School will start two weeks later than initially planned for Wamego students. The school board unanimously approved a calendar change Tuesday that will see sixth and ninth grade students start on Sept. 2 with all others except kindergarten and early learning starting Sept. 3. Early learning and kindergarten students will report Sept. 8. Superintendent Tim [...]

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The Wamego Aquatic Center officially opens its doors Wednesday with some limitations to visiting patrons. Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Event & Tourism Director Kara Holle previewed the reopening on Monday’s In Focus. “The Wamego Aquatic Center opened late in the summer last year, so it didn’t really get a full run, but it will [...]

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Boomtown will go on a little later than anticipated this year. Earlier this week, the Wamego City Commission gave the go ahead for the Wamego 4th of July fireworks show to proceed on Sunday, Sept. 6. That’s the Sunday before Labor Day. The annual 4th of July celebration which draws in thousands to Wamego was [...]

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Students enrolled in skills-based classes at Manhattan Area Technical College wrapped up their semester last week, having received authorization to return to in-person instruction at the beginning of May. MATC is also starting renovations at its new Wamego-based facility and has had funds committed for its adult education program, alleviating some financial uncertainty for the [...]

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The Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce officially announced that Jason Toll has been named as the new Executive Director. Toll joins the chamber from his prior position as the Public Service Director at the Larned State Hospital.  Prior to his work here, Toll has held the role as a small business owner and manager. He [...]

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The Wamego Hospital Foundation has been gifted a large passenger van with a wheelchair lift to help transport patients. The van is valued at $23,500 and was donated from Diamond Health, operating partner of Heritage Senior Behavioral Health in Wamego. It will be used to transport patients to and from other facilities for non-emergent care. [...]

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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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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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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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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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