TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Most Kansas counties lost residents over the past 10 years as the state’s population concentrated in more populous places, including the Kansas City area, new census figures released Thursday showed. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s once-a-decade count of the nation’s population showed that 80 of the state’s 105 counties declined in population since 2010, 16 of them by more than 10%. Most of those counties were rural. Five of the top 10 fastest-growing counties were in or close to the Kansas City metropolitan area. The state’s most populous county, Johnson County, has affluent Kansas…
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The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized the Manhattan Housing Authority (MHA) for its renovation of the Apartment Towers near 5th St. and Leavenworth St. Through the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, the Better Building Initiative and a loan obtained with assistance from the City of Manhattan, MHA was able to improve the energy efficiency of the public housing facility. While the recognition emphasizes the energy-efficiency aspect of the project, Manhattan city commissioner Linda Morse explains that there is more to it than that. According to Morse, the loan, which was worth nearly $1…
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 robbery in the 1100 block of Fremont St. in Manhattan on August 11, 2021, around 8:42 a.m. Officers listed a 54-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Fort Riley Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing Director Ken Roynon discusses Thursday’s Rockin’ Riley Music and Street Eats. Fort Riley Guidance Counselor Mackenzie Sleigh discusses the Fort Riley combined graduation. In our final segments we spoke with Manhattan Housing Authority – MHA commissioner and city commissioner Linda Morse along with Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager Kat Linder.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla says she will have a pacemaker implanted on Monday because her heart was damaged by COVID-19. De La Isla was hospitalized for 12 days earlier this year because of COVID-19 issues. She credited health care workers at Stormont Vail in Topeka with saving her life. De La Isla also had minor surgery earlier this year after the virus attacked her gastrointestinal system. She has said she contracted the virus from a family member despite having worn a mask, maintaining social distancing and working from home. De La Isla is not seeking…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Police say a man on a motorized bicycle died when a car ran a red light at an intersection in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Investigators say the crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday at West 95th Street and Lowell Avenue, when the car ran a red light and hit a moped driven by Wade Parsons of Overland Park. Police say Parsons was thrown from the moped and critically injured. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene and…
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board voted 6-1 to adopt the pandemic response plan, which includes a mask mandate for the first month of classes. The board held a special meeting Wednesday night to adopt the plan before the start of classes. Board Member Brandy Santos was the lone vote against adopting the plan. While she did cite the recommendation by medical professionals last week, Santos ultimately decided it should be up to the parents. Santos says a public health crisis does not supercede anyone’s rights and suggested only recommending masks. Board Member Curt Herrman says while he agrees with…
The USD 320 Wamego School Board has put a mask mandate in place for the school year that starts next week. Interim Superintendent Greg Mann tells KMAN the district board voted 4-3 to implement the mandate. The board did agree to allow exemptions to the mandate, similar to how exemptions are handled related to activities by the district. In a memo sent to staff this week, it’s classified as a “religious exemption” to mask mandates. The district sought advice from its legal counsel and are accepting the exemptions. Mann says school boards are being put into a no-win situation with…
Eighteen new coronavirus cases in Riley County since Monday have brought the total of people infected with one of the CDC-labeled variants of concern to 100 going back to December. There are currently 130 active cases of coronavirus according to the Riley County Health Department, which says nine people are currently hospitalized. Four of those patients are being treated in Ascension Via Christi’s intensive care unit. Capacity issues have resulted in some needing treatment for COVID-19 to be transferred from Riley County to other hospitals in the Midwest, according to the health department. According to one hospital official Wednesday, the…