Ronald ‘Ron’ Stevenson
Ronald “Ron” Dean Stevenson, 62, of Manhattan, died Tuesday at his home. ...
View ArticleAlma man to run as Libertarian in governor race
An Alma man said Thursday he will seek the Libertarian Party’s nomination for governor in 2014. Keen A. Umbehr filed his candidacy with the Kansas Secretary of State. In doing so, Umbehr said his top...
View ArticleState fair to host K-State Day
The 2013 Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson will have a decidedly purple hue with the first Sunday of the fair designated as K-State Day. The university will be recognized as the official sponsor on Sept....
View ArticleOZtoberFest guests include Baum descendants, memorabilia collector and Oz...
The 2013 Organizing Committee of OZtoberFest today announced its lineup of special guests for the Wamego festival September 27 to 29. Heading the package are two great-grandsons of L. Frank Baum, and...
View Article‘You’re Next’ makes the most out of classic movie form
Adam Wingard is a big, tall kid who made a movie using forest settings near Columbia, Mo. The name of the movie is “You’re Next,” and it is a pretty good use of the classic mad slasher movie form that...
View ArticleCounty ponders new fire station
The Riley County Rural Fire Department is on its way to adding another fire station in the rural parts of the county. The new station is being created to serve areas north of the city previously served...
View ArticleFirst night includes appearances by Bill, Willie
The first night of Purple Power Play on Poyntz, a community-wide kick-off to the football season, commenced Wednesday with a slightly different name and location. This year, the event is known as...
View ArticleK-State, Fort Riley renew partnership at ceremony
Kansas State University and Fort Riley renewed their military-to-university community partnership at a signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon on the K-State campus. K-State president Kirk Schulz and Maj....
View ArticleAugust sales taxes down after big rise in July
August sales tax receipts reversed a July boomlet and resumed a pattern of retreat that has generally held through 2013. Data made public by city officials Thursday showed that the city received...
View ArticleCleo turns her final page at bookstore
Last weekend saw the death of a longtime Aggieville figure: a tortoiseshell-colored cat named Cleo. The faithful companion who lived at The Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave., spent 21 years among...
View ArticlePlayers, NFL strike important deal
Perhaps retired pro football players would have fared better if they’d held out longer, and perhaps they would have squandered valuable time and money. As it is, the settlement announced Thursday in a...
View ArticleGronkowski ready for his first start
Just hearing his last name brings hope that he could be half as good as the others that share it. But when Glenn Gronkowski makes his first start at fullback for Kansas State tonight at 7:30 against...
View ArticleThanks, alumni and friends, for bolstering KSU football
To the Editor: This week I visited with the new students to Kansas State University. Several thousand of them attended a pep rally at the “Family Stadium.” I shared with them my congratulations and my...
View ArticleManhattan has kept its charm
I’m not going to lie. The first time I set foot in Kansas, I’d never heard of Manhattan. Well, not this one, anyway. As a kid growing up in California, I’d paid enough attention in geography class to...
View ArticleMHS soccer opens tonight vs. Lawrence
Ever the optimist, Manhattan High boys’ soccer coach Frank Alonso isn’t about to start doubting his team now. Despite losing 12 seniors from a year ago, the ninth-year head coach expects big things...
View ArticleVera Wernette
Vera Larue Wernette, 85, died Wednesday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleRCPD investigates Thursday kidnapping
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a kidnapping that was reported Aug. 29 at 6:45 pm at 512 Moro St, Number 4. RCPD Sgt. Brad Ingalls said police haven’t located the male victim. He...
View ArticleOZtoberFest concert to honor Oz composer
Much of the seemingly eternal magic of The Wizard of Oz film is found in its classic, Academy Award-winning musical score. The man responsible for all those Oz melodies — and countless other Hollywood...
View ArticleSt. John’s school students visit ‘Demon Brigade’
Students from Saint John’s Military School visited Fort Riley August 22 as part of the partnership between the school and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st...
View ArticleK-State awards 2013 scholarships
Kansas State University’s Division of Continuing Education has awarded more than 20 scholarships to students from across the country for the fall 2013 semester. These scholarships include the inaugural...
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