Riley County EMS will be holding an audit for their employees who hold outside jobs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made to protect both EMS employees and the public, and affects both part time and full time employees. EMS positions are high risk during the pandemic since they are responding to these calls and getting up close with patients. They have the potential to spread the disease to both co-workers and members of the public if they work another job. EMS Director David Adams will audit those employers and see how well they are following guidelines…
Author: KMAN Staff
Keep Teaching With in-person classes being cancelled for the rest of the school year, K-State has taken steps to make the transition to remote classes easier for higher-education professional. The Keep Teaching program allows university staff to share information and tools for implementing a successful online-teaching experience. While K-State has a Keep Teaching program for its own employees to use, Katie Linder, the K-State Global Campus executive director for program development, says there is another program available to professionals from several institutions. She says Keep Teaching began as an effort to promote continued education during times of disruption. To access…
Noon Thursday update The amount of positive cases of COVID-19 in Riley County has grown to 20 as health officials continue to urge the public to abide by the stay-at-home order. The latest patient is a 63-year-old man. No further details about his case have been released. Pottawatomie County and Geary County both remained at five as of noon Thursday. Five Riley County residents have since recovered. Statewide, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting 1,106 cases in 57 counties with 42 deaths now attributed to the virus. Additional information from KDHE is below. • There have been…
As many K-12 students are going through their second week of remote classes, school administrators are getting help from local organizations in making sure students have internet access. USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter says Wamego Telecommunications Company has helped in these efforts. Winter says another way they tackled this problem was by reaching out to the local community. Despite these measures, obstacles remain as some students live outside the service area of internet providers.
Thursday’s In Focus featured Fort Riley Command Sgt. Major Timothy Speichert, Fort Riley Garrison Command Sergeant Major and Lt. Col. Terry Kelley, 1st Infantry Division Director of Public Affairs discussing Fort Riley’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal Scott Hulshoff provided an update on the school’s ongoing continuous learning plan. Konza United Way Executive Director Tara Claussen provided information on the 211 confidential help line for resources and information about the Community Impact Fund and COVID-19 Fund.
April is sexual assault awareness month. During the current health pandemic, it is important, now more than ever for victims to report sexual crimes. Community resources are still available 24 hours a day. (See below). Ascension Via Christi sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Stephanie Killbourn recently joined KMAN’s In Focus with some information on how many victims typically seek services. “One to four cases come in each month and in that you also have to remember Sexual assault is one of the most under reported crimes at only 68 percent”, said Killbourn. RCPD Victim Advocate Coordinator Melissa Mosher who was also…
Julie Gibbs, Director, Riley County Health Department
Manhattan’s Downtown Farmer’s Market will start on the date originally planned after narrowly securing a permit Tuesday evening. The market will open on April 18 following a 3 to 2 vote via ZOOM by the Manhattan City Commission. Mayor Usha Reddi proposed moving the start date to May or June over concerns about the spread of COVID-19. Reddi says the start date is near when the state and nation will be approaching the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, and that postponing the opening date was endorsed by Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs. She also expressed concern that the…