Geary County has announced that it will hold a mass-vaccination site in Junction City this Saturday. Geary County Emergency Management is coordinating with KDHE, Hy-Vee and USD 475 to distribute a total of 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines this Saturday to those eligible during Phase 2 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan. The event will take place at Junction City High School, which is located at 900 North Eisenhower Drive, from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.. The aim is to vaccinate those who are 65 years and older. According to Geary County, there is no cost to get…
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The National Bio and Agro Facility in Manhattan is bringing more people to the city. Dr. Chad Austin, Biorisk Management Training Program Coordinator, says he moved to Manhattan right before the pandemic for work at NBAF. He says he has been working in science for several years and just could not resist an opportunity to work at the facility. “It’s really the first facility of it’s kind in the world and a really wonderful opportunity for me to make use of all of these resources that have been given to me- the education, the training, and my experiences,” Austin says.…
Guests from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility joined KMAN Thursday, including NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton and NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. Our featured guest this month was Biorisk Management Training Program Coordinator Dr. Chad Austin. General Perry Wiggins, executive director for Gov. Kelly’s Military Council discussed vaccination efforts among military members and the easing of some restrictions at Fort Riley.
The weather is warming up, the birds are singing, and the ice is melting. Ben Jedlicka, Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism Game Warden, says with the recent warm spell, the ice on lakes, rivers, and ponds are melting. He says it is not the time to partake in activity on the ice such as ice fishing. “The ice conditions are not good now,” Jedlicka says. “We have had the warmup and it kind of turns honeycomb or it starts to melt from the bottom and to the top both, and it is treacherous. So, stay off the ice…
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 aggravated burglary and criminal damage to property in the 2000 block of Blue Hills Rd. in Manhattan on March 3, 2021, at approximately 6:24 a.m. Officers listed a 48-year-old…
Celebrating International Women’s Day, USD 383 Board President Jurdene Coleman read the recognition and proclamation celebrating the “collective power of women, women’s achievements, recognizing [their] challenges, focusing of greater attention on women’s rights and gender equality, encouraging and mobilizing all people to do their part to bring about positive change.” Representing the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Manhattan Commissioner Usha Reddi announced the organization celebrates their sixth year of community dialogues for International Women’s Day, and was very fortunate. “This is a very important day for us, and International Women’s Day is huge, mainly because we still haven’t met…
Riley County has confirmed 27 new positive COVID-19 cases and 16 additional recoveries since Monday’s report. This brings the total number of active cases to 75. The percent positive rate for the week of Feb. 21 was 2.2 percent, or 42 positive cases out of 1,922 tests. According to Alice Massimi, Riley County public information office, this if the fifth consecutive week that Riley County’s percent positive rate has been below five percent. Ascension Via Christi is currently caring for two positive patients, one of whom is in the Intensive Care Unit. The Riley County Health Department will administer second…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigations is investigating after a man was found dead in a jail cell at the Geary County Detention Center. Junction City Fire/EMS personnel and Geary County Sheriff’s deputies reported to the detention center at about 6 a.m. Wednesday in response to an unresponsive male. The man, who was identified as 41-year-old Allen Presley Harroald of Wichita, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials do not currently believe criminal activity was involved. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office requested that the KBI investigate, per policy.
The Manhattan City Commission approved in a four to one vote Tuesday the first reading of an ordinance meant to extend the face mask mandate to May 16. Commissioner Mark Hatesohl was the lone commissioner to oppose. The passage of the first reading of the ordinance does not mean the mask mandate has been extended. It means that the commission is able to move forward with holding a final vote at its meeting on March 16. Despite the passage on first reading, the commission is still split on whether to allow the city’s mask mandate to expire. Mayor Wynn Butler…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are moving quickly to create a low-interest loan program for cities to help them cover a spike in costs associated with providing heat and electricity to residents during last month’s intense cold snap. A state House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to loan out $100 million of its idle funds immediately to cities that have community owned electric and natural gas utilities. Sub-zero temperatures led to a big spike in demand for natural gas, and other problems, such as freezing equipment, made gas hard to obtain, cause prices to jump.…