Pottawatomie County’s second confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on Tuesday. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed the second case this morning. The patient is a 71 year old female and a resident of Wamego. Her travel history is being researched at this time.  She is currently at Ascension Via Christi hospital [...]

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Riley County continues to see just two positive cases of coronavirus, but that number could soon change. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says they are awaiting a test result on one patient and monitoring close to two dozen other individuals. Results could be shared as early as Tuesday. Gibbs has said the turnaround to get [...]

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After Congress passed a record $2 trillion dollar bill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question becomes how long folks will have to wait to receive their money from the federal government. “The circumstance is that we were not prepared,” said U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Monday on the KMAN Morning Show. Moran says [...]

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Riley County public works will be shutting the transfer station to the public during the stay at home order. The transfer station had reduced its hours and face to face transactions last week to protect its employees.  Public Works Director Leon Hobson says they have seen an increase of traffic at the station. “That kind [...]

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Riley County Police made two significant arrests over the weekend. The first involved 19-year-old Royce Dixon of Manhattan, who’s charged with one count of rape from a 2019 alleged incident. Dixon was arrested Friday afternoon on a Riley County warrant. He remains jailed on a $150,000 bond. In a separate, unrelated incident, 40-year-old Tyran Hernandez [...]

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