MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State (1-2-1) will conclude a three-match road trip on Thursday and host a Big Ten foe on Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park. The Wildcats visit Weber State (0-3-0) on Thursday at 3 p.m. (CT), and hosts Purdue (2-2-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. • Both matches will be streamed online, as Thursday’s match will be available on ESPN+ while Sunday’s match will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. • Tickets for Sunday’s match can be purchased by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221-CATS, visiting kstatesports.com/tickets or at the Buser…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State and its undefeated record hit the road for the first time this season, as the Wildcats head to the UCF Challenge at The Venue from September 1-3, where they will take on Syracuse, North Florida and UCF. K-State, who starts its season 3-0 for the first time since 2013, opens the three-day tournament against Syracuse on Thursday at 3 p.m. CT and continues Friday against North Florida at 3:30 p.m. CT. The Cats will finish the weekend against future Big 12 foe UCF Saturday at 6 p.m. The Wildcats defeated Sam Houston, NC…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A years-long rebuild has led the Miami Dolphins to a point of excitement with their 2022 prospects. General manager Chris Grier, who has overseen the dismantling and reconstruction of the Dolphins’ roster since 2019, said the team feels good about its roster after making cuts — difficult ones, he emphasized — ahead of Tuesday’s NFL-mandated 53-man roster deadline. “We feel there’s some players that got released that will be on NFL rosters,” Grier said, “which is always a good thing. That wasn’t the case here for a while, but we felt we’ve been building it…
About 55 miles of historic fences exist along a route in the Flint Hills, identified as the Native Stone Scenic Byway. Mary Mertz belongs to a group dedicated to preserving the structures. She describes a fundraiser at The Lazy T Ranch on September 10th. Mertz says crafters, artists, authors, photographers, and florists are offered free space to set up a table, and there is still room. Use Facebook messenger to contact them. She says the funds are use to preserve local history. In 1867, a law to protect crops, abolished the open range on the prairie, and provided 40…
Riley County Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello proposed an update to the employee social media policy at Monday’s Commissioner meeting. It mainly applies to the deletion of public comments on county-run sites. Uccello explains what will be deleted: She said while private companies can delete any comment they want to; the county rarely deletes comments because it is a 1st amendment right to criticize the government. Staff will flag suspicious comments, and a supervisor will review it. The policy applies to all departments. The commissioners unanimously approved the update. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs told the commissioners about a suicide-prevention grant she…
Local celebrity and philanthropist C. Clyde Jones is the namesake of the annual C Clyde Run, which raises funds for Shepherd’s Crossing. Jones shares why, at 99 years old, he continues to help fundraise. Jones was the first dean of K-State’s College of Business Administration, which hosts C Clyde Run and Midge’s Mile Fun Run/Walk, which is the namesake of Jones’ late wife. Jones, who turns 100 years old in December, suffered a serious stroke last month. He reports he is doing great now; in fact, he plans to attend the annual fundraiser at Anneberg Park next month so he…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang announced on Tuesday (August 30) the additions of walk-ons Nate Awbrey (Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan/Manhattan Christian College) and Peyton Ackerman (Oklahoma City, Okla./Epic Charter School) to his program for the 2022-23 season. Awbrey will be a senior with one year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 sport student-athletes an additional year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ackerman will be a true freshman with the traditional five-year window to play four seasons of college basketball. “We are excited to add Nate and Peyton to our program and family,” said Tang. “They are both…
A new need-based grant program is providing eligible Kansas State University students with an award, covering in-state tuition remaining after other grants and scholarships are applied to a student’s account. The Land Grant Promise, as its called is open to degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled full-time that have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the priority date. Students must be declared Pell-eligible or show a household income of $60,000 or less, be enrolled in classes on the Manhattan campus or online and be a Kansas resident living in a qualifying Kansas county at the time of application for…
As most residents know, Kimball Avenue has been closed north of K-State’s campus since last year. One cause for these closures is the current construction within the planned Edge Collaboration District, in the North Campus Corridor. K-State President Dr. Richard Linton explains the eventual changes that this project will bring to that area once completed. Kimball Ave. has been realigned and widened between North Manhattan and Denison Avenues to allow smoother access from Tuttle Creek Blvd into the corridor. That included removal of the overhead cattle bridge that crossed Kimball Ave. near the Flint Hills Place apartments. President Linton says…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/30/22: RCPD Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:47 Segment 3 – 24:03 Segment 4 – 31:19 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Administrative Captain Josh Kyle for the full hour.