At Wednesday’s USD 383 meeting, board members and administrators congratulated Ashlyn Kuhlmann on winning the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award which is sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education. According to the KSDE website, the goal of the award is to “recognize exemplary first-year teachers who perform and distinguishes themselves as outstanding.” Every year, KSDE chooses 32 recipients for the award. Kuhlmann is a social studies teacher at Manhattan High School and a graduate of Kansas State University. She was presented with a certificate prior to Wednesday’s meeting.
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The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden School Board will hold its first meeting in the month of February on Wednesday night. The main item of business on tonight’s agenda is a mid-year report on enrollment in USD 383. According to documents from the school district, over 6,000 students are enrolled in USD 383 schools. New business items include a technology equipment purchase, upgrades to the Eisenhower Middle School gym, and a change order on the Lincoln Education Center when it comes to the asbestos and lead paint abatement. The meeting gets underway at the Robinson Education Center at 6:30 p.m.
Area High School scores for Monday 2/5 and Tuesday 2/6
Hour 1: Seg. 1 – K-State MBB on a four-game losing streak Seg. 2 – KU preview Seg. 3 – KSU WBB falls twice on the road Seg. 4 – Last week in the Big 12 Hour 2: Seg. 1 – MitchPom vs. KU Seg. 2 – KSU student Jon Grove calls in waiting in line Seg. 3 – KSU WBB falls to No. 8 in AP poll Seg. 4 – This week in the Big 12
The Manhattan Lions Club held its annual biscuits and gravy breakfast at the College Avenue United Methodist Church Saturday. The event raised around $2,000 and saw a large turnout as the group accepted donations for four different charities. Club president Diana Chapel spoke about the different charities that proceeds would be going towards. The group also auctioned off a K-State quilt at Saturday’s breakfast with the proceeds from the auction going towards KSDS Assistance Dogs. The biscuits and gravy breakfast is one of several events held throughout the year by the Lions Club, which also hosts a pancake breakfast in…
Seg. 1 – MHS Boys Recap/Tony Ingram Interview Seg. 2 – MHS Girls Recap/Scott Mall Interview Seg. 3 – Interview with Rock Creek BBB Coach Justin Smith Seg. 4 – Looking at the standings with three weeks to go in the season
Centennial League: Friday February 2, 2024: Manhattan Boys (9-5, 3-1) – 68 vs. Topeka Hayden Boys (4-10, 0-6) – 56 Manhattan Girls (8-6, 2-2) – 54 vs. Topeka Hayden Girls (13-1, 5-1) – 57 Junction City Boys (12-2, 3-1) – 83 vs. Topeka High Boys (5-9, 1-3) – 49 Junction City Girls (1-12, 0-3) – 39 vs. Topeka High Girls (4-10, 1-4) – 63 NCKL: Friday February 2, 2024: Eudora Boys (9-6, 5-2) – 56 vs. Wamego Boys (5-9, 1-3) – 43 Eudora Girls (10-5, 3-2) – 26 vs. Wamego Girls (13-1, 5-0) – 39 Mid-East League: Thursday February 1,…
The Kansas State Innovations Partners president and CEO is stepping down to take a new position at Oregon State University. Rebecca Robinson is expected to take a job as the associate vice president for economic development and industry relations and senior advisor for strategic intiatives at Oregon State. In a press release from the university, Robinson is credited for building industry partnerships for K-State and driving university-based economic development in the Manhattan region and beyond. The university says that Robinson’s leadership led to the recruitment of 29 technology based companies to Manhattan resulting in the creation of more than 1,600…
The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association released their latest rankings on Tuesday that were headlined with Wamego Girls Basketball remaining at No. 2 in the 4A Girls Rankings. While they were little changes in this week’s rankings, Junction City Boys did see a bump up by two spots from No. 9 to No. 7 in the 6A Boys rankings. Head coach Nick Perez’s team currently sits at 12-2 on the season following a 60-53 home victory on Tuesday over the defending 6A Champion and current No. 3 team in 6A in the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies. In 4A Boys, Rock Creek…
Two Manhattan men are in custody after police say they robbed a man near downtown Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department arrested 25-year-old Brandon Welty and 19-year-old Joseph Bauer on charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. The arrests occurred just after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Leavenworth Street. In a statement, RCPD says a 29-year-old man had his backpack, containing several items, stolen after the pair brandished a weapon. A search warrant was conducted and the two were soon apprehended. Both men have lengthy criminal histories dating back to 2019. Bauer is currently charged in…