During the Wednesday night meeting, the Manhattan Ogden school board had a number of items on their radar, among them were common core standards. Brought forward by Carol Adams, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, the issue with common core was to make the recommendation that the board approve the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards, previously adopted by the Kansas Board of education. During the discussion, Dave Colburn, board member, brought forward the analogy of the standards to be taught to that of cooking chicken. “The standard is chicken should be cooked to 165 degrees”, said Colburn. “That standard…
Author: KMAN Staff
The pedestal atop the roundabout at 4th and Bluemont in Manhattan will be empty no more with the scheduled delivery of the “Peace Offering on the Blue” sculpture. A ribbon cutting will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday to unveil the bronze rendition of a Kaw Indian Chief offering a customary peace pipe to all. When the roundabout was built in 2010, plans called for a sculpture to sit on the pedestal in the roundabout. Gillette, Wyo., artist Tom Ford successfully negotiated a contract earlier this year with the city to design, fabricate and install the sculpture. Ford will be on…
It was a very successful fall sports season for Manhattan high school. Football saw post season action as did the volleyball team. Don’t forget the boys cross country team representing the Indians well bringing home a 6A state championship. There have been fine athletes to come out of MHS and play their respective sports at the collegiate level. The Indians are about to add a few more to that list. In volleyball, Jessie Kujuwa has been a key asset to the Tribe’s volleyball success over the last four years. Jessie was a four year letter winner during her stretch for…
Congress is sending President Barack Obama bipartisan legislation scaling back across-the-board spending cuts on programs ranging from the Pentagon to the national park system. The final vote on the measure was 64-36 today in the Senate.
The Federal Reserve has decided to reduce its stimulus for the U.S. economy because the job market has shown steady improvement. The Fed will trim its $85 billion a month in bond purchases by $10 billion starting in January.
Another mid week edition of “The Game” on KMAN. The K-State football team edging closer to the Buffalo Wild Wings bowl against Michigan on December 28th. The guys will continue to break that match up down. K-State hoops will take the floor over the weekend. Can Bruce Weber and the men keep in competitive with Gonzaga? B.J. Kissel joins the show to talk about the Chiefs and what they could bring to the table come playoff time. Texas Powercat Gameday Reporter Joe Taylor joins the show as well to talk Mack Brown’s replacement and what else lies ahead for the Longhorn nation. All that plus “You can’t be serious” on a solid edition of “The Game” on KMAN.
Nearly as legendary as his accomplishments on the field is K-State coach Bill Snyder’s stance on revealing to the media the status of injured players. Coach Snyder is famous for stonewalling all of those inquiries from reporters, but did admit on Tuesday that senior safety Ty Zimmerman will likely be on the field for the Cats when they take on Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. “He’s doing well, I would anticipate that he’ll play,” Snyder said. The Junction City native missed K-State’s final two games against Oklahoma and Kansas after injuring his right ankle at TCU. Zimmerman notched…
Wamego’s Julie Drive project raises a citizens concern. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced homeowner Jeff Adams, who resides in the Julie Drive neighborhood. He said during the street re-do, sidewalks were placed on the inner circle of the horseshoe, and driveways were replaced as part of the project. He said his driveway was finished with a 30 degree slope that is causing damage to his vehicle when he tries to back his trailer onto his property. He was told by City staff that the City is not liable for damage to his vehicle. He…
A trio of K-State football players received all-American honors released on Tuesday. Wildcat senior safety Ty Zimmerman was named a second team all-American last week by USA Today, and added a third team selection from the Associated Press and received honorable mention from Sports Illustrated. The senior captain came away with 69 tackles in 10 games, including three for loss, and picked off three passes. He returned two of his interceptions for touchdowns to lead the Big 12. Junior defensive end Ryan Mueller earned his first all-American distinction as he was a second team pick by CBS Sports.com and an honorable…
Two people died when their small plane hit a wooded area near a northwest Atlanta neighborhood. Nobody on the ground was hurt.