Becky Goff
Manhattan Bureau Multimedia Journalist
Manhattan, Kan.
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I was born and raised on my grandparents' dairy farm in Keats, KS, just west of Manhattan. Now I'm raising my two daughters in rural Riley County.
I have a passion for news and am enthusiastic to cover news in Riley County and the surrounding communities.
WIBW-TV was and still is my family’s go-to station to watch for weather forecasts, news and severe weather coverage.
When I am not covering news, I enjoy reading, crocheting and tatting. I am on the Board of Directors for the Kaw Valley Rodeo Association. I am also a parent volunteer with a Riley County 4-H Club.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Becky Goff
The demand for vaccines backed up traffic Thursday in Riley County. The Health Department started Phase Two of COVID-19 vaccinations with people age 65 and over.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Becky Goff
Riley County moves to Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 10:55 AM CST
|By Becky Goff
After months of having Vivienne Uccello, public information officer for the City of Manhattan, as the interim Riley County Public Information officer, the county has now hired Alice Massimi to fill the role.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 8:12 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
For the first time since it was formed in 1974, the Riley County Law Board is now predominately female.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Just over a month has passed since the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2021 at 10:55 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Fort Riley woman brings the community together with Facebook group
Updated: Jan. 16, 2021 at 7:34 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
A Fort Riley mom and wife of a soldier found a way to help promote local businesses while working from home during the pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
As the completion of the new Douglass Recreation Center near, the city of Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department are looking for a professional artist to paint a mural inside the new building.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Riley County Police Department says there is no clear explanation for a recent spike in the number of Motor Vehicle Thefts and Thefts from Motor Vehicles within the city of Manhattan and Riley County.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 3:00 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Riley County Police Department update on the theft of and theft from motor vehicles
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Eat Drink Shop Junction City
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 2:26 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Becky Goff
Riley County has gotten 2,500 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
97-year-old Manhattan resident concerned about when she can receive COVID-19 vaccine
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 8:14 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Looking for a way to use her platform to promote other locally owned small businesses a Junction City business owner created a Facebook group
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 7:33 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Fort Riley’s Garrison Commander Colonel Will McKannay hosted a media roundtable via Zoom today, to give an update on the state of Fort Riley.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 7:04 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
97-year-old Betty Ainsworth lives in Manhattan with her dog, Molly, and Betty says she is ready to receive the vaccine but doesn’t know what phase she falls in.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2021 at 7:23 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
As part of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, the Midwest Dream Car Collection hosted the 2nd annual Cars and Cops event this afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 8:19 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Teachers hope to boost morale with visit to hospital lawn.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Hoping to boost the morale of a coworker, thirteen teachers and staff from Anthony Middle School in Manhattan gathered on the front lawn of the Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 6:02 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Morale boost for a coworker with COVID-19
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:38 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Pottawatomie County structure fire on North Kelliann Way in Manhattan 01-07-2021
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 1:39 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Since Wednesday, Riley County Health Department has confirmed 105 new positives and 24 additional recoveries.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 8:23 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Geary County Health officials are trying to stay ahead of the curve with the COVID-19 vaccines, in order to avoid doses being wasted.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 8:14 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Volunteer fire crews were dispatched to a report of a structure fire on north Kelliann Way in Pottawatomie County at 8:35 am today.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 8:18 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Local business owners have been focusing on keeping business as normal as they can while following COVID-19 guidelines throughout the pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 10:59 AM CST
|By Alyssa Willetts, Marissa Ventrelli and Becky Goff
Kansas State University announced Tuesday that it is considering starting the spring semester completely remote.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2021 at 11:21 AM CST
|By Becky Goff
Eat the Frog comes to Manhattan
Updated: Jan. 2, 2021 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Mark Twain once said, “Eat a live frog first thing every morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” A Manhattan couple plans to help community members ‘Eat the Frog’ with the help of a new fitness center.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2021 at 2:08 AM CST
|By Becky Goff
Just after 10:00 pm Friday evening, fire crews were called out to a residence on Fawn Circle, northwest of Manhattan, for smell of an electrical fire.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Gracen Gfeller honored for donation to Geary Community Hospital
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
The out-patient clinic at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan treated seven patients Thursday with COVID-19 antibody infusions, in hopes to reduce the severity of symptoms.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
A Chapman Second grader wanted to find a way to help health care workers during the pandemic.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 1:31 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Since Monday, December 28th, Riley County has identified 199 new positive COVID-19 cases, while 87 more have recovered.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 1:11 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Just before 8:30 Tuesday morning, Pottawatomie County dispatch received a 911 call reporting an injury accident on K-99 highway north of Westmoreland, near mile marker 193.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Manhattan Christmas trees find new purpose
Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Christmas day has come and gone, now, many people start taking down their Christmas decorations, including their Christmas trees.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 1:07 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Remnant Church gives away food before Christmas
Updated: Dec. 26, 2020 at 10:56 AM CST
|By Becky Goff
Manhattan Community Christmas Dinner
Updated: Dec. 25, 2020 at 7:29 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
The ninth annual Manhattan Community Christmas Dinner looked a lot different today due to changes made to keep people safe during the pandemic.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Remnant Church has given away more than 25 thousand boxes of food this fall as part of the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 7:57 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
The first 200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to the Riley County Health Department Monday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2020 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Hy-Vee Christmas Drive Thru
Updated: Dec. 20, 2020 at 7:44 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Fort Riley virtual Wreaths Across America
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 9:12 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Following the success of their Halloween Drive thru event, Manhattan’s Hy-Vee hosted a Christmas Drive thru event Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 9:09 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Hy-Vee Christmas drive-thru in Manhattan
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 8:06 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Wreaths across America is an annual event held across the United States, to honor fallen soldiers during the holiday season
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 7:31 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
For more than 30 years the Riley County Police Department has helped children throughout Riley County with gifts at Christmas time.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2020 at 10:53 AM CST
|By Becky Goff
Christkindl Market at Downtown Farmers Market in Manhattan
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 7:15 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
A partnership between WellHealth and KDHE brought the first day of self-administered saliva collection for COVID-19 testing to Manhattan on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 7:14 PM CST
|By Becky Goff
Wamego Health Center administered their first COVID-19 vaccinations to frontline employees Friday afternoon.