Manhattan High School student Kayla Lei has been named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship program. In a release from USD 383, Manhattan High Principal Michael Dorst said “Kayla’s dedication to school, hard work, activities and the support from her family, teachers and friends, is what makes this recognition possible.” Lei joins about 16,000 [...]

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Early enrollment numbers from Kansas State University show about 3 to 4 percent decline in head count and student credit hours. Speaking to the Kansas Board of Regents Thursday, K-State President Richard Myers suggested those numbers will likely improve in the coming months. “A lot of that are international students who did not come back to campus or [...]

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The superintendent of USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools says four key areas have been identified among parents as sources of frustration and anxiety following the first full week of classes. Those areas include learning logs, lack of direct instruction during remote days, the process for requesting a change in instructional delivery method and the decision-making criteria [...]

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Tourism continues to be abysmal with hotels continuing to report very low occupancy rates across the board. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard says for the month of August, the second week saw the highest occupancy rates at 61 percent. “That was due to a military event here in town as well [...]

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