Barbara L. Pretzer
Barbara “Barb” Pretzer, 68, Manhattan, died Sat., August 3, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House, Manhattan. ...
View ArticleAlicia M. Velazquez-Mendez
Alicia M. Velazquez-Mendez, 61, Manhattan, died Friday, August 2, 2013, at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan. ...
View ArticleClifford T. Gordon Jr.
Clifford “Buster” Gordon Jr., 79, Junction City, died Friday, August 2, 2013, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleDelbert O. Miller
Delbert Miller, 90, Blue Rapids, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleLyle W. Timmons
Lyle W Timmons,95, Manhattan, died July 29, 2013, at Vintage Park Assisted Living in Wamego. ...
View ArticleRun 6.2 miles, have a pint at Brew 2 Shoe race
Drenched in sweat, weary and looking exhilarated, about 600 runners crossed the finish line to pizza and beer Saturday at the fifth-annual Brew 2 Shoe Road Race in Manhattan. The race celebrated the...
View ArticleAuto sales boost sales tax receipts
Car sales in June revved up July sales tax figures, according to data released Friday by the city of Manhattan. Bernie Hayen, city finance director, said while big box stores had a mix of ups and downs...
View ArticleFormer Cats climbing baseball ladder
Former Kansas State pitcher Carlos Torres just picked up his second win of the season for the New York Mets on Friday against the Kansas City Royals, and other former Wildcats are coming close to...
View ArticleBarbara Pretzer
Barbara “Barb” Pretzer, 68, of Manhattan died Saturday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleBetty Ukena
Betty Ukena, age 85, of Manhattan, died Saturday at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan. She was born on Oct. 26, 1927. ...
View ArticleSummer about to yield to school year
One needn’t be a rocket scientist, or even an aspiring one, to know that the school year is at hand. The evidence is everywhere. Most conspicuous are the throngs in the aisles of school supplies in the...
View ArticleHelp is on its way: Woman enjoys challenge of dispatch job
A person who enjoys problem solving, Anna Sharp, 21, gets to do it every day for her job, but not in the way she expected. Sharp, who lives in Riley, is a dispatcher for the Riley County Police...
View ArticleVehicle break-ins on the rise
Riley County Police Department Capt. Kurt Moldrup reported Monday that the department was seeing an increase in vehicle burglaries. Moldrup took time during the Riley County Commission meeting to...
View ArticleFinal OK for 2014 budget
City commissioners plan to hold a public hearing at 7 pm on Tuesday for the final 2014 city budget. At the same meeting, they’ll also the proposed redesign of the interchange at Seth Child Road and...
View ArticleK-State to go pink in Secret licensing deal
K-State will join an elite group of universities Tuesday when a collection of Victoria’s Secret clothing bearing the Wildcat logo hits stores. The K-State merchandise will be part of the company’s PINK...
View ArticleRecipe for ‘Two Guns’ should have included more sense
The new film “Two Guns” seems to have been made up like a stir-fry. Take the recognizable personalities of stars Denzel Washington and Marky Mark Wahlberg, lots of wild crime action scenes, a pinch of...
View ArticleCatlin, Jensen win Little Apple Open
Cody Catlin and Cory Jensen shot 189 in three days to win the Little Apple Open Aug. 2-4. Players competed at the Manhattan Country Club, Stagg Hill Golf Club and Colbert Hills. Catlin and Jensen took...
View ArticleRock Creek named co-Legion champs
The Westmoreland-Rock Creek senior American Legion team was named co-state champions of the AA division in Pratt last week. Rock Creek started the tournament with a loss to Ellis, 1-0, and fell into...
View ArticleMarlins compete in championships
The Manhattan Marlins swim team concluded the 2013 summer season by competing in three championship meets at the end of July. At the Central Section Region VIII Championships in Columbia, Mo., from...
View ArticleWeldon wins second straight amateur title
Kansas State junior Kyle Weldon recorded his second straight Metropolitan Amateur Championship title this past weekend at the Persimmon Woods Golf Club in suburban St. Louis, Mo. With the win, Weldon...
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