An educator who has taught both kindergarteners and college students during her career will be Kansas State University’s next dean of the College of Education. Debbie Mercer, a professor and the college’s associate dean for teacher education, will begin her role as dean July 1. She succeeds Michael Holen, who announced in June 2011 that he would begin phased retirement at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. “As Debbie Mercer takes up the role as dean of the College of Education, it will be great for Kansas State University,” said Provost April Mason. “She will be the college’s leader…
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MANATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State athletic director John Currie admitted to having some differences with coach Frank Martin over the years. The two men didn’t always see eye to eye. One thing they agreed on Tuesday: There was no rift in their relationship. “John has been great,” Martin said during a conference call shortly after being introduced as the new coach at South Carolina. “It’s unfortunate that I make a difficult decision and everyone’s got to figure out a way to blame someone for the decision. That’s not fair to anybody.” Currie said he wished Martin well as he tries…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Frank Martin says he’s ready to take on the difficult task of turning last-place South Carolina into winners. Martin was introduced Tuesday as the Gamecocks new coach, leaving Kansas State after four NCAA tournament appearances in five years. Martin says while “some people run away from challenges,” he runs to them, “I always have.” South Carolina has been to the NCAA just once since 1998, but the Gamecocks gave Martin plenty of time to turns things turnaround. He was given a six-year, $12.3 million deal. Martin was 117-54 in five years with the Wildcats. They reached the…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Bruce Chen, who led the Kansas City Royals in wins the past two years, will be the opening day starter on April 6 at the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Ned Yost made the announcement Tuesday after Chen had his best spring training outing in a 9-7 victory over Milwaukee, holding the Brewers to three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings, while striking out six and walking one. Chen, a 34-year-old left-hander, went 12-8 with a 3.77 ERA in 25 starts last year and is 24-15 the past two seasons. Yost said right-hander Luke Hochevar, the 2011…
Taxes are an important way for cities to do a lot of things, and last night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting held a discussion on the possible renewal or replacement of 2002’s Riley County Roads and Jobs half cent sales tax. Three options were considered by the Commission; the first would be highly similar to the original, generating $2.7 million, with $1.5 million going to Riley County. Option 2 would generate $800,000 more in revenue, and option three would generate only $2.5 million and require separate ballot questions for the City and County. Option two quickly emerged as a clear favorite. The…
Newly announced as the head coach of the University of South Carolina’s men’s basketball program, Frank Martin held a teleconference with reporters. This is a portion of that teleconference.
A man already serving time in the Riley county jail now faces an additional 11 years with the Kansas Department of corrections for battery of a corrections officer. Daniel Weaver, 25, was sentenced in Riley County district court Monday to 132 months with the KDOC. Weaver entered a no contest plea to the battery charge last month. Weaver was charged last year in connection with an incident at the Riley county jail in December of 2010, involving the battery of a corrections officer at the jail, while being held on another charge.
A grass fire in Clay County took several hours to extinguish, after an area farmer failed to report he was burning a field. Five different rural fire departments with 50 plus firefighters fought the blaze for five hours Monday. Sheriff Chuck Dunn tells KMAN the fire began at 9th and Frontier southwest of Clay Center, but jumped all the way to 12th street, two miles north of Steven Mildfelt’s property, where the blaze began. Dunn indicates Mildfelt reportedly started burning grass at 9:30 Monday morning, but did not call into the sheriff’s office to report he was burning. While Clay county does not operate under…