Sign-up now open for Manhattan CC Club
The Manhattan Cross Country Club is now accepting registration for the 2013 fall season. The club provides age-appropriate distance running for youth in grades 8 and younger. The six-week program...
View ArticleBig 12’s Bowlsby affirms desire to see NCAA reformed
Nothing has changed for Bob Bowlsby. The outspoken Big 12 commissioner made some waves with his comments during the league’s media days last month — opinions he echoed on Monday — calling for sweeping...
View ArticleSnyder looks back as fall camp opens
When Bill Snyder arrived in Manhattan in the winter of 1988, he knew Kansas State was in trouble. The K-State football team had lost 26 of its last 27 games, and hadn’t won a game since Oct. 18 of the...
View ArticleCaroline Dugger
Caroline Dugger, 74, died Monday at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleFranklin Wyant
Franklin Dean Wyant, 75, of Junction City died Sunday in the comfort of his home. Memorial services are pending. A full obituary will follow. ...
View ArticleLocal doctor found dead
The body of a local physician was discovered Monday morning in an apartment he rented. Police would not comment on the cause of death beyond saying it was not believed to be suspicious, but numerous...
View ArticleHome invasion trial begins
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a Manhattan man accused of crimes related to an October 2012 home invasion. Levertis Horne is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of...
View ArticlePetition prompts reconsideration of rezoning plan
Receipt of a valid protest petition Monday prompted Pottawatomie County Commissioners to send a rezoning recommendation back to the planning commission for further consideration. A request by David...
View ArticleBoard to pick budget option
USD 383 school board members will consider three options for a proposed 2014 budget during their regular meeting Wednesday. The discussion, which is expected to result in approval of one of the...
View Article9-year-old girl rescued from river
A Wamego police officer fresh out of cadet training had a dramatic first week on the job when he was called to help save a girl who had fallen into a river swollen from recent rains. Two sisters, ages...
View ArticleLeaky jail concerns officials
The architect for the new Pottawatomie County Justice Center told Pottawatomie County commissioners Monday his firm would stand the cost of fixing the cause of water leak in the facility. “If we’re...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years in crime tied to death
A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting an armed robbery that set in motion a series of events leading ultimately to a deadly arson in which a Kansas...
View Article‘Smurfs 2’ won’t be at the top of anyone’s list
The sequel to 2011’s “The Smurfs,” “Smurfs 2” picks up a few years after the end of the first film. Gargamel (Hank Azaria) has become a popular stage magician, audiences not realizing that his tricks...
View ArticleMidland Medical Equipment gave ‘off the charts’ service
To the Editor: We’ve all experienced the good, the bad and the ugly of customer service, especially in retail establishments. Recently I had an exceptional experience — off the charts, really — at...
View ArticleEmbassy closures prudent
Though President Barack Obama was right to close 19 U.S. embassies in the Middle East in response to a “credible” al-Qaida threat, we hope they reopen in the very near future. More recently, the State...
View ArticleCity Commission passes 2014 budget
City commissioners unanimously approved the 2014 city budget during the Tuesday night meeting, but not without amendments. Commissioners also approved the rezoning of 1021 and 1027 Thurston St. from a...
View ArticleHill gets new five-year contract
After guiding the Kansas State baseball program to its first conference title in 80 years, coach Brad Hill got a new contract on Tuesday. The Big 12 Coach of the Year signed a new five-year contract...
View ArticleHubert ready to carry the load in 2013
This time last year, John Hubert said he wanted to rush for 1,000 yards. He came up 53 yards short. The year before he rushed for 970 yards. This season, Kansas State’s senior running back still wants...
View ArticleThere is much we will miss about this caring community
To the Editor: My husband, our one-month old daughter and I came to Manhattan nearly 27 years ago with his new job at KSU. We were young and very excited about our new life in Manhattan. At that time,...
View ArticleMaking a dent in childhood obesity
It would be easy to dismiss as an aberration the news that the rate of obesity among preschoolers in many states, including Kansas, has declined. After all, the declines were small, with just five...
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