Reopening plans The Pottawatomie County Commission approved adding further restrictions to phase one of Gov. Laura Kelly’s reopening plan with a two to one vote during a meeting Monday. While Kelly’s plan doesn’t call for capacity restrictions in restaurants, it allows local governments to take extra steps, opening the door for the commission to restrict restaurants in [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 has named Daniel Simon as the newest principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Simon is currently a teacher at Sunset Elementary School in Salina. Prior to that, Simon served as a teacher at Northview Elementary School in Manhattan from 2014 to 2019. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2014 with [...]

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No new cases of coronavirus were presented in Riley County Monday as two more people were moved from active to recovered. In total, 23 of the 55 positive testing patients have now recovered. Perhaps the most significant statistic of the day Monday, was 43 test results coming back negative. The Riley County Health Department now [...]

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From the Little Apple to the Big Apple, a local doctor answered the call recently to help fill a need on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Steve Short left his practice at Inspire ENT & Pulmonology for two weeks in April to join a team of specialists at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn. [...]

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Photo courtesy Kansas Highway PatrolInterstate 70 remains closed between the Manhattan (mm 313) and Wamego (mm 327) exits after storms knocked down power lines Monday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Officers say the closure could remain in effect for several hours as crews work to repair and replace the power poles. Strong winds of [...]

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