The Riley County health department is close to vaccinating 30 percent of those eligible with the COVID vaccine. Speaking to the Riley County commission, Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs says the health department has fully vaccinated over 14,000 of the 62,000 residents eligible to receive the vaccine. However, there are 209 locations outside of Riley [...]

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Pawnee Mental Health raised over $24,000 Thursday as part of Grow Green Match Day. The 24 hour online fundraiser supported by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation provided 70 Manhattan area organizations an opportunity to collect donations, which are pushed even higher thanks to a 50 percent match on some donations from the Howe Family Foundation. [...]

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Nearly $1 million was raised Thursday during the ninth annual Grow Green Match Day. The annual 24 hour fundraiser for the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation saw an unprecedented $979,000 donated during the 24 hour online giving period. The total surpassed last year’s donations by more than $210,000. Nearly 4,500 individual donor gifts were pledged during [...]

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The annual “Celebrating Pawnee” event is right around the corner. Robbin Cole, Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director, says the annual event is a way for them to step aside and recognize the accomplishments of the organization and the staff. She says during the event they will recognize each employee of the month from 2020 and [...]

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Ascension Via Christi Hospital hosted a tree-planting ceremony Thursday morning in recognition of Earth Day and those who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Tracey Biles, Ascension Via Christi chief mission integration officer, explains the significance of holding the ceremony on Earth Day. “In the cycle of life, we are blessed in healthcare,” Biles [...]

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Members of the Manhattan Fire Department are beginning their annual fire hydrant maintenance program this week. Firefighters will spend the next several months flowing and painting hydrants across the city. Flowing is performed annually to ensure proper operation and to flush out water lines. It sometimes can cause yellow or rust-colored water in your home, [...]

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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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Wingstop’s CEO has donated 10.2 million dollars to Kansas State University for student well being initiatives. Charlie Morrison and his wife Debbie are creating the Morrison Center for Student Well-being with this investment. The new center will oversee all aspects of student well-being campus wide. Mental health and overall well-being are important to the Morrisons. [...]

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Riley County is reporting 17 positive COVID cases and 29 recoveries since last week, for a total of 28 active cases. The percent of positive cases for the week of April 11 was 1 %. It’s the 12th consecutive week in Riley County has been below 5%. A total of 14,712 Riley County residents are fully [...]

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