Two-fifths of American workers would trade benefits for more job flexibility

Image by Aymanejed from Pixabay After nearly two years of the Pandemic, American workers have realized something very important: We don't really have a lot of flexibility. A recent study of 2,000 American workers show that 70 percent say their job is pretty rigid from a schedule standpoint. Two in five would even [...]

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We waste two hours per day on boring things

Image by Maxx Girr from Pixabay We've all said it at least once. "There just aren't enough hours in a day." Turns out, there are, but we waste a chunk of them in traffic. A new study found the average human wastes close to two hours a day, most of it, yes, in [...]

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New sorting machine included in Manhattan Public Library renovations

Renovations at the Manhattan Public Library will see the installation of a new sorting machine at the circulation desk. Manhattan Public Library Development and Public Relations Coordinator Madison Ogle joined KMAN’s In Focus Monday, saying the circulation desk has moved amid the planned 10-week project. “It is a pre-sorting machine that, when items get returned, [...]

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City Clerk: Former Belvue treasurer/clerk who stole thousands was elevated to position by her father

Days after sentencing in the case of a former Belvue city employee charged with stealing thousands in city funds, the current city manager has come forward with some additional details about the woman who committed the crime. In an email to KMAN Monday, City Clerk Joe Peterson said former treasurer Kim Fitzgerald entered a plea [...]

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Woodrow Wilson educator named USD 383 Master Teacher

A Woodrow Wilson Elementary School teacher has been named the Manhattan-Ogden School District’s Master Teacher of the year. Brooke Snyder, who teaches fourth grade, was selected from 12 finalists to represent the district in the 2022 program at Emporia State University on April 6. The annual banquet will honor individuals named for the current year [...]

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Hospital president weighs in on COVID measures to slow the spread

With other viral diseases present in the community, one local hospital official says you shouldn’t assume symptoms are not COVID related. Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple tells KMAN the difficulty is the symptoms are all very similar between the illnesses circulating right now. Copple says if you are feeling symptomatic, isolate immediately until you can [...]

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Fourth co-defendant in Zamecnick murder case expected to enter plea agreement Tuesday

A plea deal is expected in Riley County District Court Tuesday for the last of the four men charged in the 2019 murder of Tanner Zamecnik. The plea hearing comes on the heels of a jury trial and subsequent conviction of Richard Goens on six counts, including first-degree murder last Wednesday. Goens is scheduled to [...]

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Four recognized with service award at virtual MLK, Jr. celebration

Two duos were honored for their service to the Manhattan community at Saturday’s virtual celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Manhattan’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration was presented in an online format for the second year. The long-running community observance is organized by the Manhattan Martin Luther Jr. [...]

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