JUNCTION CITY — The Manhattan High girls’ basketball team used a strong first half to build a 17-point lead at the break before building on it in the second half in a 60-35 win Tuesday night in Junction City.
The Indians held the Blue Jays to 2-of-14 shooting in the first ...
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MHS girls rout Junction City
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MHS boys rally to beat JC, clinch share of title
JUNCTION CITY — The Manhattan High boys’ basketball needed another rally to do it, but the Indians came back in the fourth quarter and took control to win 70-57 at Junction City Tuesday night.
Manhattan clinched at least a share of the school’s first Centennial League boys’ basketball title in ...
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MHS bowlers finish regular season at JC
The Manhattan High bowling teams finished off the regular season competing at a quadrangular meet in Junction City.
The boys’ team finished in second place with a pin score of 2,471 behind Junction City, which won with a 2,685. Shawnee Heights was in third and Emporia in fourth.
Individually, Gerad Vanhoosier had ...
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MHS girls rout Blue Jays, clinch top seed
JUNCTION CITY — One down, one to go.
After last week’s loss to Hayden, the Manhattan High girls’ basketball team needed a pair of wins this week to stay alive for a Centennial League title.
With a 60-35 win at Junction City Tuesday night, the Indians are still muddled in ...
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MHS boys rally past Junction City
JUNCTION CITY — Manhattan head coach Benji George stressed this week that rivalry games against Junction City need no extra motivation.
But with the chance to lock up at least a share of the team’s first-ever Centennial League title Tuesday night, the Indians wanted this one.
Despite trailing much of ...
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K-State cancels weekend home series; to play at Cal
With the chance of significant snowfall forecasted for the Manhattan area this weekend, the Kansas State baseball team has canceled its home-opening series against Eastern Illinois and will instead play a three-game series at Cal in Berkeley, Calif., beginning Saturday and going through Monday.
Saturday’s game will start at 4 ...
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In-state talent vital to Wildcats’ success
Five of the top six scorers in Kansas State women’s basketball history are from the Sunflower State — including four from towns a fraction of the size of Manhattan.
Three of the five players who have their numbers hanging in the rafters of Bramlage Coliseum are from Kansas.
K-State’s ...
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Currie addresses court security
Kansas State athletic director John Currie continued to take responsibility for the incidents that occurred during fans’ rushing of the court following the Wildcats’ 70-63 win over Kansas on Wednesday night.
Currie said Wednesday morning that he’s spent most of his time since the game on this issue, including ...
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Judge lowers bond for 2 in drug case
A judge granted bond reductions on Tuesday for two people arrested earlier this month on drug charges.
Grant Hamel, Taylor Beck and Tyler Troute appeared via live video stream from the Riley County Jail in front of Judge William Malcolm.
Hamel’s attorney, Troy Huser, and Beck’s attorney, Larry ...
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Man charged in pot robbery waives hearing
A Manhattan man who is accused of using a gun to steal marijuana waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
Ty Suggs, 21, 1230 Colorado St., appeared with counsel Brenda Jordan in Judge William Malcolm’s courtroom.
Suggs faces charges of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit an aggravated robbery ...
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Hearing set for soldier facing rape charge
An Army soldier facing a rape charge is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing next month.
Staff Sgt. Timothy Ayers Jr., 41, appeared via live video stream from the Riley County Jail on Tuesday in Riley County District Court.
Ayers, represented by Larry McRell, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing ...
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Committee considers cutting salaries, positions
USD 383 could reduce salary and cut some elementary, middle and high school teaching positions to balance its budget for the next school year.
The district’s Budget Advisory Committee discussed those measures at its meeting on Tuesday.
Salary cuts would be highest at the elementary level with the possible elimination ...
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Continuance granted in fatal accident case
A judge will allow the attorney for a Manhattan man facing charges in the death of an unborn child more time to review evidence against his client.
Ryan Routson, 33, 1637 Osage St., appeared in Riley County District Court on Tuesday with his lawyer, Britain Stites, in front of Judge William Malcolm. ...
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Manhattan home to state’s ‘best restaurant’
Manhattan is home to the best restaurant in the state, according to one national website.
Business Insider, a website devoted to business and technology news, named Harry’s the best restaurant in Kansas on its list of best eateries in each state.
“It speaks volumes about the awareness of diners ...
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Voters grant USD 384 more taxing power
Residents in the Blue Valley school district voted to increase the school board’s property taxing authority in a mail ballot election completed Tuesday.
“I feel very good about it,” Blue Valley USD 384 superintendent Brady Burton said. “I think it’s a very positive reflection on our district.”
In the ...
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Residents: Don’t rob jobs fund
Some residents voiced their concerns about the potential use of the city’s economic development fund Tuesday.
The Manhattan City Commission held a work session to discuss projects being funded by the half-cent sales tax initiative for economic development. Voters approved the tax in 2012.
More than $9.1 million in uncommitted money ...
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Tallgrass expects production at new facility to start soon
After having been home to a call center for Western Wireless, Alltel Wireless and Verizon Wireless, the building at 5960 Technology Circle is almost ready for its new purpose.
Early next month, Tallgrass Brewing Company will start producing beer in its new $5 million brewery at the re-named 5960 Dry Hop Circle in ...
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OLIVER G. RUSS
Oliver George Russ, 94, of Seneca, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Life Care Center of Seneca.
He was born Aug. 10, 1920, on a farm southwest of Kelly. He was the son of George C. and Pauline Wilhelm Russ.
He first attended rural schools and graduated from Corning Rural High School in 1938. He taught ...
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DOROTHY OLNEY
Dorothy Elaine Olney, 87, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at her residence in Manhattan.
The family provided some of the following information.
She was born on July 28, 1927, in Muskegon Heights, Mich. She was daughter of Edward Roger and Dorothy Mae (Adams) Washburn. When she was a month old, she moved with her parents ...
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‘SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ not for everyone
A decade has passed since the improbable cartoon hero SpongeBob Squarepants skipped across the big screen. The lovably clueless character from his own long-running series on Nickleodeon has faced any number of threats and complications armed only with a Pollyanna attitude and a collection of spatulas.
This year, in “The ...
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