28 non profit organizations were featured during last year’s Grow Green Match Day event, and this year the number grew to 32 non profits. For a 12 hour period on Tuesday, representatives from non profit organizations were located in the Colony Square Atrium, at 555 Poyntz Avenue, helping individuals to make donations. When a donation was made, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation “grew” it by 50%. Last year was the first year for the event, and President and CEO of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Vern Henricks said they raised $141,000 for non profits. Their goal for this year was…
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Earlier this offseason, K-State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber told KMAN of his plans to bring a “Big 5” opponent to Bramlage Coliseum during the 2014-15 season. The Cats’ opponent is now official as Georgia will come to Manhattan on December 31st with a return trip to Athens on December 22nd, 2015. It’s the 6th straight year K-State will face an SEC opponent, and the matchup with the Bulldogs will be in addition to the Big 12/SEC Challenge. That game will be on the road, and according to Weber will not be at Ole Miss, who played at Bramlage last season.…
MANHATTAN, KS – May 6, 2014 – Ultra Electronics, based in Middlesex, England, has announced the purchase of ICE Corporation in Manhattan. Ultra announces that it has acquired ICE Corporation Inc. (“ICE”) based in Manhattan, Kansasfor an initial cash consideration of $8.6m. Ultra has acquired ICE from private investors, which includes the original founder. All of the management team will stay with the business. ICE designs, develops, manufactures and supports aerospace products including, motorcontrol electronics, electrothermal ice protection controllers, pneumatic valve controls andengine control interface units. ICE customers include Parker Hannifin Corporation, CessnaAircraft Company and Meggitt. The acquisition of ICE…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) of Manhattan, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the systemic dysfunction within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the need for leadership. After sharing several examples of Kansas veterans who have been disregarded by the VA, Sen. Moran demanded accountability from VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and called for his resignation. “Veterans are waiting for action and yet the VA continues to operate in the same old bureaucratic fashion, settling for mediocrity and continued disservice to our nation’s heroes,” Sen. Moran said. “There’s…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and Deputy City Manager, Jason Hilgers.
Former K-State pitcher Evan Marshall is the 11th former Wildcat to reach the Major Leagues after being called up on Tuesday to the Arizona Diamondbacks from triple-A Reno. Marshall is expected to make his debut for the D-Backs against the Milwaukee Brewers this week. He is 0-1 with a 0.54 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Reno this season, while allowing only 10 hits and five walks with 19 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. Marshall pitched for K-State from 2009 to 2011, registering a 3.55 ERA in 85 career appearances. During his junior season in 2011, the right-hander had a…
K-State senior men’s golfer Daniel Wood is the first Wildcat in four years to be selected to the NCAA Regionals. Wood tied for seventh at the Big 12 Championship earlier this month, and is one of 45 individuals nationally to earn a bid. He’ll tee it up next Thursday thru Saturday, May 15th to the 17th at the Columbia, Missouri regional. To make the NCAA National Championships in Hutchinson later this month, Wood would have to beat out all golfers not on one of five teams to qualify from the Columbia Regional. Mitch Gregson and Joe Ida were the last…
SAN DIEGO (AP) Will Venable hit a two-run single in the 12th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Venable singled off Tim Collins and over the head of right fielder Lorenzo Cain to score Chris Denorfia with the tying run and Yonder Alonso with the winning run from second base. Denorfia led off the inning with a single off Louis Coleman before Collins came on. After a sacrifice, Alonso reached a bloop double to left to bring up Venable. Mike Moustakas hit an RBI single in the 12th…
Guthrie, Oklahoma Fire Chief Eric Harlow says the huge blaze in the central part of the state could last for days. He also said strong winds make the fire extremely dangerous.
The leader of Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is threatening to sell the nearly 300 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast three weeks ago, in a new videotape received Monday.