A Riley family has been displaced following a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Riley Fire Captain Jay Holmes, the home in the 100 block of Bird Dog Drive was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene shortly after noon Wednesday. The residents all got out safely, but the house was a [...]
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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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Manhattan Tuesday unanimously approved its 2021 budget, featuring a flat mill levy and no salary increases for city employees. Read about the prior budget discussion here. Though approved to the tune of about $166 million — a $3 million increase due to additional sales tax revenue earmarked for the new middle school recreation centers — [...]
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As Kansas State University students return to campus and area K-12 districts prepare for the start of their Fall semester, Riley County health officials ask residents to do their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Riley County Wednesday reported 32 new positive tests and 4 recoveries since Monday’s report. That makes 153 active cases, [...]
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A Manhattan firefighter has become the latest first responder to test positive for COVID-19. The Manhattan Fire Department says the firefighter started showing symptoms while off duty after a known exposure outside of work and is currently isolating at home. The firefighter reportedly did not make contact with other emergency personnel or the public in [...]
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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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Labor Day weekend will be silent in Boomtown. The Wamego City Commission voted Tuesday to cancel the 2020 fireworks show which had initially been postponed in late June from the traditional Independence Day celebration to Sunday, Sept. 6. City officials cited the numerous local outbreaks and upcoming school year as reasons to err on the [...]
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Two additional COVID-19 outbreaks have been identified in Riley County. The Riley County Health Department and Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Tuesday that the first is associated with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in Manhattan, where 13 fraternity members have tested positive. The second outbreak is associated with the Blue Valley USD 384 [...]
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The Pottawatomie County Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss whether to opt out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order, known as Executive Order No. 59, requiring schools to implement face masks and other health measures. Kelly originally stated that the order, which was announced in July, is not optional, but according to Kansas Attorney General [...]
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Leaders from Kansas State University are pleading with students and community members to take personal responsibility to avoid another university shutdown due to COVID-19. A joint statement from President Richard Myers, Provost Charles Taber and Vice President for Student Life Thomas Lane warns that if the guidelines aren’t followed K-State could be forced to shut [...]
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