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FHSU Foundation welcomes four new members to its board of trustees
The Fort Hays State University Foundation welcomes four new members to its board of trustees – Clint Albers, Eric Brown, Daryl Craft, and Dr. Gary Fredrickson. “Our board of trustees continually show up in support of FHSU’s future,” said FHSU Foundation President and CEO Jason Williby. “These members are some of our greatest advocates and are devoted to the university through and through. We’re excited to have these individuals on our board.”
Busy month for KU’s AJ Storr: He ran hoops clinic, attended Damian Lillard’s camp
Kansas Jayhawks basketball guard AJ Storr last week served as a counselor in the Formula Zero camp led by NBA standout Damian Lillard of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and developmental coach Phil Beckner. The camp, for 15 top high school seniors and 17 college counselors, was Thursday-Saturday in Phoenix.
Library concert to feature harp music
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library will host a special concert featuring harp music. Opera Souvenirs: Harp Music by Rob Banks is coming up Sunday August 25, 3-5pm in the Marvin Auditorium. The concert will feature pieces adapted by prominent harpists who took arias and medleys from the operas to concerts and recitals.
Countdown to Kickoff: Derby hopes to ride top talent back to title game
DERBY, Kan. (Catch It Kansas) – Derby High School has produced a crop of Division I talent under head coach Brandon Clark during his tenure, but no Panther team that Clark has coached has had as much talent as his 2024 team. Headlined by Tennessee tight end commit Dasaahn...
USD 480 Board Approves Classified and Administration Raises
The USD 480 Board of Education met Monday evening at 6:30 pm and after hearing an update on KAP Data approved the quote from Southern Office Supply in the amount of $66,215.00 to furnish and install rolling bookshelves for the LHS Library renovation. The Board also approved the Student Accident...
The Topeka Zoo Commemorates Its 91st Birthday with Free Admission to the Zoo
Come to the Gage Park Celebration Day (and the Zoo’s Birthday!) on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, August 31st! It’s a FREE Admission Day at the Topeka Zoo as part of Gage Park Founders Fest! In exchange for free Zoo admission, they ask that you bring a non-perishable food item to support our local community.
Manhattan Area Technical College Ranked Best Community College by WalletHub
Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) was recently named the best community college in 2024 by the personal financial website, WalletHub. WalletHub compared over 650 community colleges across 18 different key indicators of cost and quality. The data ranged from in-state tuition costs to student-faculty ratio, to graduation rates. According to...
Shawnee still wants to overhaul this aging downtown strip mall. Here’s what it could look like.
Developers have revealed new details and conceptual renderings for planned renovations to the aging Merigold Plaza strip mall in downtown Shawnee. At the Aug. 5 Shawnee Planning Commission meeting, the site’s property owners Karra Brothers, LLC, and developer Kevin Tubbesing, discussed the final site plan for the small retail complex at the 5900 block of Nieman Road.
Emporia teen survives heart attack, inspires law change
TOPEKA (KSNT) – After surviving a heart attack during a basketball game, an Emporia teen’s story helped inspire a change in state law. Reagan Herrman and her mom, Amanda, were all smiles at a Monday night soccer practice, but it was just over a year ago they had the scare of a lifetime. During the […]
Topeka High football looking to generate excitement, welcome more players in 2024
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka High football begins its first chapter under new head coach Jason Filbeck in 2024. The Trojans finished 2023 with just one win, but Filbeck is looking to flip the script. He’s hoping to generate excitement around the program, not just amongst fans and the community, but also in terms of welcoming […]
Experts share a dose of prevention to keep families healthy as students head back to school
Pittsburg, Kan. (KOAM) - As children across the 4-states return to school, they’re bringing more than just backpacks and homework into the classroom. Germs, bacteria, and viruses are also tagging along, raising concerns among parents about how to keep their families healthy during the school year.
2024 Preseason 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction
College football season is officially upon us as Week 0 begins this week. Kansas State fans unfortunately have to wait another week however to see the Wildcats on the field. The good news is that there will be college football on Saturdays from now until 2025. With a new season...
McConnell adding extra safety measures with extreme heat expected for Blue Angels airshow
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Blue Angels are some of the most talented pilots in the world, and they are coming back to Wichita this weekend for the first time since 2007, with tens of thousands of people expected to attend. However, the airshow will also come with some extreme...
Kansas City might ask voters to help fund a new jail by passing a sales tax renewal
Last week, members of Kansas City Council's finance committee heard an ordinance to put a renewal of the 1/4th-cent public safety sales tax on the April ballot — which would allow the city to fund the construction of a new rehabilitation and detention center. Kansas City has been without...
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