Harold Nibarger
Harold Nibarger, 83, of Manhattan, died Sunday at the VA Hospice House in Wichita. ...
View ArticleAnna V. Larson
Anna Larson, 100, of Prairie Village, formerly of Green and Clay Center, died Saturday at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village. ...
View ArticleCity commissioner honored with Good Government Award
Karen McCulloh, two-term Riley County commissioner and second term city commissioner, is the recipient of the 2013 Edith L Stunkel Good Government Award, presented by the League of Women Voters of...
View ArticleCounty approves WIC grant contract
The Riley County Commission Monday approved the 2013 women, infant and children’s local contract for the Riley County Health Department. Health Department director Brenda Nickel told commissioners the...
View ArticleExploring the depths of Kansas…and the world
Manhattan resident Radley Ramsey was scuba diving off the shores of Honduras when he and a group of fellow divers came across a turtle swimming through the water. “There were people taking pictures...
View ArticleSeaton: an evening conversation
Two quick stories that tell you a little about Manhattan: FIRST STORY: We had just wrapped up an edition of the paper one day last week when I saw a familiar face at the front counter. It was Abdu...
View ArticleFloodplain on city agenda
City commissioners will discuss increasing the building standards for new construction during their meeting Tuesday. The discussion flows from consideration of changes to the flood plain based on the...
View Article‘Intergalactic Nemesis’ fans like latest show, want more
A year ago I took my son to see “The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth”. He was impressed enough by the experience to ask if we could see the next one. When I saw that “Nemesis” was returning to...
View ArticleWater pressure takes a hit as line repair process hits a glitch
A geyser of water sprayed out at the corner of Juliette Avenue and Houston Street Monday morning when a water valve blew apart. Brian Johnson, principal engineer for the city, said workers are cutting...
View ArticlePelger earns Big 12 weekly honor
The Kansas State volleyball teams’ Kaitlynn Pelger was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Pelger was the only Big 12 player to rank in the Top 10 in both blocks...
View ArticleCats enter bye week with questions
As tough as it might have been to see Kansas State’s five-game winning streak over Texas come to an end, coach Bill Snyder apparently had a positive spin on it. Following the Wildcats’ 31-21 loss in...
View ArticleUSD 383 officials defend Common Core
USD 383 officials voiced their support for Common Core standards during an intergovernmental luncheon Monday. The Common Core standards, which currently cover math and English, are the creation of a...
View ArticleCounty commissioners: Stop this end run around voters
To the Editor: Commissioners, help me get this straight. State law mandates that if you want to spend more than $300,000 on a project, you need voter approval. Appoint yourselves to a building...
View ArticleCelebrate your freedom to read
If you’re looking for something to read this week, consider one of the books most often banned or challenged last year. The top 10 includes “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison, “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled...
View ArticleRoads and bridges lead short session
Roads and bridges occupied most of an abbreviated session of the Pottawatomie County Commission Monday. Meeting for less than an hour, commissioners reviewed with Leu Lowrey, public works director,...
View ArticleCameron: an evening conversation
Do you remember a TV show called “Saving Grace”? It ran on TNT from 2007 through 2010, and one reviewer offered this plot summary: “An angel offers a jaded Oklahoma City police detective a chance to...
View ArticleJarbeaux House: What to do?
Historic Review Board members have given the city some ideas for selling the unoccupied Jarbeaux House at 402 Bluemont Ave. Those suggestions included registering the house with the Manhattan Historic...
View ArticleThe dancing isn’t much, and neither is the dance movie
One of the curiosities of the “dance contest” movie genre is that the films belonging to the type have had almost nothing to do with dance. Remember the “Step Up” films, with Channing Tatum or vice...
View ArticleWorker at BRI charged
A Wabaunsee County woman has been indicted on charges of embezzling from the Bio-Security Research Institute at Kansas State University. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced the indictment Monday...
View ArticleThe City Park barbell walkers? They’re in serious training
Q: I see these people carrying weights over their head and doing jumps and lunges or whatever along the trail around City Park. What’s going on there? ...
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