Riley County health officials have confirmed five additional COVID-19 related deaths since Friday, bringing the total number of deaths to 28. Each of the patients ranged in age from 46 to 85. The health department also confirmed 127 new cases and 306 additional recoveries since Friday. Ascension Via Christi is caring for 12 positive patients, [...]

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Riley County has officially introduced Alice Massimi as its new Public Information Officer. Massimi started Jan. 12 and is already working closely with the county’s health and emergency officials to ensure critical information and updates concerning the Coronavirus Pandemic response are reaching the community. She will coordinate and manage public affairs programs across the Riley [...]

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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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Retention rates for Riley County dispatchers have improved significantly since 2019, according to a report from Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler. “I expected it to take about two years to achieve the gains that you’re seeing in this report, which has cut our vacancy rate in half,” Butler told Riley County Law Board [...]

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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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Kansas State University’s top official is asking community members to reach out state officials as it anticipates some of its deepest budget cuts in over a decade. President Richard Myers, in a letter to the K-State community Tuesday, says Gov. Laura Kelly’s 5.5 percent cut outlined in her 2022 budget proposal to the legislature last [...]

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The Konza Student Table, a partnership between St. Isidore’s Catholic Church and the Riley County and City of Manhattan Food and Farm Council, has been providing meals for K-State students in need since its creation last fall. Vickie James, Food and Farm Council coordinator, says they likely serve hundreds of students each week. “Before the [...]

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Inspiring hope for a better tomorrow, Manhattan Christian Fellowship Church Associate Pastor JahVelle Rhone says the only way forward is to appreciate the path carved out by those who came before. “It is so imperative that we as leaders and teachers, educators move forward, yet still reach back to show of a hope and a [...]

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The annual K-State rodeo, planned for February has been canceled. The university’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry says K-State, Riley County and Manhattan restrictions won’t allow for the annual event to take place at Weber Arena this year. K-State Rodeo Club Coach Casy Winn says plans were initially to have the rodeo moved to [...]

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