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USD 383 8th graders shadow Manhattan High Students for Explore CTE Day

Manhattan High School’s Career and Technical Development held their first Explore CTE day for area middle school students. 8th grade students from Eisenhower and Anthony Middle Schools shadowed students at Manhattan High School during their career elective classes. CTE Coordinator Chris Holborn says while they have done something similar in the past, this is their [...]

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By Sam Hennigh|2020-01-22T05:43:21-06:00January 22nd, 2020|Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off

K-State to put on Industrial Hemp Conference

K-State will be putting on the Industrial Hemp Conference at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center in Wichita on February 4th. The event will go from 8:30 a.m. til 4 p.m. and will feature officials presenting the latest information on growing hemp in Kansas based on university research trials. John C. Pair Horticultural Research Center [...]

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By Derek Simmons|2020-01-21T16:31:17-06:00January 21st, 2020|Industrial Hemp Conference, K-State, K-State Activity, K-State Research and Extension, Local News|Comments Off

City officials reflect on economic issues highlighted during annual leaders retreat

Manhattan city officials took part in the annual Flint Hills Leaders Retreat, held in Olathe last weekend. The event featured a variety of speakers touching on key economic issues facing Kansas, including migration to the state and employment growth. The state ranks near the bottom in both categories. Kansas Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Patty [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T15:20:30-06:00January 21st, 2020|Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off

City officials reflect on economic issues highlighted during annual leaders retreat

Manhattan city officials took part in the annual Flint Hills Leaders Retreat, held in Olathe last weekend. The event featured a variety of speakers touching on key economic issues facing Kansas, including migration to the state and employment growth. The state ranks near the bottom in both categories. Kansas Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Patty [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T15:20:30-06:00January 21st, 2020|Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off

City officials reflect on economic issues highlighted during annual leaders retreat

Manhattan city officials took part in the annual Flint Hills Leaders Retreat, held in Olathe last weekend. The event featured a variety of speakers touching on key economic issues facing Kansas, including migration to the state and employment growth. The state ranks near the bottom in both categories. Kansas Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Patty [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T15:20:30-06:00January 21st, 2020|Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off

Wamego woman involved in rollover car crash

A woman from Wamego was taken to Wamego Health Center yesterday after icy roads caused her vehicle to roll over Monday morning. Beth M. Brunkow, 69, was heading east on Oregon Trail Rd. near Onaga Rd. in a 1999 GMC Jimmy when icy conditions caused her to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then [...]

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By Derek Simmons|2020-01-21T10:37:48-06:00January 21st, 2020|Local News, Pottawatomie County, Top Story|Comments Off

McCain Auditorium lobby to undergo $6 million renovation

As McCain Auditorium celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020, some noticeable changes are on the horizon for the lobby and ticketing area. The building will undergo a $6 million renovation, of which $5.2 million has been raised by 75 donors, with the rest coming from another private source. McCain Executive Director Todd Holmberg spoke Monday [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T07:55:01-06:00January 21st, 2020|K-State Activity, Local News|Comments Off

McCain Auditorium lobby to undergo $6 million renovation

As McCain Auditorium celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020, some noticeable changes are on the horizon for the lobby and ticketing area. The building will undergo a $6 million renovation, of which $5.2 million has been raised by 75 donors, with the rest coming from another private source. McCain Executive Director Todd Holmberg spoke Monday [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T07:55:01-06:00January 21st, 2020|K-State Activity, Local News|Comments Off

McCain Auditorium lobby to undergo $6 million renovation

As McCain Auditorium celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020, some noticeable changes are on the horizon for the lobby and ticketing area. The building will undergo a $6 million renovation, of which $5.2 million has been raised by 75 donors, with the rest coming from another private source. McCain Executive Director Todd Holmberg spoke Monday [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2020-01-21T07:55:01-06:00January 21st, 2020|K-State Activity, Local News|Comments Off

Local church leader reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings in MLK Jr. Day speech

Community members gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel this morning for a morning of prayer and remembrance during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast Program. The main event of the program was a speech delivered by Bishop Darryl Martin, the founder of Manhattan Christian Fellowship Church, who reflected on King’s teachings [...]

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By Derek Simmons|2020-01-20T17:39:25-06:00January 20th, 2020|Bishop Darryl Martin, Local News, Manhattan, MLK Jr. Day, Prayer Breakfast, Speech|Comments Off