The Riley County Law Board on Monday approved for publication its $22.1 million budget for fiscal year 2021, but will need a special meeting to finalize it ahead of the publication date. Within the budget, $470,000 is being slashed outside of merits and cost of living adjustments. The budget, while flat year-over-year in terms of overall [...]

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The Riley County Law Board on Monday approved for publication its $22.1 million budget for fiscal year 2021, but will need a special meeting to finalize it ahead of the publication date. Within the budget, $470,000 is being slashed outside of merits and cost of living adjustments. The budget, while flat year-over-year in terms of overall [...]

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No new cases of coronavirus were reported over the weekend, as more people in Riley County get added to the recovered list. The total amount of cases since mid-March remains at 60, of which 10 cases remain active. There have now been 49 recoveries and one death attributed to the virus. Ascension Via Christi currently [...]

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Wamego Police say one person has been arrested following a Sunday chase which began and Wamego and ended in St. George. The chase began around 9:30 p.m. Sunday near 10th and Lilac in Wamego after police received numerous reports of a reckless driver. The driver failed to stop and led officers west down toward St. [...]

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Nelson’s Landing has shut its doors after 13 years in business. The popular Leonardville restaurant and sports bar announced Sunday via its Facebook page it would no longer remain in business. The post thanked the employees who helped shape the restaurant as well as the public for their support. Nelson’s Landing has owned and operated [...]

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Nelson’s Landing has shut its doors after 13 years in business. The popular Leonardville restaurant and sports bar announced Sunday via its Facebook page it would no longer remain in business. The post thanked the employees who helped shape the restaurant as well as the public for their support. Nelson’s Landing has owned and operated [...]

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Health care workers and first responders will be honored Tuesday with a special flyover from the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th Air Refueling Wing. Operation Kansas Strong flyovers are planned in four Kansas communities including Manhattan to salute the front line workers in the fight against COVID-19. Colonel Lee Norman, state surgeon for the Kansas [...]

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A second round of emergency furloughs was announced Friday by Kansas State University. The furloughs impact 58 employees working within the College of Health and Human Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Parking Services and will occur in June and July. This follows an additional 349 furloughs announced earlier this month affecting Housing and [...]

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Demolition will begin next week of a west Manhattan property that sustained damage during the 2018 Labor Day flood. The Manhattan Fire Department Risk Reduction Division says the structure at 3003 Anderson Avenue will be razed and a slab floor will be left when finished. No public hazards are anticipated during the project. The Plaza [...]

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Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi has suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate. Reddi issued a statement Thursday morning stating that because of the unprecedented pandemic, her work as mayor has become her first and only priority. She initially suspended her campaign March 14 as the statewide activity related to the coronavirus began to take shape. [...]

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