Speaking to the larger community about issues “many would seek to avoid”, the Manhattan Nonviolence Initiative’s third “Conversations on Race & Reconciliation” fostered an environment of understanding and mutual trust to express beliefs free of judgment so that the community may work together to address and overcome tensions raised by the deaths of People of [...]

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Kansas State University students enrolled for the current spring semester will be receiving automatic emergency grants targeted for those experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. The university announced Tuesday that the Office of Student Financial Assistance will distribute $6.3 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief II grants made available last year through the federal [...]

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Riley County commissioners discussed the impact on local government entities and taxpayers from recent the Board of Tax Appeals case. County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the impact per the request of other local government entities.  Before the BOTA case, Home Depot was being taxed in 2018 over $239,000.  That number now is around $150,000, which [...]

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Riley County confirmed 15 new positive coronavirus cases Monday along with 41 additional recoveries and no active hospitalizations. The news came on the first day of Kansas moving to Phase 5, opening vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older. Riley County has received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which can only be administered to [...]

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