The Riley County Health Department 94 new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified Friday and 87 additional people have been added to the recovered list since its previous report. Active cases totaled 500 as of Friday, with Ascension Via Christi caring for six positive patients and two patients under investigation (PUIs). Four of these patients [...]

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Manhattan area legislators took time Thursday to hear from Riley County Commissioners and departmental staff some of its priorities for the upcoming session. 22nd District Sen. Tom Hawk, of Manhattan, says in terms of the county’s priorities, he supports Commissioner Ron Wells’ idea to ensure the state has a “placemarker” for the local ad valorem [...]

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USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools have announced that beginning Monday, the Eugene Field Early Learning Center will move to all distance learning for the remainder of the semester. The move was made due to a high number of staff and students who are in quarantine or isolation because of COVID-19. The district says the building will [...]

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Kansas State is continuing to discuss plans for the upcoming semesters. On Friday, K-State held a virtual town hall meeting. One big item on the agenda was an update on the plans for the upcoming semesters. Dr. Charles Taber, Kansas State Provost, says as they head into the 2021 calendar year and the upcoming semesters, [...]

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