Kansas State University President Richard Linton has announced plans to increase wages for staff in the upcoming academic year. In a letter penned to the university community Monday, Linton noted plans to invest more than $12 million in compensation increases and salary adjustments. Linton says the vast majority of this funding will support faculty and staff salaries, including $3.5 million for a 1.25% across-the-board increase for all benefits-eligible faculty, unclassified and university support staff hired on or before Dec. 1, 2022. He says $6.5 million is being used to fund a 2.5% merit pool to provide eligible faculty and staff…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State women’s golf coach Kristi Knight, who has guided the Wildcats since the fall of 1995, announced Friday that she will step away from her position to pursue other professional opportunities. “I’m so thankful for my time at K-State and have enjoyed it so much, but it is time for something new for myself and for the program,” Knight said. “I’ve worked with a lot of great people during my tenure. I appreciate Max Urick for giving me the opportunity in 1995, and I have worked for many great athletic directors after Max in Tim…
Donation barrels will be set up at both Dillons locations in Manhattan, starting this weekend, in an effort to help Harvesters and the Flint Hills Breadbasket. The barrels will be located near the exit doors and customers are invited to purchase non-perishable foods to serve as a donation. To inspire customer donations, Dillons is donating $5,000 to the Flint Hills Breadbasket to mark the partnership. Volunteers will be out collecting food Saturday from 11 am to 1 pm at the Westloop Dillons location. Free reusable bags will be shared with all who donate. The company says 100 percent of food…
Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike briefed county commissioners Thursday about the first meeting of the Riley County Fairgrounds Task Force. Fike, who chairs the task force, says they met last week, coming to consensus that a move to the area north of Kimball Avenue, near the Stanley Stout Center, isn’t the best option. One area that has been floated as a possible relocation site is property west of the Public Works shops, north of Manhattan, on the south side of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Fike says the area has plenty of space for some of their wish list items, including…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 5/19/23: Riley County Extension, Manhattan Senior Center, Wareham Hall Inc. Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:48 Segment 3 – 23:52 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike about the movement of the Riley County Fair Grounds. Manhattan Senior Center Director Liz Nelson and Kate Ryan from McCown Gordon Construction, sponsor of this month’s book club which is featuring author Jim Minick, who wrote Without Warning; the tornado of Udall, KS and will be speaking at 1 p.m. today at the Senior Center. Wareham Hall…
Darrell Dotson, 34, of Manhattan was arrested on May 18, 2023, around 9:30 a.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This warrant stems from an original charge of domestic battery. Dotson remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $5,000. Wendell Parrish, 40, of Manhattan was arrested on May 18, 2023, around 12:30 p.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for violation of a court order. This warrant stems from a violation of bond from original charges of battery on LEO, interference with LEO, and battery. Parrish remains confined in the…
A Pottawatomie County woman was arrested on drug charges this week in Jackson County. Sheriff Tim Morse says 40-year-old Amber Dawn Grace, of Blaine, was pulled over around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Holton, for a traffic violation. The traffic stop led to discovery of illegal narcotics. Grace was booked on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and drug paraphernalia.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state’s K-12 schools, setting up a likely legal battle that will test her office’s powers. Gov. Laura Kelly, who won reelection in the conservative state in November, issued a statement explaining her decision to take the unprecedented step of vetoing parts of the proposed education budget, saying she objected to one provision, in particular, that she says would cut funding for rural public schools, which have been dealing with declining enrollment. “This provision pulls the rug out from rural school…