MANHATTAN – Kansas State University’s plan to build and renovate agriculture infrastructure on its Manhattan campus continues to build momentum. University officials have announced that the Kansas Soybean Commission has pledged $4 million to support the K-State College of Agriculture’s Innovation Centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research.
Beth Chambers still recalls the days when she attended Briles School, a white one-room schoolhouse standing at the corner of Kansas Highway 68 and Texas Road. It’s been more than 60 years since she graduated from the school in Peoria Township, and yet, the memories still seem so fresh.
With rsday marking the end of the first nine weeks of school, several local and area school districts have scheduled parent-teacher conferences and teacher work days, giving students a break from classes.
Cedar and Oak streets sewer improvement projects are scheduled to begin Wednesday. City officials said South Cedar Street will be closed to thru-traffic from 13th to 15th streets during the construction period.
An Ottawa man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Interstate 35 just south of the Kansas Highway 33 exit near Wellsville. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that shortly before 3:30 p.m., a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck driven by Thomas F.
The Wellsville-USD 289 Board of Education proceeded with plans related to the third phase of the district’s bond issue project during a special meeting last week. During the board’s Oct.
A 15-year-old Ottawa girl received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon north of Ottawa. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that shortly after 1 p.m., a 2010 Toyota RAV4 driven by Emma M.
A grant to fund school safety projects only has enough cash to fulfill half the requests it receives annually. The Safe and Secure Schools Grant has $4 million of state funding with an additional $1 million coming from the federal government.
The two leading candidates for Kansas governor sparred Wednesday over how to let transgender athletes compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Republican Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said transgender athletes pose a threat to Title IX, the federal education law barring discrimination based on gender.
While Planned Parenthood Great Plains is experiencing greater demand for abortions than ever before, most patients will never set foot in their new Kansas City, Kan., clinic. Right now, they can only accommodate 10 percent to 15 percent of people requesting appointments.