K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN – Modern technology has brought home-packed school lunches along for the ride. Today’s lunch bags “are made with a high tech material that kids can use to keep their food cold,” said Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee.
The numbers almost leap off the page when looked at: $413,000 in the city 2021 budget, $431,000 in the 2020 budget and $399,900 in the 2019 budget. Those numbers are overtime paid to city employees during the budget year - obtained by the Kansan through an informal open record request.
By Jessica Jensen K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. — As rising costs continue to hit Americans’ pocketbook, the director of the Kansas Energy Program, housed at Kansas State University, says some common-sense measures can help homeowners save on their energy bill.
An Olathe woman who lost her race for Olathe school board and was later removed from a board meeting has lost her bid to prevent the board from enforcing its new policy governing public comments at meetings. Jennifer Gilmore sued the board and various individuals in January, claiming they violated her First Amendment free-speech rights and the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
David Fabarez Special to CherryRoad Media I heard a story about a young man, traveling by train from the Western USA to attend Princeton University, many years ago. When he arrived in Trenton, NJ, he was told that his best connection would be to walk a couple blocks from the railroad station to take a streetcar.
Emily Costello The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) Religious leaders often try to support the people they serve during challenging times. This supportive role was especially important during the past few years as the nation dealt with a pandemic, social distancing and the loss of more than a million lives.
Panasonic’s decision to build a $4 billion factory for electric vehicle batteries in Johnson County could help an industry struggling to ramp up while reeling from an ailing supply chain. The plant also underscores how an industry marketed as green comes with its own tough-tosolve environmental problems — like how to build a more easily recycled battery with a lower pollution footprint. For now, salvaging the most valuable ingredients in electric batteries usually means shredding them and burning off certain ingredients or drenching them in acid. “Nobody has come up with a good design that would be easily recyclable,” said Linda Gaines, a chemical physicist and transportation system analyst at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt visited and toured the Ember Hope Youthville campus in Newton on Aug. 12, where he was able to view a pair of buildings which will be under new use when renovation and recruitment is complete.
Spies in Disguise 7 p.m. on DISN Will Smith and Tom Holland both earned rave reviews for their voice work in the lead roles of this 2019 computer-animated spy comedy co-helmed by Troy Quane and Nick Bruno.
Intersection repair planned The east-west leg through the intersection of 14th Street and South Kansas Avenue will be closed for repairs beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, and will reopen on the evening of Wednesday, August 17.