K-State will get a $3.3 million boost to its budget from the Kansas Board of Regents. Of the $3.3 million K-State will receive, about $2 million will go directly to the university while the rest will go K-State’s Polytechnic Campus, extension and agriculture-research programs and Veterinary Medical Center. This funding comes in the form of [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of burglaries that occurred at three separate locations in the City of Westmoreland. The first burglary occurred on April 3 at Rock House Antiques in the 300 block of Main St. when a individual was found in the basement attempting to steal copper water lines by [...]

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Local cases of the coronavirus climbed to 27 Friday in Riley County, the latest a 45-year-old male patient currently recovering in isolation at home. The patient can be directly linked to a previous positive Riley County patient. A total of 12 Riley County residents have recovered from the virus, meaning they’re fever free for three [...]

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Symphony in the Flint Hills has cancelled for the second year in a row, this time due to COVID-19. The event had been scheduled for June 13 in Wabaunsee County. The event typically unites 7,000 people from across the country on a private pasture in the Flint Hills for prairie walks, inspirational talks, cowboy poetry [...]

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is calling for widespread testing to get Kansas and the national economy back on its feet. The Manhattan Senator joined a conference call of medical experts from the University of Kansas Health System and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman. Moran says he plans to do everything [...]

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The financial impact of COVID-19 is starting to be felt in the Manhattan area. Goodcents has announced the closure of one of its two Manhattan restaurants. The company said in a release Friday that the financial realities during the ongoing pandemic were too much for the 900 Hayes Drive location to overcome. The last day [...]

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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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A body found in Wildcat Creek over the weekend has been identified as that of a Manhattan man missing since late February. The Riley County Police Department said Thursday that following an autopsy it was determined to be 39-year-old Robert Weixelman. He hadn’t been seen by his family since February  21. RCPD’s Emergency Dispatch Center [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a Shop Local From Home campaign to encourage community members to support local businesses by shopping online or over the phone. Shop Local From Home will be promoted through social media in the next few days and will point customers to the same website the chamber uses [...]

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Social gatherings aren’t happening for the foreseeable future, but event organizers with Heartland Stampede are proceeding with this year’s show, at least for now. The concert is planned in Topeka’s Heartland Motorsports Park June 25-27. On Thursday, event organizers inadvertently sent out an email blast urging the public to hurry and buy tickets before prices [...]

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