Kansas State University President Richard Linton on Wednesday announced he is leaving his role as head of the school to accept a new position as president of Virginia Tech University. Linton is a three-time graduate of Virginia Tech, having earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the Blacksburg school. He said he will complete the fall semester at Kansas State before taking on the new ...
The November general election is almost here, and many of Douglas County’s 14 candidates who are running for the Kansas House of Representatives have laid out their priorities. Among a list of issues, candidates mentioned affordability, property taxes and public education. Others said data centers and healthcare are their top choices. Nine House districts in Douglas County will be up for reelection, but only ...
In the race for governor in Kansas, Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher agree on one thing: the choice could not be clearer. The two candidates have said so themselves — in interviews and on the debate stage in Hutchinson last month. Masterson and Holscher are running to succeed Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who is term-limited. The two state senators advanced to the general election out of a crowded primary ...
Operating losses at Hilltop Child Development Center were approaching $1 million in the last two years, yet more than $1 million in reserves remained in Hilltop accounts that potentially could help the struggling center, financial records show. The documents reviewed by the Journal-World are the most detailed look yet at the finances for the nonprofit childcare center that is slated to close at the end of the ...
The invitation was sent, but the chair was empty. About 70 showed up at the Lawrence Public Library on Saturday to hear Lauren Reinhold and Steve Jacob make their case for why voters should pick them to replace Tracey Mann, the Republican incumbent representing Kansas’ 1st Congressional District. Mann, as expected, did not attend. Though Mann declined to attend the forum — a spokesman told the ...
Rep. Tracey Mann, a Republican serving Kansas’ 1st Congressional District, is not planning on attending a candidate forum in Lawrence on Saturday, but a spokesman for the congressman declined to answer questions about where Mann would be on that day. A spokesman for his Washington, D.C., office said Mann "has other meetings scheduled” for Saturday. The Journal-World asked for more details about what ...