Gold Orchestra celebrates 25 years
For the past 25 years, the Gold Orchestra has been entertaining Flint Hills folks and audiences around the world. K-State music professor David Littrell started the orchestra to give young string...
View ArticleUnanimous vote gratifying
We’re delighted that the Manhattan City Commission has finally approved expansion of the Manhattan Public Library and that the vote Tuesday was unanimous. City Commissioner Wynn Butler, more concerned...
View ArticleELIZABETH ANN REED
Elizabeth Ann Reed, 71, of Riley, died Wednesday at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. She was born on June 2, 1942, in Rolla, Mo.,...
View ArticleCommissioners talk word choice
The Riley County Commissioners spent several minutes of their meeting Thursday fighting over an important issue: one word. The word comes from an article in the draft of Public Building Commission...
View ArticleAmaryllis plants added to KSU sale
Regal amaryllis plants have been added to the annual Kansas State University poinsettia sale to brighten homes and dinner tables this holiday season. The fundraising sale is organized by the Friends of...
View ArticleTwenty-three students named libraries ambassadors
Twenty-three Kansas State University students form the inaugural group of K-State Libraries ambassadors. Representing a wide diversity of majors from both undergraduate and graduate programs, these...
View ArticlePolice release photo of armed robber
Riley County police released a description Wednesday afternoon of the man who robbed a Dara’s Fast Lane at 1816 Claflin Road early that morning. The robber is described as being a slender white male,...
View ArticleWhy hasn’t FDA warned public about diet pill drug?
To the Editor: I am calling for the resignation of the director of the Food and Drug Administration. Why? Because he is “mum on new drug in diet pills,” as per a story on the front page of USA Today on...
View ArticleSomething is terribly wrong in our country
To the Editor: Since one of the more recent public shootings, the media propaganda frenzy has concentrated on what they term conspiracy theories about one-world government. They intimate that you’re a...
View ArticleAn evening conversation: Brrrrrr…
A few years ago, I was approached by a headhunter. Instead of asking me about a particular open position, however, this gentleman opened our conversation with a rather startling question. “What would...
View ArticleA touch of winter
We’ve had overnight temperatures in the teens a time or two this fall, and we’ve had enough wind to blow leaves not just from trees but up, down and across streets all over town. Until this week,...
View ArticleNorthview principal resigns
Northview Elementary principal Shelley Aistrup has resigned, effective July 31. The resignation was a part of the consent agenda from the USD 383 school board meeting Wednesday. Aistrup has been with...
View ArticleK-State student found dead
Police have named the K-State student found dead Wednesday night in a campus parking lot. Kansas State University police identified the man as Jordan Blayne Forbit, 18. They said Forbit was a resident...
View ArticleFort Riley pays tribute to German, Italian soldiers
FORT RILEY — Not every fallen soldier with connections to the post fought under the American flag. Fort Riley officers and German and Italian delegates from Fort Leavenworth paid tribute to soldiers...
View ArticleK-State to play Georgetown this morning
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will play Georgetown at 11 a.m. on ESPNU in the consolation round of the Puerto Rico Tip Off. It will be the first meeting between the two schools, while Bruce...
View ArticleCharlotte muscles past Cats, 68-61
For the second time this season, Kansas State got caught in a physical matchup, and the Wildcats weren’t the more physical team. (Charlotte guard Terrence Williams pressures Kansas State’s Wesley...
View ArticleKSU football places 11 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams
Led by seven first-team members, Kansas State saw 11 football players earn Academic All-Big 12 honors as the conference office announced its list of 138 recipients Thursday. K-State’s first-team...
View ArticleCats lose again, 90-63
Kansas State lost its second straight game on Friday, and this time it wasn’t even close. The Wildcats fell to Georgetown 90-63 in Friday’s consolation round of the Puerto Rico Tip Off, mercilessly...
View ArticleWildcats still winning with walk-ons
It’s no secret in the college football world that Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has struck gold with walk-ons on more than one occasion. And he’s still striking gold in his second stint at K-State....
View ArticleNo. 22 Sooners going with Knight at QB vs. Wildcats
In preparing to face the Oklahoma Sooners this week, uncertainty has been the name of the game for the Kansas State football team. (Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight carries the ball against Iowa...
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