The Pottawatomie County Commission will meet Friday to determine its course of action regarding Gov. Laura Kelly’s face mask mandate. The commission, meeting as the Board of Health met Wednesday at the Emergency Operations Center in Wamego where they received public comment, both for and against, with comments about equally divided. Commissioner Pat Weixelman, after [...]

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Manhattan will continue working on a mandatory masking ordinance after a majority of commissioners expressed support Tuesday. Manhattan officials on May 19 eyed a similar law — raised for discussion by Mayor Usha Reddi — but amid enforcement concerns the ordinance failed to get traction in the commission as well as with institutions such as [...]

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Kansas State University President Richard Myers released further details this Wednesday on the university’s plan to combat racism and discrimination. He also responded to calls for a K-State student who “posted racist messages on social media” to be expelled, saying the university as a government institution must take steps that do not violate the law. [...]

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Riley County Police are no longer seeking the public’s help identifying the parties involved in a fatal traffic accident in Leonardville in the early morning hours of June 19. The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the traffic accident, after a pedestrian was found dead in the 12,900 block of Barton Road. Investigating officers located 38-year-old Christopher [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office has ruled a June 17 shooting that killed a 10-year-old boy accidental, after a thorough investigation. Sheriff’s Office Spokesman David Gilbert says Grady Erichsen’s death was a community tragedy that no parent should have to face. He says officers are still waiting on a few items to return as they [...]

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The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, also known as aTa Bus, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by the Federal Transit Administration as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed in March. The grant is part of $25 billion in CARES Act funding that is going towards public transportation [...]

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The Riley County Health Department reported five more new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, but says none of the new patients have required hospitalization. Additionally, six more people people were added to the recovered list. The total active cases is at 139, with 91 recovered and three deaths since the virus first presented locally in March. [...]

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CARES Act funding The Pottawatomie County Commission discussed Monday how it will distribute CARES Act funds once they have been received. According to Chad Kinsley, Pottawatomie County administrator, Pottawatomie County will receive about $200 per person. In total, the county is set to receive about $4.9 million in the first round of CARES Act funding. [...]

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