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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing the 11 teams in play for 4-star C Eric Reibe
Like many other teams in NCAA basketball, Kansas Jayhawks have largely shifted their focus toward the transfer portal instead of incoming recruits. However, their impact on recruiting should never be underestimated. After this season, the Jayhawks will see the departure of 2x consensus All-American Hunter Dickinson, making a viable path for Reibe to make an instant impact for the Jayhawks in 2025-26.
Meet the Manhattan City Manager finalists
Members of the public will have the opportunity to meet the four finalists for the position of Manhattan City Manager from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 22 at Flint Hills Discovery Center. According to a social media announcement by the City of Manhattan during this reception, the public will have an opportunity to meet each finalist in an informal setting, ask questions, and share their feedback in writing or electronically.
Bike rides, arm wrestling, kids games, barbecue and much more all part of jam-packed Olpe Downhome-Days activity list Saturday
Once again, the town of Olpe had nonstop activities from sun up to sun down Saturday. Despite some early morning rainfall, the 2024 Olpe Downhome Days slate of events went off without a hitch. The morning hours featured a series of bike races, a 5K water gun fun run and kids fishing derby.
Flint Hills District welcomes Deb Andres
The K-State Research & Extension Flint Hills District Board and staff extend a warm welcome to our new Family & Community Wellness Agent, Deb Andres, M.S., CFCS-HDFS. While not a stranger to the area, Andres began her new position at her primary office location in Council Grove on Monday, July 8 and has hit the ground running with all things related to Fair season!
Rodeo time in Junction City
( Photos by Anthony Gorges ) The Junction City Rodeo opened Friday night. There were events ranging from bull riding to the calf scramble. The rodeo continues Saturday evening at 7:30 at the arena on South Spring Valley Road. There is a Special Needs Rodeo from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday.
Willy Agada delivers equalizer for Sporting KC in 1-1 draw with St. Louis
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Willy Agada scored the equalizer in the 73rd minute, lifting Sporting KC to a 1-1 draw with St. Louis. Agada scored with a header from the center of the box, finishing off a well-placed pass by Alan Pulido. Sporting’s Tim Melia made a big save in the 86th minute and St. Louis was limited to three shots on goal to Kansas City’s six. Roman Bürki made five saves for St. Louis. Nökkvi Thórisson got St. Louis on the board first, working hard to set up his right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 42nd minute.
CEO of reStart Plans to Renovate Hotel into Homeless Center
The non-profit organization, reStart, is in the process of repurposing a La Quinta hotel in Lenexa, KS into a homeless center. reStart assists individuals at risk of and experiencing homelessness through prevention, straight outreach, and by providing temporary and permanent housing. reStart also provides clinical and unemployment services to unhoused individuals with their goal being to provide an exit from homelessness. reStart CEO, Stephanie Boyer, believes Johnson County has been making strides to help the unhoused in the community.
Geary County Commissioners are in session Monday
The 2023 County audit presentation is on the agenda at 10:45 a.m. Monday for the Geary County Commission. There will also be a joint meeting with the County Public Building Commission at 11 a.m. The agenda for that session includes a Hospital Update and the Geary County Detention Center Feasibility Study.
The Junction City 515 Report
It is hard to not wax poetic as I draft this 5-15 report. I sit in the brief chasm between 9 and a half years of a 34+ year veteran of city administration and Monday morning where the interim city manager arrives in-person. I figured that the City would be sailing smoothly over just four days upon Allen Dinkel’s retirement.
Economist: Economy weak across Midwest
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss told Hutch Post that his Rural Mainstreet survey is still showing weakness in the economy for this part of the country. "This is a survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of 10 states, including Kansas, right down the middle, mid-section of the country," Goss said. "The overall rating for July was not good. In fact, this is the lowest that we've recorded this year, and it's certainly down from this time last year. And what we're seeing is just the rural Main Street economy, driven a lot by agriculture and energy, just not holding up very well."
Topeka man arrested for alleged drug possession in Osage County Saturday
A Topeka man was taken into custody on suspicion of drug possession in Osage County Saturday. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, an Osage County Deputy initiated a traffic stop at 1:35 pm Saturday for an alleged traffic violation at the intersection of US Highway 56 and South Topeka Avenue. During a search of the suspect vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Aaron M. Griffith of Topeka, illegal narcotics were allegedly located.
Hutch Treat! KTJ Gets First Career USAC Silver Crown Win at Salt City
Hutchinson, Kansas (July 20, 2024)………After five career runner-up finishes in USAC Silver Crown competition, Kevin Thomas Jr. had no desire for any more “second” thoughts during Saturday night’s inaugural Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100 at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway. Thomas’...
Kansas Forecast: Warm-Up Brings 90-Degree Heat to Wichita
Wichita, KS – A significant warming trend is set to sweep through Wichita next week, bringing temperatures into the 90s by midweek. The US National Weather Service Wichita Kansas has issued a forecast predicting a gradual increase in temperatures starting Monday. According to the NWS, Monday’s high will be...
Fans Think Taylor Swift Tipped Off Brittany and Patrick Mahomes' Gender Reveal
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany may have gotten scooped on their own gender reveal. The couple shared an adorable Instagram video on July 19 showing their two children playing a game of tic-tac-toe to reveal the gender of their yet-to-arrive sibling. The video showed that baby No. 3 will be a girl, which Swift may have already revealed earlier in the week.
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