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Boomtown silenced as Wamego postpones annual Freedom Celebration, fireworks show

Boomtown will be silenced on the 4th of July. The Wamego City Commission unanimously adopted a motion Tuesday to postpone the annual freedom celebration, carnival, parade and fireworks show, which typically draws in over 50,000 people. A makeup date has not been determined. A chief concern was the uncertainty of when Kansas and county health [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T22:22:57-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Boomtown silenced as Wamego postpones annual Freedom Celebration, fireworks show

Boomtown will be silenced on the 4th of July. The Wamego City Commission unanimously adopted a motion Tuesday to postpone the annual freedom celebration, carnival, parade and fireworks show, which typically draws in over 50,000 people. A makeup date has not been determined. A chief concern was the uncertainty of when Kansas and county health [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T22:22:57-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Riley and Pottawatomie County report zero new coronavirus cases today

The Riley County Health Department has reported that there are no new positive cases today, leaving the total at 55. Two more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of people who have recovered to 34 and and lowering the number of active cases to 21. 535 tests have come back negative and 33 test [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T18:15:44-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Riley and Pottawatomie County report zero new coronavirus cases today

The Riley County Health Department has reported that there are no new positive cases today, leaving the total at 55. Two more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of people who have recovered to 34 and and lowering the number of active cases to 21. 535 tests have come back negative and 33 test [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T18:15:44-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Manhattan Town Center to begin phased reopening Wednesday

One of the larger retail operations in Manhattan will reopen Wednesday. Manhattan Town Center shifted its hours in mid-March only to shut down when stay-at-home orders went into place. Marketing Manager Jeff Sutton says reopening will happen with a cautious approach. “We’re taking a definitely good, phased approach which we’re currently working on,” he told [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T16:56:26-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Retired Kansas farmer who sent mask, letter to New York receives degree from K-State

The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T16:47:24-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Retired Kansas farmer who sent mask, letter to New York receives degree from K-State

The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T16:47:24-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Retired Kansas farmer who sent mask, letter to New York receives degree from K-State

The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care [...]

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Retired Kansas farmer who sent mask, letter to New York receives degree from K-State

The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T16:47:24-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off

Pott. County Commission approves local changes to the state’s reopening plan

Reopening plans The Pottawatomie County Commission approved adding further restrictions to phase one of Gov. Laura Kelly’s reopening plan with a two to one vote during a meeting Monday. While Kelly’s plan doesn’t call for capacity restrictions in restaurants, it allows local governments to take extra steps, opening the door for the commission to restrict restaurants in [...]

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By B104 Staff|2020-05-05T15:45:47-05:00May 5th, 2020|Local News|Comments Off