Author: KMAN Staff
The Princeton Review’s Best 376 colleges for 2012 named Kansas State as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education. In fact K-State ranked 2nd in the nation for campus and community relations, 14th in quality of life and 15th for campus food. In Princeton’s 2012 best colleges region by region Kansas state was ranked as one of the Best of the West . This places Kansas State in the top 25 percent of the nation’s four year colleges. The primary criteria for selecting schools in the Princeton Review is outstanding academics, evaluations of institutional data, campus vistits, and…
The K-State Alumni Association has reported a record breaking 12 percent increase in alumni engagement for the fiscal year. In fact Kansas State has been 1st among the big 12 in percentages of graduate alumni participation for the past 15 years. Assistant Vice President, and Director of Communications Steve Logback says that the continued success of the association can be attributed to new initiatives such as outreach to international, and out of state alumni. However, Logback says the real strength of the organization is the strong ties that lie in the Kansas State family. Alumni who are interested in getting…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Casey Kotchman led off the ninth inning with a home run to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Kotchman drove the first pitch from Blake Wood (5-1) over the center field fence. He also knocked in the other Tampa Bay run with a run-scoring single that tied it in the seventh. Rays closer Kyle Farnsworth (4-1) pitched a perfect ninth to earn the win. Luke Hochevar allowed one run and five hits over seven innings for the Royals. The right-hander, who had won…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Tight end Tony Moeaki has been removed from the Kansas City Chiefs’ physically unable to perform list and participated in their morning walkthrough Monday. The second-year player from Iowa ran some routes for the first time since he was placed on the PUP list at the beginning of training camp. The Chiefs have not said what was wrong with Moeaki, but he spent more than a week watching from the sidelines at Missouri Western State University. Moeaki caught 47 passes for 556 yards and three touchdowns his rookie season. Wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin, the Chiefs’ first-round…
Noxious weed director Tim Eisenbarth reported more than $25,000 in sales for the month of July, saying that much of the figure is attributed to private sales. Eisenbarth also stated that his department produced 20 bales of cardboard and three bales of chemical jugs. — Pottawatomie County issued 13 building permits for a total of $1.36 million for the month of July. Zoning administrator Gregg Webster is in the process of drawing up a resolution to account for changes made to the county’s land use plan. Additionally, Webster mentioned the possibility of having to modify policies made for extra-territorial zones within the…
It was a deadly weekend in Wabaunsee county, with two un-related deaths occurring. Saturday evening the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s office deputies responded to McFarland, with an accident reported in the 200 block of Market Street. 34-year-old Gerad Cole of Wamego had apparently fallen from a trailer which was being pulled by a 2005 dodge pick up. Cole and others were in the process of moving household items from one residence to another at the time. Cole sustained a severe head injury and was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka by life star helicopter where he was later pronounced dead.…
With so many questions concerning the postal service in Kansas surfacing, one might wonder how they can get them answered. On Monday, August 22nd, those questions can be answered. Post Office official Rick Pivovar will give a free public presentation at 1 p.m. at the Manhattan Fire Department Headquarters located near the intersection of Kimball and Denison. Due to a small building capacity, the Manhattan Post Office requests that reservations be made in advance by emailing the office at manhattanpcc@gmail.com or calling 785-539-4608. A total of 135 people will be allowed into the facility, parking will be located near Bill…