Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan Area Technical College will be holding a number of events in the near future for current and potential students. Of note is the Career Fair where a range of employers meet with students to create opportunities to network and potentially land jobs. MATC President, Jim Genandt shares that industries represented at the fair include carpenters, welders, and more. “We’ll have a lot of employers from those industries and then it’s a good chance not just for our students, but for the public to come out, share your resume and what you’re looking for. It’s a good deal and right…
Members of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and K-State Political Science department shared their thoughts on the recent presidential preference primary. Less than 150,000 Kansans participated in the election, the first in Kansas since 1992. Locally the turnout was less than 7%. “That’s a pretty low number, which I thinks reflects people feeling kind of blah right now in terms of the options laid out,” said Dr. Nate Birkhead. Birkhead is the head of Kansas State’s political science department, and a member of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, or ICDD. Dr. Colene Lind is the Director…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus, Brandon sits down with Kansas state rep Sydney Carlin, Manhattan Public Library Brea Braun, and Fort Riley Family Advocacy Program Specialist Carolyn Tolliver-Lee and Fort Riley Exceptional Member Program Manager Laurie McCauley.
March Madness is upon us and Kansas State is hosting two games during the first weekend of play in the women’s basketball tournament. With that comes a unique opportunity for Manhattan to see a boost economically due to the influx of individuals from opposing teams traveling in to the Little Apple. Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith says citizens should welcome these travelers into the community with open arms. “One of the things that’s really good, two of the teams are coming from nearby states, and so we’re hopeful that that means we’ll get some drivers…
One person is hospitalized, following a three vehicle crash about 15 miles north of Clay Center Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Clay Center man was northbound on K-15, shortly after 4:30 p.m., when his SUV crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Dodge Caravan. The SUV then was struck by an oncoming semi. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old David Dean was transported to Clay County Medical Center, with a suspected serious injury. Two occupants in the Caravan, both from Clay Center, had no injuries requiring hospitalization. The semi driver, from Iowa, was not injured. The highway…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen bicycle from Manhattan last weekend. Authorities say the bike was reported stolen March 17 from the 4600 block of Sunflower Slope Drive. The bike is a Trek Roscoe 24 inch bicycle valued at approximately $569. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kidd at 785-457-3353 or leave a tip at ptsheriff.com.
The National Weather Service will host a free Storm Spotter class next week in Manhattan. The class is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday March 28 at Pottorf Hall, located within CiCo Park, and will last around 90 minutes. The programs are hosted annually by meteorologists and emergency managers throughout the region. They provide education on thunderstorm development and structure, safety, and how to report severe weather information. Riley County also has a local storm spotter program administered through Emergency Management. Volunteers also need to be amateur radio operators and can reach out to Riley County Emergency Management for more…
Brandon sits down with representatives of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy to discuss local business.