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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