In its latest update Friday, the Riley County Health Department reported 37 new positive COVID-19 cases since Wednesday and 10 additional recoveries, bringing the active case count to 127 and the number of recoveries to 2,076. Two patients are currently experiencing symptoms severe enough to require hospitalizations. The health department also continues to monitor four [...]

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The pandemic has brought different challenges to almost every business type, but one big area that took a hit was the airlines. Jesse Romo, Director of the Manhattan Regional Airport, says the virus has not only brought down numbers in flights, but it has also caused some delay in the projects they have been working [...]

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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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Clay Center continues to celebrate strong sales tax collections. For the fourth month in a row, the outlook was positive, with city officials saying collections since July are up 16 percent compared to a year ago. The reporting period, which lags two months behind shows collections from May, June, July and August. Mayor Jimmy Thatcher [...]

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The start of November marks the beginning of the Kansas Corporation Commission’s recognition of the Cold Weather Rule, designed to help Kansans behind on their utility payments avoid disconnection during the winter months. The rule, in place from Nov. 1 to March 31, mandates a utility company cannot disconnect a customer’s service when local temperatures [...]

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Riley County commissioners have decided they won’t move forward with a new Aggieville substation inside the City of Manhattan’s new planned parking garage. Commissioners tabled the decision initially until they could meet with city officials for more information. On Thursday, the commission canceled that meeting. Earlier in the meeting, RCPD Director Dennis Butler tried to [...]

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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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Campaign finance reports filed Monday showed Democrats leading Republicans in the area legislative races in terms of fundraising. Incumbent 22nd District State Senator Tom Hawk began the July 24 to Oct 22 reporting period with over $69,000 cash on hand and raised over $84,000 the past three months, spending just over $104,000 on his re-election [...]

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A few Riley County school districts could have up to 50 percent capacity for indoor athletic events this winter, per league rules. However, John Cox, Blue Valley/Randolph USD 378 superintendent, says his school district could take safety precautions a step further. “We may go a little bit less than the 50 percent capacity because some [...]

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Campaign finance reports were filed Monday, detailing money raised and spent by local candidates between July 24 and Oct. 22. Among the four candidates running for seats on the Riley County Commission, Democrat Fanny Fang, who is running for the District 2 seat, raised by far the most, receiving $13,700, more than twice the amount [...]

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