Syria softens its defiance
Perhaps casual remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry got the ball rolling. Perhaps the real impetus came from President Barack Obama’s threat of missile strikes on Syria. Whatever the cause, it...
View ArticleWhat if U.S. dropped food and toys instead of bombs?
To the Editor: It is now almost 2:30 am; I have been thinking for the past hour about Syria and our US reaction to it. Yesterday, our Bible study group put aside our Bibles to discuss what positive...
View ArticleWastewater inspections planned in Pottawatomie County
Sanitarian Scott Schwinn plans to begin an aggressive inspection program this fall of wastewater treatment lagoons in Pottawatomie County. “We’re having lots of issues with lagoons with trees and high...
View ArticleNew ATA bus facility opens
Several dozen people attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new ATA Bus facility near the county shops north of the city on Marlatt Avenue Monday afternoon. City and county commissioners attended...
View ArticleTopeka announces flights to Chicago
Manhattan Regional Airport director Peter Van Kuren said Tuesday he is not worried about United Airlines’ announcement that it will begin offering a flight to Chicago from Topeka’s Forbes Field. Van...
View Article5 firms present plans for sprucing up KSU union
Five architectural firms finally began to strut their stuff for representatives handling the K-State Student Union project Tuesday morning. The finalists are Cannon Design of St. Louis, Howard and...
View ArticleFort to honor fallen soldiers
The annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony will take place at 10 am Wednesday at the Global War on Terrorism monument on Fort Riley’s main post. Four names will be added to the monument, which honors Fort...
View ArticleAre there fewer parking spots downtown?
Q: The new downtown remodel seems to be reducing the number of parking spaces pretty dramatically. I wonder if the city commissioners who approved that are the same city commissioners who approved the...
View ArticleChild sodomy trial begins with jury selection
Jury selection began Tuesday for a Manhattan man facing sex crime charges against a child younger than 14 years old. George L. Ferenz, who was 29 at the time of his arrest in October 2012, is facing...
View ArticleHomicide victim’s friends wait for answers
Neighbors and friends of a man whose body was found Sunday are waiting for answers about the murder case. John Burroughs, 68, was found dead in his Red Bud Estates trailer home after Riley County...
View ArticleMHS golf gets first win at Salina
The Manhattan High girls’ golf team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday, taking first-place medals at the 13-team Salina Central Invitational at Salina Municipal Golf Course. The Indians...
View ArticleSome things can’t be forgotten
Twelve years out from that awful morning in 2001, the shock has subsided, but the sadness lingers. For millions of Americans, it always will. The image of commercial jetliners flying into the World...
View ArticleF. Gene Ernst
F Gene Ernst, 83, of Manhattan died September 5 at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. ...
View ArticleBetty Jane Bluthardt
Betty Jane Bluthardt, 88, of Manhattan, formerly of Alta Vista and Frankfort, died Tuesday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleRuby A. Weik
Ruby Weik, 95, of Manhattan, died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleSkyway Drive to be closed Thursday, Friday
Skyway Drive from Wildcat Creek Road to 56th Avenue will be closed on Thursday and Friday, officials from the Kansas Department of Transportation announced. The roadway will close after morning rush...
View ArticleSoldier is sentenced for murder
A Fort Riley soldier has been convicted by a court martial of murder and sentenced to life in a military prison in conjunction with the death of a fellow soldier. Radio station KMAN said John Hughes...
View ArticleNYC alumnus donates $1 million to K-State business admin college
Jeff Gates, New York City, has made a $1 million gift to support the new building for the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University. The proposed new building plan has 140,000...
View Article8 named Merit semifinalists
Eight area students are among 154 Kansas students and approximately 16,000 students nationwide named National Merit semifinalists Wednesday. The local semifinalists are Kenan Bitikofer and Sarah...
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