Riley County confirmed a ninth positive case of coronavirus Friday morning. Two of the positive cases are being treated at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. As of Friday morning, the Riley County Health Department had 13 pending tests and over 20 people continuing to be monitored. The number of negative tests is up to [...]
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The city of Manhattan has announced that, in alignment with Governor Kelly’s Stay-at-Home order, it is extending the closure of facilities to the public through April 19. Critical staff will continue to provide essential emergency and operational services to our community while adapting protocols to reduce exposure and to maintain necessary staffing levels. City Manager [...]
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Kansas State University announced Friday it’s choice to be next dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. Matthew J. O’Keefe, executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence and professor of chemical engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed to the post by K-State Provost Charles Taber following a [...]
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Depending on the length of the COVID-19 pandemic, some questions are beginning to mount over what effect, if any it will have on the 2020 elections. Current state law prohibits all mail ballot elections in an election with a candidate’s name on the ballot. They can only be used for special questions. Kansas State University [...]
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HandsOn Kansas State and the Harvesters Community Food Network of Topeka are rescheduling their Mobile Food Distribution to tomorrow at 3 p.m.. It is starting one hour earlier than usual and will take place in parking lot C-1 of the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex. The event offers fresh fruit, vegetables and non-perishable food items [...]
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Hospitals are desperately trying to keep up with the influx of cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Dr. David Pauls, a general surgeon with Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan has volunteered to become the hospital’s senior triage officer. Surgeons like Dr. Pauls are trained in triage through mass disaster situations. “Fortunately I’ve never been [...]
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Ft. Riley COVID-19 case Although a Ft. Riley soldier recently tested positive for COVID-19, one official says the virus is currently not an issue for the army base. Perry Wiggins, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council, says the soldier did not contract the virus while at Ft. Riley. Whatever may happen, Wiggins says [...]
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Dr. Mark Duff of Pediatric Associates in Manhattan spoke to KMAN Thursday about tips for helping kids who are experiencing anxiety due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. He says there are different things you can try based on the child’s age. One other tactic he suggests is creating and sticking to a daily schedule. Duff says [...]
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Update: 10:45 a.m. More positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Riley County. As of Thursday, that total is now up to seven, with 12 pending tests, including some from Fort Riley. More than two dozen residents are currently being monitored. Specific details about that case and another announced at Wednesday’s daily press conference [...]
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The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in every part of the United States, locally leading dozens of Aggieville businesses to suspend operations and lay off hundreds of employees. Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi Tuesday via Zoom read comments written by Aggieville Business Association Director Dennis Cook, who had expressed support for a [...]
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