10U Thunder baseball tryouts
The Manhattan 10-and-under Thunder baseball team are conducting tryouts for the 2013-14 season. For more information, contact David Batt at (785) 565-1102 or Ryan Gamble at (785) 317-4866. ...
View ArticleHole-in-one at Colbert Hills
Kelsey McCarthy used an 8-iron on hole No. 5 at Colbert Hills Golf Course on Tuesday to record a hole-in-one. It was witnessed by Dustin Wichman, Wesley Grogan, Chad Myers and Susan Lowman. ...
View ArticleHole-in-one at Colbert Hills
Avery Kitchel had a hole-in-one on Monday at Colbert Hills Golf Course. Kitchel used a driver on hole No. 9 on the par-3 course from 75 yards. It was witnessed by Elise Wall, Caden Hickel, Madison...
View ArticleK-State has day off after loss at Games
KAZAN, Russia — The Kansas State volleyball team got the day off Thursday, following the final match of pool play Wednesday in which the team lost to Russia in three sets. The Wildcats — playing as...
View ArticleA harpooned whale sets out on a deadly streak of revenge…or does it?
When author David Poyer failed at conceptualizing a full-fledged sequel to “Moby Dick,” he asked for fresh ideas from his students at Pennsylvania’s Wilkes University. Drawing on his extensive naval...
View ArticleA force already within me
“I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a...
View ArticleLocal woman’s weight loss bring tan lines, sundresses, swimming suits
Holly Hertel started her weight loss journey in April 2012 at 372 pounds. She is now down to 237 — 135 pounds lighter — a weight that has allowed her to participate in many summer activities she hasn’t...
View ArticleIn 1993, it wasn’t a question of who was going to be flooded, but when and...
It was the summer of ’93 and the rains wouldn’t stop. The water couldn’t soak into the land because there was already too much moisture and the lakes and rivers had become swollen with run-off. That...
View ArticleCats’ Zimmerman named to Thorpe Award watch list
K-State senior defensive back Ty Zimmerman was one of 48 players nationally — including eight from the Big 12 — to be named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list on Friday. Zimmerman’s inclusion on the...
View ArticleKivett and Conlon make it official
With the signing deadline for Major League Baseball draftees expiring Friday afternoon, infielders Ross Kivett and Shane Conlon have elected to return to Kansas State for the 2014 season. Kivett, the...
View ArticleLittle Apple Football Association tryouts announced
The fifth grade Little Apple Football Association Indians will be conducting tryouts on July 15 and July 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Northeast Community Park, 680 Knox Lane in Manhattan. No tackle...
View ArticleJunior 17ers go 1-2 in South Dakota
The American Legion Manhattan Manko junior 17ers baseball team opened the Sioux Falls Classic with a win and two losses in South Dakota over the weekend. Manhattan lost Friday’s pool-play opener 8-0...
View ArticleWolfords’ charity event, foundation growing
When the first Wildcats Legends for Charity event was held in 2009, Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder was moved by the reception for the event. And when he spoke to the crowd in Kite’s Bar and...
View ArticleSenior 17ers 3-0 in KSU showcase
Through three games at the Kansas State showcase this weekend, the American Legion Manhattan Manko senior 17ers have let pitching and defense lead the way, and the returns have been positive. With a...
View ArticleWildcats pick up first victory at Games
Staff reports KAZAN, Russia — After four matches that saw the Kansas State volleyball team’s defense block well, the Wildcats put together its most impressive offensive effort thus far at the World...
View ArticleWhat’s behind the idea of a building commission
On Monday, Riley County commissioners announced their intent to create a public building commission. The creation of such a commission raises several questions, among them why would the commission...
View Article3rd Street mainstay coming back
A former mainstay of North Third Street is coming back to an area that’s seen better days. A Richmond, Mo. couple, have announced their intent to re-open KFC in a new building at the site of the...
View ArticleJ.C. officials say they can’t account for 30% of water; they suspect thievery
Junction City officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying whoever is responsible for the theft of as much as 30 percent of the city’s entire water usage. In a statement released on the...
View ArticleMore than just jazz at broadened festival
Mary Renee, the emcee for the Little Apple Music Festival, had a few words for the audience Saturday: “Music is music.” The message was for those longtime attendees of the Little Apple Jazz Festival,...
View ArticleWildcats close World University Games
KAZAN, Russia — The Kansas State volleyball team’s time representing Team USA on the court at the World University Games came to a close Sunday with a 1-3 loss to China. Playing as the American...
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