Alumni give $10 million to business college
Paul and Sandra Edgerley, Brookline, Massachusetts, gave a $10 million gift to support the new building for the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University. The proposed building plan...
View ArticleVictim takes stand, saying burglar was after marijuana
Witness testimony continued Thursday in a trial for a Manhattan man accused of armed robbery in an October 5, 2012, home invasion. Levertis Horne, 22, was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery,...
View ArticleWeekend events focusd on the kiddos
Several events this weekend are for kids or feature area youth. On Friday morning, don’t miss the timeless tale about a mischievous flying boy and his band of Lost Boys that never grow up with Disney’s...
View ArticleParents protest silencing of 7th grade choirs
It was a doleful tune that seventh graders and their parents sang for USD 383 board members Wednesday night. In brief, there is no room for them in the middle school choir program. Several students and...
View ArticleBuilding commission debate continues
A member of the community made a case for creation of a Public Building Commission during Thursday’s meeting of the Riley County Commission. Ed Krieger, who identified himself as a retiree, told...
View ArticleBoard approves $94 million plan for 2014, but some members think it shrinks...
USD 383 board members Wednesday approved a $94 million 2014 budget on a split vote. The budget, which contains a 52.464 mill levy, was one of three considered during Wednesday’s meeting. The vote was...
View ArticleOffense could open up with new QB
Collin Klein had a knack for lulling opponents to sleep at times last season, doing what he did best, being patient. Slowly and methodically, Klein orchestrated long drives, racked up first downs on...
View ArticleOrganic crops are often better
I generally enjoy reading the columns by Mary Mertz. I applaud her efforts to raise awareness of local farming and of the availability of local food in our community. However, I need to correct some...
View ArticleA novel way to fight drug cartels
We suspect few Americans give much thought to Uruguay. It’s a small South American nation with about 3.3 million people, and its capital is Montevideo. Uruguay is on the Atlantic Ocean and is...
View ArticleKSU vets give 5 tips on how to protect pets during a flood
Hundreds of homeowners across the country are either preparing or recovering from a flood. That makes for a stressful situation for residents and their furry friends, too. “It’s traumatic on pets,”...
View ArticleNeed a DD? Business will get you — and your car — home safely
A new service in Manhattan is out to combat driving under the influence by getting people —and their vehicles — home safely. ACT4Safety, or Alternative Consumer Transportation, opened its doors last...
View ArticleDefendant takes stand in home invasion trial
A Manhattan man accused of armed robbery took the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon. Levertis Horne, 22, acknowledged going to the apartment where the victims lived in an effort to buy...
View ArticleMarriage proposal interrupts meeting
The approximately 750 USD 383 employees who gathered in MHS’s Rezac Auditorium got the expected start-of-the-school-year orientation, and then some. They also witnessed a marriage proposal. During the...
View ArticleIt’s back to school for USD 383 bus driver trainees
High school students avoid riding the school bus if they can, but about 80 adults have deliberately returned to the school bus … to drive. That’s how many bus drivers USD 383 currently has, and they’re...
View ArticleRiley County Attorney’s Office Calendar
Monday, August 12, 2013 9:00 –BCF 9:00 Berges, Nicholas SENTENCING (13 CR 153 Theft) JWG III 9:00 Coleman, Kerry Plea/SENTENCING. (09 CR 788 Poss. of MJ) BKD III 9:00 Creollo, Shawn Status (12 CR 467...
View ArticleDealing with murder and Nazis; at least the countryside is really cool
“The Light in the Ruins” has a lot going for it. It’s a murder mystery that takes place in Italy — not just Italy but Tuscany — that has its roots in World War II but is solved in 1955 and involves a...
View ArticleThe functionality of a facility
We have in our house several pieces of Delft pottery. I bought them a couple decades ago, during a visit to the Netherlands, and put them on the walls of our dining room and on bookshelves. In the...
View ArticleState-of-the-art justice facility opens in Pottawatomie County
A courtroom that allows judges to decide which jurors see certain video and audio evidence. A 76-person max capacity jail. Those features and more are inside the new Pottawatomie County Justice Center,...
View ArticleK-State announces fan event
Kansas State fans will have their first opportunity to see the 2013 football team on Aug. 17 during the Fall Football Kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The public is asked to park on the east side...
View ArticleCats start early with Italy trip
If you told the Kansas State women’s basketball team this is football season, the Wildcats would probably disagree. After all, K-State is getting ready to play some basketball in August — today, in...
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