The first round of Manhattan Business Emergency Assistance Loans were distributed this week from the City of Manhattan’s Economic Development Fund. All told, 47 local businesses have received $208,840 in assistance. Most of those were directly deposited this weeks, within 10 days of the city commission approving the half million dollar loan request from the [...]

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A Manhattan woman who admitted trying to hide fentanyl from police during a 2019 wellness check on her husband could be headed to federal prison. At a sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Topeka, Chanel Toliver was handed a seven month prison sentence, followed by two years of probation. However, due to her [...]

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HandsOn Kansas State and the Harvesters Community Food Network of Topeka are partnering up to host a Mobile Food Distribution this Friday. The event will take place in parking lot C-1 of the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex beginning at 4 p.m. and will last until supplies run out. All K-State and community members are [...]

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Kansas State University is extending a suspension of in-person activities through at least July 31. Any activities that can’t be canceled or held online that involve 10 or fewer people must have physical-distancing practices in place. K-State President Richard Myers says the goal is for in-person classes and activities to resume in the fall. K-State [...]

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The coronavirus has made an impact on many lives over the past couple of months. Many have lost jobs with few still retaining them, as well as store shelves being cleared. One industry seeing a dramatic shift is entertainment, specifically the gaming industry. Manhattan boasts a rather sizable gaming population. Some of the more popular [...]

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An employee at the Manhattan Asian Market has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Manager Fanny Fang in a video message on the market’s Facebook page said the employee has been in self-quarantine since Sunday when the symptoms began. “The last time this employee worked at the store was on Saturday. This employee’s duties do not [...]

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Recently unemployed due to business shut-downs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Manhattan man as well as a local renters’ advocacy group are calling for a statewide rent and mortgage holiday. Area property managers, though, say such a large loss of revenue would have financial consequences that would not just harm their businesses, but [...]

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Changes in legal operations Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed legal operations during the Pottawatomie County Commission meeting yesterday. One change that has occured is a decrease in the number of cases the County Attorney’s Office is filing. According to Schuck, these measures are meant to minimize contact between [...]

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Manhattan Regional Airport is receiving over $2 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, according to U.S. Senator Jerry Moran. The grants are part of a $53 million relief package being given to Kansas airports as part of Phase lll of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “We’re grateful for the [...]

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The shift to online only curriculum has been especially challenging to students in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. Assistant Professor of Veterinary Oncology Dr. Raelene Wouda says those fourth year students typically receive hands-on course work for the entirety of their final year. “They spend their time working in the veterinary health center in [...]

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