LAWRENCE, Kan. — Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence has hired a new president. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Ronald Graham assumed the post Monday. Graham is the former division dean of instruction at Victor Valley College in Victorville, California, and is a member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. The school has operated under interim presidents for more than a year after former Haskell University President Venida Chenault left the office to work on a special assignment just days after a federal report detailed allegations of misconduct at the university. Several months later, the school announced that Chenault…
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TOPEKA Kan. — A Kansas plant that makes sausage has shut down after five employees tested positive for the coronavirus amid continued problems at meatpacking plants in the state and across the country. The shutdown at the Johnsonville plant in Holton, which employees about 230 workers, took effect Wednesday. Johnsonville didn’t announce when it plans to reopen the plant. Johnsonville said all employees will continue to get paid, and downtime will be used to implement even more aggressive safety protocols before reopening. Some new safety protocols include placing additional barriers between workstations where social distancing isn’t possible. The plant already…
Kansas State University is encouraging local landlords to implement flexibility into housing contracts for student tenants this fall. In a letter from K-State President Richard Myers, landlords are being asked to consider allowing students to end their leases early if the ongoing pandemic causes in-person classes to be canceled for the Fall semester. K-State Off-Campus Housing Support is offering a sample addendum as a suggestion for what could be included in a lease allowing such flexibility. It states that if in-person classes are canceled, students would be able to terminate the lease by vacating the property and notifying their landlord…
Wednesday’s program featured Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan. Former Kansas Lt. Governor Tracey Mann joined the program. Mann is running for the open 1st Congressional District Seat being vacated by Roger Marshall. Mann is a Republican candidate who recently was endorsed by Kansas Farm Bureau. We also spoke with Manhattan Public Library Director Linda Knupp and Public Relations Director Maddy Ogle about the library’s phased reopening plan.
Kansas State University Director of Strategic Relations Dr. Cheryl Grice and Kollhoff Pharmacy’s Sue Kollhoff joined the program Wednesday morning. Both are members of the Manhattan Area Recovery Task Force.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the American Red Cross is continuing to put on blood drives and is doing so with extra caution. American Red Cross account manager Kristi Ingalls says one step being taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is the taking of blood-donor temperatures. She says the Red Cross has also started cleaning equipment between each donation and is requiring anyone present to where a mask. According to Ingalls, any food and drinks served at blood drives will be prepackaged. Here is a list of local upcoming blood drives: Junction City Community Blood Drive May 20 – 11:30 to 6:00…
Release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added one state to the quarantine list: Maryland, and removed two states from the list: Colorado and Louisiana. This includes removal of the specific Colorado counties listed previously. This is effective for persons returning today, May 12, and moving forward. A comprehensive list of those individuals in Kansas needing to quarantine for 14 days includes those who have: Traveled to: • Maryland on or after May 12. • Massachusetts and Rhode Island on or after April 30. • Connecticut on…
Release from the Kansas Department of Corrections. TOPEKA – Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced today that one staff member at the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) died on Monday, May 11, due to complications from COVID-19. This is the first staff member death related to the virus. The staff member was a male over the age of 60 with more than 30 years of dedication to KDOC. He served in various roles throughout his tenure, most recently as a Corrections Supervisor I. “Our staff put themselves on the frontlines every day, but especially during this pandemic,” Zmuda…
Release from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. TOPEKA – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today that Kansas has received more than $6.7 million in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help communities provide supportive services, meals, caregiver support services and long-term care ombudsman services for older adults. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020, provided additional funding to states, territories and tribes for the various programs authorized by the Older Americans…