Pottawatomie County health officials continue to get vaccine in the arms of residents. Health Department Director Leslie Campbell informed county commissioners Monday that over 400 vaccines were administered during a clinic last week in Wamego. “We had a lot of good help, the Sheriff’s Department doing the parking, probably half the staff was volunteers and [...]

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  Riley County is reporting 10 new positive COVID cases and 13 more recoveries since Friday. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for two positive patients. The health department will continue vaccinating those 65 and older on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday it will administer “boosters,” second doses, to individuals who [...]

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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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Authorities are searching for a male suspect involved in a car crash Sunday on Interstate 70 in Geary County, that left one woman with a gunshot wound. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched around 11:30 a.m. to mile marker 311 on reports of an apparent road rage incident. The injured woman, [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says it’s investigating two straight nights of reported gunshots being fired into the air at house parties east of campus. According to police, no injuries have been reported with any of the incidents and it’s unknown whether the incidents are related. The incidents reportedly occurred between the 600 and 1000 [...]

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The 96th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Banquet was held Friday night. The event this year was held in a hybrid model due to the pandemic restrictions. Larie Schoap, 2020 Chamber Chair, reflected on the past year and the pandemic, saying that the community really stepped up. She says everyone took on [...]

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Authorities in Texas have arrested a 46-year-old man in an investigation into allegations of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy involving a minor over an eight-year period. According to the Riley County Police Department, Michael James Tschantz was arrested in Naples, Texas on a Riley County District Court warrant for five counts of rape of a [...]

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Riley County health officials on Friday confirmed an additional COVID-related death The 76-year-old woman tested positive Feb. 3 and died Wednesday, marking the 33rd COVID-related death in Riley County. The health department also confirmed 10 new positive cases and four additional recoveries since its previous report. Ascension Via Christi is caring for two positive patients [...]

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Severe weather season is just around the corner and the National Weather Service is once again looking for volunteer spotters. Starting next week, the Topeka office will host the first two of seven planned virtual spotter talks. The talks are being held in this fashion due to the ongoing pandemic. The shows will last around [...]

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Kansas State University is trying to keep a positive outlook when it comes to recruitment efforts. At Wednesday’s Board of Regents meeting, K-State President Richard Myers shared statistics showing freshman in-state admissions are up a half percent at all campuses for the upcoming fall semester while out-of-state admissions are up nearly 15 percent. Myers says [...]

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