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Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

National/International

Nearly 30 years later, a lost class ring surfaces in Texas wastewater
10/18/25 Yahoo news
Someone, somewhere, must have been saying a very vivid prayer to Saint Anthony, because a Kansas State University class ring lost in Kerrville's miles-long wastewater collection system in 1996 has been reunited with its owner.

State/Regional

Kansas is in the middle of monarch butterfly migration. How soon will they be gone?
10/20/25 The Wichita Eagle
“We’re seeing them right now, and then probably, you know, April, May, you’ll start seeing them in parts of Kansas [again],” said Raymond Cloyd, entomology professor at Kansas State University.

KSU partners with Manhattan Tech & Salina Tech to expand higher education access for Kansas students
10/18/25 Salina Post
That’s why Kansas State University is partnering with technical colleges in two of its campus communities — Manhattan and Salina — to launch new, innovative programs that meet students where they are and ensure they have a pathway to complete a bachelor’s degree.

Local

Sen. Moran updates Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce on NBAF progress
10/17/25 Manhattan Mercury
“As K-State continues to grow and improve, the city of Manhattan grows along with it,” he said. “I greatly appreciate the time taken by these chamber members to discuss how Manhattan can continue to thrive as a community.”