There will be no carnival this year at the Riley County Fair. After weeks of uncertainty, Danny Ottaway, owner and operator of Ottaway Amusements, confirmed that due to COVID-19, the carnival was being called off. Riley County K-State Extension Director Gary Fike says it’s a huge loss for the fair. Fike says additional details are [...]
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Sunset Zoo attendance The Sunset Zoo has reportedly seen positive-attendance numbers since it reopened to the public on June 13. Melissa Kirkwood, Sunset Zoo marketing and development officer, credits some of this to good weather. “When we first reopened, attendance was great,” Kirkwood said. “They were like ‘wow, we’re so thankful you’re back open,’ and [...]
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The USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden school board on Wednesday approved the $26.7 million guaranteed maximum price for the Manhattan High School construction project. Construction manager Patricia Brooke-Freundt says the project includes additions to the east and west sides of the building, including 25 new classrooms. The proposal is going out to bid with several alternates that [...]
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A long time pillar of the Manhattan community, Bill Stolzer, passed away Saturday. Stolzer was 86. The Kansas City native married Eleanor Griffith in 1957 after meeting as students at K-State. He served in the US Air Force in England, and then returned to Manhattan where he followed his father and father-in-law, T.J. Griffith, into [...]
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A Manhattan doctor has had his medical license temporarily suspended, after a state regulator said letting him practice would cause danger to the public. According to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, an emergency order went into effect Wednesday, suspending the license of Dr. Kenneth Fischer, owner of the Plastic Surgery Clinic in Manhattan. A [...]
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Aggieville business owners are doing more to limit the spread of COVID-19. Video online surfaced over the weekend, showing large gatherings in a number of Aggieville bars. That led the Riley County Health Department to enforce decreased occupancy rates in bars and restaurants, now 75 percent of their posted capacity. It also requires screening of [...]
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Health officials Wednesday officially designated COVID-19 outbreaks centered around Aggieville and Kansas State University. Riley County health officials updated the public via Facebook Live, saying the designation was made that morning in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The county reported 24 new positive cases since Monday and 51 since Friday the [...]
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Facing COVID-19 related revenue hits, the City of Manhattan foresees some tough calls in allocating funds to outside agencies. City Commissioners Tuesday heard fiscal year 2021 requests from the various organizations Manhattan provides funds. Those groups range from the Manhattan Public Library and Manhattan Arts Center to business districts and the city’s multitude of social [...]
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The Manhattan Public Library officially reopens Monday. Carryout service officially wraps up this weekend, with in-person checkout available weekdays starting Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Masks are required for anyone wishing to use the library. As a result, holds can be placed from the online catalog [...]
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Deputies with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a string of road sign shootings. Officers were dispatched Friday night to the area of Bigelow Road west of Westmoreland for the report of an ATV driving around shooting. Deputies found several road signs which had been shot at and damaged along Antelope Run, Bigelow and [...]
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