K-State announces 2013 Hall of Fame class
Kansas State athletics will honor a group of 10 individuals with induction into the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame this October, school officials announced Monday. The 2013 class of the K-State...
View ArticleAll-American apple pie is star of fair contest
There is no such thing as a bad apple pie. Those were the sentiments expressed Sunday by the three judges for the apple pie contest at the Riley County Fair. This was the first year for the pie...
View ArticleImpressive cakes, treats take top honors at 2013 fair
For those who bake, there is nothing more interesting than seeing what other bakers create. Last year, I had the opportunity to report on the cake decorating open class competition at the Riley County...
View ArticleIndians’ Fehr commits to Shockers
He’s been on the job a little more than a month, but new Wichita State head baseball coach Todd Butler has already been hard at work on the recruiting trail. Those efforts netted him the commitment of...
View ArticleWaunetta MacKender
Waunetta MacKender, 80, died Monday July 29, 2013 at Mercy Regional Health Center. ...
View ArticleKuo-Kuang Hu
Professor Emeritus Kuo-Kuang “Tony” Hu died June 28, 2013, at age 76 in Palo Alto, California. ...
View ArticleMore 4-H livestock results from 2013 Riley County Fair
Here are the results of the 4-H competition at the Riley County Fair. Goat Division Alpine Champion, Michaela Sievers, Bonfire. Lamancha Champion, Courtney Anderson, Randolph Ramblers. Nubian Champion,...
View ArticleFormer bishop dies
The Most Reverend George K Fitzsimons, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina from 1984 to 2004, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at his home in Ogden. He was born Sept. 4, 1928, in Kansas City,...
View ArticleThe official word: Stadium’s on schedule
Q: Now that the K-State football stadium addition is in the works, maybe a pre-completion report would be in order for I Wonder. I have several questions: Is the facility really going to be ready for...
View ArticleNew editor named for Mercury
Staff reports Steve Cameron, a career journalist and author, has accepted the position of executive editor of The Manhattan Mercury. Cameron has a long history of reporting, editing and managing in...
View ArticleGrand prize steer brings in $1,500
Livestock and baked goods winners sold their prize-winning animals and creations on Monday as the Riley County Fair wrapped up a weekend of events and contests. Jennifer Wilson, extension director for...
View ArticleRobotically, KSU is first in its field
Perennial winners of an international competition, the Kansas State University Robotics Team has become a force, or robot, to reckon with. Team members walked away with a seventh straight championship...
View ArticleCounty split on paying for bridge fixes
Pottawatomie County commissioners agreed Monday that the county needs more revenue to fund major road and bridge projects. What they didn’t agree on was the source of the revenue––an increase in the...
View ArticleArbor Day Foundation giving away trees
The Arbor Day Foundation is giving trees to new members. During the month of August, everyone who joins the foundation and donates $10 will receive 10 Colorado Blue Spruce trees. The trees will be...
View ArticleK-18 access from Stagg Hill Road reopened
Access to K-18 from Stagg Hill Road has been reopened, according to a press release from the Kansas Department of Transportation. Stagg Hill Road ties into the south end of Scenic Drive and continues...
View ArticleThe last of the Riley County Fair 4-H results
Here are the last of the Riley County Fair 4H animal competition results. Beef Division Grand Champion Market Beef, Reid Shipman, Pillsbury; Reserve Grand Champion, Kobie Camerlinck, Riley Rascals....
View ArticleK-State Salina UAS Club places in 10 ten
Kansas State University Salina’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Club landed a Top 10 finish at the 11th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Student Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
View ArticleWaunetta MacKender
Waunetta MacKender, 80, died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center. ...
View ArticleLyle Timmons
Lyle Timmons, 95, of Manhattan, died Monday at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Wamego. ...
View ArticleMarylois Smith
Marylois (Holm) Smith, 89, of Manhattan, died Wednesday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
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