Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner John Matta offer a preview of Tuesday’s City Commission legislative agenda and other city business.
Author: KMAN Staff
A dedication ceremony is planned Friday for the Tracz Family Band Hall, located in the northwest corner of World War I Memorial Stadium at Kansas State University. Donors and patrons for the project, along with members of the Tracz family and The Pride of Wildcat Land will be in attendance. The event is open to the public and parking is available in the D1 lot adjacent to the band hall on Denison Ave. Friday’s dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m.
The Be Able Community Center was mostly business-as-usual on Labor Day. The difference was a Monday BBQ. Executive Director Scott Voos says being available on holidays is important. Voos says, with other businesses and organizations closed today, it’s important to provide the support and fellowship…which often includes food. Voos says they usually have a BBQ on Fridays, but wanted to honor the occasion with an extra BBQ. He adds that although 15% of their clients are homeless, Be Able is a resource for the entire community. The center helps clients in their search for housing, work, and other resources. But,…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – No. 4 Nebraska extended its winning streak to five after defeating K-State in straight sets (25-21, 25-15, 25-19) Sunday afternoon at Morgan Family Arena. Nebraska (5-0), the nation’s leader in opponent hitting percentage, used 12.0 team blocks to limit K-State (4-1) to its lowest output on the season in kills (31), hitting percentage (.056), and assists (30). Aliyah Carter led the Wildcats with nine kills and hit .074 while Liz Gregorski added seven kills with Aniya Clinton and Sydney Bolding each tallying four. Izzi Szulczewski paced the offense with 23 assists to go along with five digs and two kills. Defensively, senior Mackenzie Morris registered a…
Kansas State’s offense scored touchdowns on seven of its first eight possessions and its defense held SEMO to under a yard rushing per attempt in the opening 30 minutes as the Wildcats cruised to a 45-0 win to open the 2023 season. Quarterback Will Howard threw for 297 yards, completing 18 of 26 attempts, Junction City’s D.J. Giddens ran for 128 on 15 carries and Ben Sinnott and R.J. Garcia eclipsed 100 yards receiving each as K-State nearly put up 600 yards of offense in the victory. K-State’s intial points of the new season came on a Howard to Jadon…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State put on a show in front of a capacity crowd of 3,044 fans at the inaugural game of Morgan Family Arena on Friday night, as the Wildcats defeated Omaha in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-23). The Wildcats (4-0) have now won 12 straight sets marking the first 12-1 start since 1978. Jason Mansfield joins former K-State coach Jim Moore as the only head coaches to lead off their first at the helm of the program 4-0. Aliyah Carter registered her 17th career double-double with a match-high 14 kills and 10 digs. Carter has produced double figure kills…
Eric Meyer, owner and editor of the Marion County Record newspaper, stopped by the A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication on Friday to discuss the aftermath and implications of the August 11th raid of the Record’s newsroom. Meyer provided background on the incident, which many consider a First Amendment violation. He said raids like this are virtually non-existent. Meyer noted one significant takeaway from this incident is that journalism is a voice for the people, and no one wants it to be silenced. Despite the stress and turmoil, Meyer said there is one positive that resulted from the raid.…