The fight against the coronavirus pandemic continues. Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control authorized an emergency use vaccine for children ages five to eleven years old. Vaccine distribution is already in the works, and Governor, Laura Kelly, says Kansas will receive 128,000 vaccines. She says she knows how important it is to bring the [...]

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The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency is working on a pilot program to provide a permanent shuttle option to better serve the community. ATA executive administrator Daphne McNelly says, the new shuttle route will be a district loop that will connect between Blue Earth Plaza, Downtown Manhattan and the Aggieville Distract. Downtown Manhattan executive director Gina [...]

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Manhattan Catholic Schools has exceeded its 1.5 percent threshold for COVID-related absenteeism after a positive COVID case was identified in a 2nd grade classroom last week. That equates to greater than five students missing class due to quarantines. In a letter sent to parents Wednesday, Principal Mike Hubka noted that the school is in “red” [...]

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Riley County Commission Chair John Ford has tested positive for COVID-19. Ford said in a release through the County Health Department said that he is suffering from a mild case after waking up Tuesday with severe congestion, a headache and a loss of smell. The health department is notifying those who were close contacts of [...]

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Unofficial election results showed a shift to a more fiscally conservative majority on the Manhattan city commission as well as the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden School Board. In the city race, two incumbents retained their seats with former Mayor Usha Reddi finishing with the most votes in Manhattan at 3,571. Current Mayor Wynn Butler came in [...]

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