On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 assistant superintendent Eric Reid, Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education member Darell Edie and Manhattan Christian College president Kevin Ingram.
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Aggieville and City Park parking restrictions The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday discussed adding parking restrictions in Aggieville, City Park and nearby neighborhoods. The move is in response to what will be a sizable decrease in available parking stalls during 2021 due to the construction of a parking garage near the N. Manhattan Ave./Laramie St. intersection. Potential restrictions include three-hour parking limits during weekdays, no overnight parking and a new residential parking color zone. Mayor Usha Reddi says she is in favor of the parking plan and its potential to bring more pedestrians to the area. “That’s a densely populated area,…
Riley County is reporting 56 new positive COVID-19 cases and 175 recoveries since Monday. This brings the county’s total number of active cases to 432 and recoveries to 2,597. The percent positive rate in Riley County for the week of Nov. 8 came in at 18.6 percent, down slightly from the previous week’s rate of 19.2 percent. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is currently caring for seven COVID-19 positive patients and two persons under investigation (PUI). One of the PUIs and three of the positive patients are in the intensive care unit. Riley County currently has nine active outbreaks. 509 people…
Don’t worry children of Manhattan , Santa Claus IS coming to town. Santa Claus will be visiting the Manhattan Town Center to meet with children and families. Visits with Santa are scheduled to begin Nov. 27 and will continue through Christmas Eve (Dec. 24th). Reservations are strongly encouraged with walk-up visits available as space allows throughout the day. Best practices will be followed: maintaining social distance, face masks required for everyone, and enhanced cleaning between visits. Guests will not sit on Santa’s lap but will have the opportunity to engage in conversation with Santa. Large gift boxes in front of…
Kansas officials say the state can’t help at least half of the struggling small businesses seeking relief because of the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly called Monday for additional federal aid as the state reported another record for new coronavirus cases. Kelly and state Commerce Secretary David Toland announced that Kansas awarded grants to nearly 2,000 small businesses to help them cover operating costs. Her office said the grants totaled $37.5 million, and Toland said the state hopes to award another $20 million to an additional 1,000 businesses. But Toland said 6,000 businesses sought relief so that half won’t…
Pawnee Mental Health continues to help those struggling after losing a loved one to suicide. Robbin Cole, Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director tells KMAN that November 21st is National Survivor of Suicide Loss Day. This day is for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. She says they hold an event each year that features a showing of a documentary featuring interviews with those who have lost loved ones due to suicide. She talks about the documentary showing this year- “The Journey”. She says the film tells a story about a diverse group of survivors. “It does it…
Increasing COVID-19 cases numbers and calls for mask wearing Local health administrators spoke to the Pottawatomie County Commission Monday about the urgency of the local COVID-19 situation and the need for increased mask wearing. Steve Land, Wamego Health Center administrator, says that increased hospitalizations and the inability to transfer patients to other hospitals is currently one of the biggest concerns in healthcare. “If we can’t help get this under control, it’s not just the COVID patients that we’re trying to transfer, it’s the patients that have the MI or the stroke,” Land said. Todd Willert, Community HealthCare System chief executive…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for burglary in the 700 block of College Heights Cir. in Manhattan on November 16, 2020, at approximately 7:56 a.m. Officers listed a 70-year-old female as the victim when it…
Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple joined KMAN in the 7am hour to provide a COVID update.