Dedication, statue unveiling are preludes to season-opener
The king of Kansas State football got a new castle Friday as coach Bill Snyder cut the ribbon on the $90 million West Stadium Center. Snyder joined K-State President Kirk Schulz, athletic director John...
View ArticleLemon aid: Kids’ stand helps orphans in Haiti
Many kids set up summer lemonade stands to make a little extra pocket money. A group of about 10 Manhattan children took this to the next level, raising hundreds of dollars and donating it to charity....
View ArticleNorth Dakota State stuns Wildcats, 24-21
And this is why some people just don’t like family reunions. It was supposed to be a day of celebration for Kansas State, the annual family reunion weekend with the opening of the West Stadium Center...
View ArticleTrading fur (and words) across generations
This well-researched and finely crafted book will appeal to readers with an interest in the history of the American West, especially the years when fur trade was the major economic engine of the...
View ArticleRe-examining everyday choices
Mary Margaret Masters, also known as Maggs, is generally happy with her well-to-do life as a wife and mother in Mobile, Alabama, but is beginning to feel “that something was definitely missing. She...
View ArticleStory of Lincoln’s dressmaker told from her perspective
This historical novel, by the author of the Elm Creek Quilt series, is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln during her White House years. Keckley, though not a well-known...
View ArticleFCS champs are too much for Big 12 champs
In 2007, fresh off winning its second consecutive FCS national title, Appalachian State started its quest for a third by beating fifth-ranked Michigan 34-32. That win, often referred to as the...
View ArticleMHS soccer eases past Lawrence, 4-0
If Friday night was any indicator, the Manhattan High boys’ soccer team is going to enjoy its new digs at Bishop Stadium. Playing for the first time on the newly-installed turf in near 100-degree heat,...
View ArticleK-State needs five sets to drop Cal State Fullerton
LAS VEGAS — The Kansas State volleyball team was forced to five sets for the second time in as many matches Saturday, but the Wildcats defense carried them to a 3-2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the...
View ArticleGuggisberg: K-State was overmatched on defense
When some families reunite, this is what it looks like. It’s dramatic. It’s frustrating. By the end of it, you might see tears, or you might be burning with anger. But when the Kansas State football...
View ArticleCampaign goal: $500,000
United Way of Riley County, an organization that raises money and connects volunteers to nonprofit social service programs, revealed its fundraising goal for 2014 at a campaign kickoff Saturday. The...
View ArticleReunited, and it feels so good
There’s nothing like being called by an old nickname to take you right back to high school. “Hey, Momo!” one of my classmates called out as I approached our reunion picnic recently. The name fit like a...
View ArticleFormer Manhattanite is runner-up in world air guitar title
After losing by one-tenth of a point in the US Air Guitar Championship, former Manhattan resident Eric Melin was ready to hang up his invisible guitar. Melin had won the Kansas City division of the...
View ArticleThe scenic life goes public
A new federally aided housing project opened Friday in the city’s rapidly developing Scenic Drive area. The Scenic Pointe project is a product of an entity called Midwest Housing, which invested more...
View ArticleUps and downs of the televised version of Friday’s game
Many K-State fans who could not make it to Bill Snyder Family Stadium Friday night watched their Wildcats lose 24-21 to North Dakota State on the new Fox Sports 1 Network. Craig Bolerjack handled the...
View ArticleInteractivity, closed circuit TV: stadium addition is a hit with fans
While the results of Friday’s season opener against North Dakota State weren’t what fans had in mind, the opening of the West Stadium Center at Bill Snyder Family Stadium proved to be a hit. A sellout...
View ArticleDecision due on auditorium
City commissioners plan to decide the fate of the Peace Memorial Auditorium at their 7 pm meeting Tuesday in the City Commission Room at City Hall. Commissioners will either authorize Bruce McMillan...
View ArticleA look at critical areas newly impacted by proposed changes to flood plain...
Three residential areas in Manhattan will be hit hardest by the new FEMA floodplain when those maps become effective next year. About 450 property owners are to be included in the redrawn floodplain,...
View ArticleMHS girls’ tennis opens new season today
After losing eight senior girls a year ago, Manhattan High tennis coach Joyce Allen knew it would be difficult to replenish her roster this fall. With just 14 girls out and just one returning senior,...
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