Riley County remains in the high incidence rate for COVID with over 100 new cases. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recorded 123 new COVID-19 cases for Riley County between July 9 – 15. The Incidence Rate is 165.7, keeping the County in the HIGH incidence category with 100 or more cases per 100,000 people. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for two COVID-19 positive patients at this time. KDHE has recently been sampling the newest sub variants of Omicron. CDC data suggest that these variants spread more easily than previous Omicron lineages. According to the…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/20/22: USD 383, Manhattan Christian College Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:15 Segment 3 – 22:25 Segment 4 – 31:04 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Karla Hagemeister . We also spoke with Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – For a second-straight season, Kansas State junior running back Deuce Vaughn is in the running for the Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation’s top college running back, as the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced its preseason watch list on Wednesday. Vaughn was a semifinalist for the award a year ago, just the third Wildcat to advance from preseason candidacy as Darren Sproles was a finalist in 2003 and Daniel Thomas was a semifinalist in 2010. A product of Round Rock, Texas, Vaughn is one of 73 running backs in the nation to be…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State’s Blake Adams and Dominic Johnson were taken with consecutive picks in the 13th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Tuesday, as Adams was selected by the Colorado Rockies (No. 386 overall) and Johnson was chosen by the Detroit Tigers (No. 387 overall). Adams and Johnson are the second and third selections from K-State in this year’s MLB Draft, as Dylan Phillips was taken in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. In one season at K-State, Adams made 17 appearances with 13 weekend starts. He went 6-6 with a 5.07 ERA (49 ER,…
A standing-room only crowd came out Monday for a public forum on the future of Parks and Recreation programming, held at Manhattan Fire HQ. Manhattan in June had announced the possibility of programs being modified or suspended depending on the city’s revenue picture into Fall and Winter, leading to organization and conversation around the topic by numerous residents including local educator Josh Runyan. Comments stressed the importance of Parks and Rec offerings for lower income residents, and pushed for the department to better engage with the community to foster volunteer opportunities as well as sponsorships to support programs. Numerous speakers…
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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State head coach Jeff Mittie has added to his support staff for the 2022-23 season, as he has selected Kacie Jones as the Director of Women’s Basketball Administration. “We are excited to add Kacie to our staff this season,” said Mittie about the program’s newest addition. “She has been on our coaching radar for a couple of years now if the right situation presented itself. I am looking forward to her beginning to work with our staff and our players.” Jones will be responsible for a number of administrative duties within the program including: coordinating staff and…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/19/22: City of Manhattan Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 14:19 Segment 3 – 23:36 Segment 4 – 32:57 Tuesday’s In Focus featured guests from the City of Manhattan government in advance of the evening’s 6 p.m. legislative session. City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner Mark Hatesohl joined the program for the whole hour. The first two segments, the duo recapped Monday’s special Parks and Rec Advisory Board meeting on the future of city programming. Segment three steered into conversation regarding storm cleanup efforts and construction projects around the city. The program closed…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State’s all-time home run leader and two-way star Dylan Phillips was selected in the eighth round (No. 238 overall) of the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Angels Monday. Phillips, a two-time All-Big 12 Second Team selection, is the first Wildcat taken in this year’s MLB Draft and the fourth K-State draft pick in the top 10 rounds over the last four seasons. In four seasons at K-State, the Omaha, Nebraska, native compiled 44 career homers – breaking the previous record of 37 by Scott Poepard that had stood since 1997.…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Nine home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including marquee matchups with in-state rival Wichita State and SEC foe Florida, highlight the non-conference schedule for first-year head coach Jerome Tang and his Kansas State men’s basketball program, which was released Monday (July 18). In addition to its nine home games, K-State will host former conference foe Nebraska in a return of the Wildcat Classic to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Saturday, Dec. 17. Season tickets for the 2022-23 home schedule as well as the Wildcat Classic in Kansas City are currently on sale through the…