NDSU fans treated superbly during visit for K-State game
To the Editor: We traveled from Fargo to Manhattan for the North Dakota State-K-State football game on August 30. What a terrific experience we had, and it was not all due to the outcome of the game. ...
View ArticleWith small schools, a single low score skews the data
To the Editor: In the Manhattan Mercury on August 28, an article was printed titled, “How they scored.” The article was on how area schools performed on the ACT. I did not send data for the article...
View ArticleValdimer ‘Valdy’ Bairow
Valdimer “Valdy” Mae Bairow, 85, of Wamego died Friday at the Valley Vista Good Samaritan Center of Wamego. ...
View ArticleJudith Schoenberger
Judith Irene Schoenberger, 65, died Thursday at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. ...
View ArticleSpeedy PD race raises $31,000 for Parkinson’s fund
A race for Parkinson’s disease last month raised $31,000 for the Meadowlark Hills Parkinson’s Fund. The Speedy PD 5K/10K Race was at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan on Aug. 24. UMB Bank was...
View ArticleK-State researchers pull record $151.3M in funds
Researchers at Kansas State University pulled more than $151 million into the state through funding on research encompassing all areas of faculty strength — plant and animal health, cybersecurity,...
View ArticleBurglary results in loss of shotgun, electronics
RCPD responded to a burglary September 7 in the 2100 block of Patricia Place where a Manhattan man lost a variety of personal items. The victim, Collin Wood, 20, of the same address, reported that...
View ArticleFlint Hills Regional Council gets temporary digs
County commissioners Monday authorized the Flint Hills Regional Council to temporarily use a county facility while a flooding problem at its former site is repaired. The council sought temporary use of...
View ArticleParaguay’s new minister of agriculture has K-State ties
Manhattanites wouldn’t normally be interested in a new cabinet officer in Paraguay. But at least one local family is keyed up about the naming of K-State alum Jorge Gattini as that nation’s minister of...
View ArticleNear-record heat affecting plant life, runners
Manhattan has been experiencing near-record high temperatures in the last few weeks, which affects people who enjoy the outdoors or make their living there, such as runners and farmers. Temperatures...
View Article$15.8M project up for review
City commissioners will be asked Tuesday to commit to a $16 million expansion project at the Manhattan Regional Airport terminal. The commitment, which will be sought at a special meeting at 5 p.m. in...
View ArticleWoman killed on I-70
A 31-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon on I-70 in Riley County after being struck by a vehicle while standing on the shoulder working on a tire. The victim was identified as Samantha A. Coleman,...
View ArticleRiley County police provide few details about body discovery Sunday
The death of an elderly man here Sunday is being investigated as a homicide. Riley County police identified the victim as John Burroughs, 68, of Lot 277 Red Bud Estates. Burroughs’ body was found...
View Article‘Riddick’ is worth all the trouble, once it gets going
Sometimes it’s tough being a moviegoer. Ticket prices keep going up, so that a seat at the Friday or Saturday night showings of the new movie “Riddick” cost $10 each, and this is not a 3D movie....
View ArticleA timely focus on agriculture policy
The Landon Lecture Series is trying something different next month, and we hope area residents take advantage of it. Instead of a single distinguished speaker, as has been the norm since former Kansas...
View ArticleClarence Jones
Clarence Joseph “CJ” Jones, 85, of Manhattan, died Sunday at Stoneybrook Retirement Community. ...
View ArticleRuby A. Weik
Ruby Weik, 95, of Manhattan, died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleAnyone can criticize; does Herspring have suggestions?
To the Editor: We should all ignore Dale Herspring’s September 1 and September 8 Mercury columns about the Obama administration’s response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria because both columns...
View ArticleUSDA puts meat industry ahead of U.S. consumers
To the Editor: According to the lead story in yesterday’s Washington Post, the meat inspection program that the US Department of Agriculture plans to roll out in meat and poultry plants nationwide has...
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