's as inspired as ever. In a clip from Spotify's enhanced album experien...

By |2020-04-07T08:58:50-05:00April 6th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off on Sam Hunt plans to “keep the ball rolling” on music following “Southside” release

RCPD Report: 4/6/20

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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By |2020-04-06T06:42:18-05:00April 6th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on RCPD Report: 4/6/20

One person injured in crash on smoky highway south of Wamego

A Wamego man was seriously injured Sunday following a two-vehicle crash in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Cody Boggs was southbound on Highway 99 near Paw Paw Creek Road when his Ford Escape rear ended a semi that had come to an almost complete stop due to low visibility caused by smoke. [...]

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By |2020-04-06T06:24:53-05:00April 6th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on One person injured in crash on smoky highway south of Wamego

‘ACM Presents’ the star-studded ‘Our Country’ in place of the postponed 55th annual awards

Academy of Country MusicThe show must go on, and on Sunday night, it did, though the CBS special that aired was much different than the one the Academy of Country Music originally planned. Once the COVID-19 pandemic made the annual ACM Awards in L...

By |2020-04-06T07:58:37-05:00April 6th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off on ‘ACM Presents’ the star-studded ‘Our Country’ in place of the postponed 55th annual awards

Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockCarly Pearce is set to perform a virtual show tomorrow night via Instagram Live. You can tune in to watch at 7:30 ET.  Tenille Townes hosted a multi-artist virtual group performance of the late&nbs...

By |2020-04-06T08:00:21-05:00April 6th, 2020|Music News|Comments Off on Nashville notes

Update: Riley County cases climb to 13; Geary, Wabaunsee counties report new cases

4 p.m. Sunday update Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials announced Sunday that the number of positive COVID-19 cases had grown to 747 as of 11 a.m. Included in that were two more cases in Riley County, bringing the county total to 13. KDHE noted two new Geary County cases over the weekend and [...]

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By |2020-04-05T16:13:50-05:00April 4th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on Update: Riley County cases climb to 13; Geary, Wabaunsee counties report new cases

Agriculture industry facing labor and supply chain issues in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak

Glenn Brunkow of the Kansas Farm Bureau spoke to KMAN about how certain commodity markets are being affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. He says one problem that has affected commodity supply chains is labor issues at processing plants. Brunkow says this ultimately affects how much of a product certain plants are able to process. According [...]

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By |2020-04-04T17:32:21-05:00April 4th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on Agriculture industry facing labor and supply chain issues in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak

Man in custody after shots fired in Aggieville area

A man is in police custody after shots were fired during the four o’clock hour in the Aggieville area Friday. Riley County police searched for the suspect for a little more than an hour following multiple 911 calls reporting gun shots in the 1100 block of Bluemont Avenue. Initial scanner traffic indicated the man fired [...]

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By |2020-04-03T18:11:14-05:00April 3rd, 2020|Local News|Comments Off on Man in custody after shots fired in Aggieville area
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