Unemployment numbers for the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie counties went up just a little in November–but Manhattan is still the lowest for metro areas in the state at 2.6 percent. October numbers were 2.3 percent. Even Manhattan combined with Junction City shows a low rate of three percent for November. Junction City and Geary County by itself was 4.6 percent. Area county numbers for November released by the Kansas Department of Labor were 2.5 percent in Pottawatomie, 2.7 in Riley, 3.4 in Clay County and Geary County, which tends to be higher, had a 4.6 percent rate.
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Manhattan High School Principal Greg Hoyt released a statement Thursday concerning investigations into hazing and the football program that first came to light in October. The investigations done by the school district and the Riley County Police Department have been completed, according to officials. The RCPD has sent its findings to the county attorney’s office. The matter has clouded the future of football coach Joe Schartz. During Wednesday night’s USD 383 School Board meeting, no action was taken on Schartz. Instead, the board put Schartz’s fate in the hands of superintendent Marvin Wade. “Our desire to be thorough and to hold…
Update: Wendy’s on the west side of town burst into flames Thursday resulting in an emergency response by the Manhattan Fire Department. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief, Ryan Almes spoke with KMAN Thursday regarding the fire that impacted the Wendy’s on Anderson Avenue on the West-side of town. Almes said when crews arrived on scene, they found fire and smoke coming from an air conditioning unit on the roof. Fire had extended to the roof, but Almes added crews were able to knock it down quickly. Almes didn’t have a cost estimate for damages, but he said based on…
Today’s guests on In focus were Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler and C. Clyde Jones.
After a national search, Bryan Samuel has been selected as Kansas State University’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, effective March 2018. Samuel is the director of the Office of Equity and Diversity at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, where he has been a leader in diversity and inclusion initiatives since 2009. In his new position at Kansas State University, he will report to the university president and serve on the President’s Cabinet. “Bryan Samuel’s leadership experiences and extensive professional qualifications give him the tools he will need to effectively lead Kansas State University toward greater diversity and inclusion,” said President Richard…
Officers filed a report for attempted murder in the 2nd degree, aggravated endangering a child and criminal use of weapons in the 1900 block of Lincoln Dr. in Manhattan on December 21, 2017 at approximately 7:00 AM. Officers listed Stephen Hollinhead, 27, of Manhattan as the victim and Curtis Norman, 57, of Manhattan as the suspect. Norman was arrested in connection on charges of attempted murder in the 2nd degree and criminal use of weapons. Norman’s bond was set at $100,000.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Barry Brown Jr. seemed to do everything for Kansas State when the game against Washington State was on the line. Brown scored the last six points during a 10-0 run in the closing minutes that lifted Kansas State to a 68-65 come-from-behind victory over the Cougars on Wednesday night at the Spokane Arena. Brown finished with 23 points and six rebounds. Makol Mawien added 15 points and nine boards for Kansas State (10-2), which has won six of its past seven games. “Down the stretch we really executed,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “The most important…
The school board’s discussion and vote on the secondary mascot issue begins at the 1:06:17 mark. The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board voted 4-3 Wednesday night to create a physical wolf mascot character for Manhattan High School. The vote concludes a long-standing issue that had many in the community wanting the school district to drop the Indians name for MHS. The school board voted to keep the Indians name last December, but left options open for a physical, costumed character to appear at sporting events. The MHS student council held votes for such a character earlier this month, with the…
Updated: Wednesday, 11:18 p.m. The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board decided to take no action concerning Manhattan High School football coach Joe Schartz Wednesday night inside the Robinson Education Center. The room was packed wall to wall with supporters of Schartz and the football program — a program that has received attention from the board after it was reported in October that the Riley County Police Department was called to Bishop Stadium for battery involving football players. Officers listed a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old male as the victims when it was reported multiple teenage suspects kicked and hit the victims. The…
Today’s guests for the first half of In Focus were USD 383 School Board member David Colburn and Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid. In the second half, Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt joined us. USD 383: Jim Genandt: