Kansas State University has named what they term as a “national voice on the future of land-grant universities” to the post of vice president for research. David Rosowski comes to Manhattan from the University of Vermont where he is currently serving as a professor of civil engineering. He had previously served and senior vice president [...]
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Kansas State University President Richard Myers has named longtime College of Education faculty member Be Stoney as interim chief diversity and inclusion officer. Stoney will serve while a national search is conducted to permanently fill the vacancy left by Bryan Samuel, who is departing K-State for a similar position at the University of Texas at [...]
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Riley County anticipates getting its first shipment of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine by the end of the week, as it prepares to vaccinate youths aged 12 to 15. The Centers for Disease Control is likely to give the go ahead Wednesday following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval for that age group Monday. Riley County [...]
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As we emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns and start reintegrating with humans, it's time to take stock of the weird COVID habits we've picked up over the last year!
Murder hornets are SO 2020. The new 2021 hottness are TRILLIONS OF CICADAS. If you're not familiar with the Cicada Cycle (Trademark pending), every 17 years trillions of cicadas emerge from wherever it is cicadas go when they disappear again. I assume Narnia. This year, the invasion is centered on the eastern seaboard of the [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners approved two rezoning requests Monday for future residential developments with some contingencies. A 30 acre tract at the southeast corner of Elm Slough and Flush Roads will be rezoned from agricultural to ag-residential. Access into a proposed subdivision hasn’t been determined and will require traffic and drainage studies, according to County Planner [...]
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Happy National Eat What You Want Day! These National ____ Days are so weird, but at least the food ones I can get behind. According to National Today, the first ever diet book was written in 1558 and was titled The Art of Living Long by Luigi Cornaro. Today, however, take that book and throw [...]
With the passage of its 28 billion dollar budget, the Kansas legislature has decided to invest in the maintenance of a local lake. 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan) says the legislature has set aside about 850 thousand for the dredging of Tuttle Creek Lake. “We’re going to use a new system called water injection [...]
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A Manhattan man has announced his candidacy for the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden school board. The Riley County Clerk’s office says Steven Ruzzin filed a letter of intent Monday for the November election. Ruzzin is a data engineer with software firm Bradford & Galt and a Kansas State University graduate. Ruzzin joins Jayme Morris-Hardeman and incumbent [...]
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