Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a Shop Local From Home campaign to encourage community members to support local businesses by shopping online or over the phone. Shop Local From Home will be promoted through social media in the next few days and will point customers to the same website the chamber uses for its Christmas Shop Local campaign: manhattan247.org. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith says shopping local can be a good use of stimulus checks. He also says shopping local can help others support themselves. For a list of some local establishments doing business…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas ranchers eager to prepare their land for cattle grazing have mostly brushed off the plea from state health officials to voluntarily cut back this spring’s prairie burning to reduce air pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. With the potential of the pandemic overwhelming the state’s medical facilities, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on March 26 encouraged land owners and managers to reduce burned acres this spring in an effort to mitigate respiratory concerns connected to breathing the smoke. Officials warned that individuals with respiratory issues, including COVID-19, as well as those with…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kansas, nursing and rehabilitation home has seen three more COVID-19-related deaths to bring its total to 15, and the state health department plans to bring on 400 volunteers to help trace people who’ve had contacts with people infected with coronavirus. The outbreak at the Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation home in Wyandotte County has become the state’s largest coronavirus cluster. The number of confirmed cases increased Thursday to 1,588, an increase of 94 cases from Wednesday. The number of deaths increased by four to 80.
WICHITA, Kan. — Sedgwick County has settled a lawsuit with a former jail inmate who alleged he was has beaten unconscious by a deputy for $50,000. The Wichita Eagle reports that commissioners approved the settlement Wednesday with 32-year-old Kristopher Welch, who sued last year in federal court. Welch’s lawsuit originally sought $75,000 in damages. Among those named in the suit was Cody Alexander, the jail sergeant whom Welch said beat him. The sheriff’s office says Alexander is now a lieutenant.
Update 6 p.m. Thursday Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs says the latest case, a 54-year-old man, was a close contact with another individual who tested positive for COVID-19. Gibbs says they are working on contact tracing and informing individuals who may have been in close contact with this patient. Update 12 p.m. Thursday – 26th confirmed case announced, 12th person now in recovery A 26th positive case of coronavirus was announced this morning by the Riley County Health Department. A 54-year-old man was the latest to test positive. Two cases were confirmed on Wednesday as well including a…
Thursday’s program featured Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith joined us to discuss the
Help is being given to struggling Wamego businesses. Wamego strong raises money for struggling businesses in the community. How the program works, is customers buy gift cards on https://wamegostrong.org/. Wamego strong committee member Casie Hartwich explains how it works and how much they have raised so far. “Right now I think we’re up to $33,000. So for every gift card purchase to a local business and will may go a match is made in that equal amount and those funds are given to Community Care Ministries to provide assistance to those that are just suffering a financial shortfall right now,”…
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