The sequester is no solution
U.S. Rep. Harold Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, is not known as a flamethrower. He’s known to choose his words carefully. But he opened up...
View ArticleK-State grad wins design national contest
A recent Kansas State University master’s graduate in interior architecture and product design is a winner in a national woodworking competition. Alexis Kiel, Bellevue, Neb., took first place at the...
View ArticleJuliannah Rollins
Juliannah Olivia Rae Rollins died July 24 of natural causes at Irwin Army Community Hospital on Fort Riley. ...
View ArticleMarylois Smith
Marylois (Holm) Smith, 89, of Manhattan died Wednesday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleJames Thomas
James “Bill” Thomas, 76, of Manhattan died Sunday. The family provided some of the following information. ...
View ArticleLandmark to buy eastern Kansas bank group
A Manhattan-based bank has purchased the assets of an eastern Kansas bank with outlets in seven communities. Officials of Landmark National Bank Friday announced the acquisition of Citizens Bank,...
View ArticleFlooding concern on creek
Riley County’s chief safety official cautioned residents Friday that continued weekend rains could pose a flooding threat along Wildcat Creek. Pat Collins, director of emergency preparedness for the...
View ArticleRock Creek enrollment to begin next week
USD 323 Rock Creek will hold district-wide enrollment for new students only August 5 and August 6, for all returning students . •Elementary students (K-6) Returning students are asked to enroll by...
View ArticleK-State termite researchers deal with an infestation
It’s not unusual to see bugs crawling around Waters Hall at Kansas State University. In fact, since the entomology department is housed there, termites are a common sight. But that’s only true in a...
View ArticleWedding of 2 K-State alums to be largest ever for area
The largest wedding reception in Manahttan’s history will go down on Saturday at the K-State Alumni Center with as many as 1,040 people attending the wedding and reception. When Manhattan residents...
View ArticleRiley County Attorney’s Office Calendar
Monday, August 5, 2013 9:00 – JJC 9:00 Alamin, Naim PLEA (12 CR 733 Poss Cocaine, etc) KSL III 9:00 Apple, Samuel Status (13 CR 361 Dom Batt) JJC III 9:00 Brooks, Michael SENTENCING (13 CR 6 Distribute...
View ArticleClinton Lake proposal intriguing
It isn’t hard to envision a resort at Clinton State Park outside Lawrence. The park and Clinton Lake are terrific assets, and given their proximity to Kansas City, a well planned resort there might...
View ArticleA look inside the intriguing science of memory
This is a fascinating book on the everyday character and eccentricities of memory, written by a man who is both a professional researcher studying memory and an astute personal observer of memory in...
View ArticleHave you read these famous native Kansas writers?
In anticipation of the Kansas Book Festival, scheduled in Topeka on Sept. 7, it’s time to consider a few well-known Kansas writers. Fans of western and historical fiction will be familiar with the...
View ArticleThe next best effort from Neil Gaiman
The “Ocean at the End of the Lane” is one of those books everyone should read, it is that good. The main character and narrator, whose name we never learn, returns to Sussex, England, for a relative’s...
View ArticleHow the Americans survived calamity in 1776 and lived to fight again
It is a very short list of historians who know more about the American Revolution than Joseph Ellis. He is the noted author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Founding Brothers and of a Jefferson...
View ArticleWilk balances life as businessman, trainer, fighter
Joe “The Nose” Wilk remembers when there were no gloves, no weight classes and very few rules. And Wilk has survived, despite the archaic beginnings of mixed martial arts. “I got in really early and I...
View ArticleLindsey chases his UFC dream
Clark Kent prefers the Daily Planet. Jake Lindsey, well, he likes the library. Either way, both are pretty super in their other life. For Lindsey, the other life is in an octagon, caged with walls of...
View ArticleVickie Lynn Scofield
Vickie Lynn Scofield, 59,died July 12 in Las Vegas. Born Nov. 11, 1953, in Manhattan, she was a graduate of Wamego Rural High School and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. ...
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