USD 378 Riley County Schools has announced the hiring of Antoinette Root as the Riley County High School principal. For the last 10 years Ms. Root has served as the Transition Coordinator & Classroom teacher for Reno County Youth Services & Hutchinson High School, as well as being an Adjunct Instructor at Hutchinson Community College teaching Geography, Fitness for Life and Personal & Community Health. Since 1998 Ms. Root has been involved in administrative duties & teaching at juvenile service centers and college/university levels in South Dakota and Texas. A total of 31 potential candidates applied and were prescreened through the use…
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After a dramatic comeback from a five-run deficit last week, K-State baseball will look to sweep the season series from Wichita State on Tuesday night at Eck Stadium in Wichita. The Cats trailed the Shockers 6-1 going into the bottom of the 8th, but tied the score in the inning and won it in the 9th when Wichita State catcher Tyler Baker was charged with a passed ball. K-State coach Brad Hill says the Cats need to be more prepared against Wichita State. K-State dropped the series opener 6-1 on Friday at Iowa, before closing the weekend with a pair…
Brittany Chambers continues to put herself in exclusive company at K-State as she was selected by the LA Sparks in the second round of the WNBA Draft on Monday night. Chambers was the 22nd overall selection, and becomes the seventh Wildcat all-time to be drafted into the WNBA. She’ll join a Sparks team that went 24-10 last season, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. In her K-State career, Chambers finished as one of just four players at Big 12 schools to register 2,000 career points, 850 career rebounds and 350 career assists. Former Wildcat post player Jalana Childs also…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has suspended senior tight end Nick Sizemore for the first three games of the season. Coach Charlie Weis announced the punishment Monday. He said it was for an unspecified violation of team rules. Sizemore, a 6-foot, 245-pound player form Lititz, Pa., played in 10 games last season and caught two passes.
Supporters of Henrique Capriles flooded the streets in protest against the newly proclaimed president Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
Massachusetts State Police investigating the marathon bombing searched an apartment just outside Boston, in Revere. Officers were seen leaving with bags full of material. There’s no word of any suspects or motive in the attack.
The FBI is taking charge in the criminal investigation of the explosions at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 130 others. An official said ‘it is a potential terrorist investigation.’
One Boston Marathon runner who witnessed Monday’s bombings shortly after finishing the race says ‘everyone said you need to run.’ The bombing killed at least three people and injured at least 140.
Cathy and Tom tag team today’s InFocus. Cathy begins the show with Dave Colburn, with Pathfinder, followed by Tom talking with Emily Lehning and Adrienne Besler on K-State’s Open House. [mp3-jplayer]
Public hearings took up some time at Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, but so did bids. The commission opened bids for the Whispering Meadows Unit 2 and after some review from Leu Lowery, Public Works Director, the commission will decide upon the recommendation. The opening for temporary notes were on the agenda as well, and the commission approved the low bid from St. Mary’s State Bank with an interest rate of .48375%. The commission also had updates from a couple of departments including from Dustin Trego, Management Assistant of Operations, Christ Trudo, with Emergency Management, Bruce Brazzle, Fire Supervisor, and Lois Schlegel, county appraiser.…