Cats overcome slow start, now looking for fifth straight win
Baylor has won 13 straight games going back to last season. Oklahoma State has won six in a row. And though both teams are clearly playing well right now, Kansas State’s surge back into relevance in...
View ArticleKansans cool to ‘experiment’
Last year, Gov. Sam Brownback went on national television and boasted that he was leading Kansas through “a real live experiment” in taxing and spending. Recent surveys suggest that Kansans are...
View ArticleRevisiting a dark day in our history
This has been a year of anniversaries. On Tuesday, the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address came up on the calendar. It is a memorable speech, and the original occasion,...
View ArticleFRAN BEATY
Frances (Fran) N. Beaty, 90, of Manhattan died Monday. The family provided some of the following information. She was born Feb. 23, 1923, in Jefferson City, Mo. She was the daughter of James M. and...
View ArticleGRETCHEN MITHEN
Gretchen Mithen, 73, of Manhattan died Thursday at The Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. Services are pending with Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Complete obituary and service information...
View ArticleFarm Bureau CEO Yunk ready for full-time grandfatherhood
It’s time for another change. “I tell people I’m entering my third full-time career — full-time grandpa,” said Dan Yunk, who has announced his retirement as CEO of the Kansas Farm Bureau. “I told them...
View ArticleOfficials to design Blue River flood plan
Another floodplain plan is in the works. City and county officials have come together to create another floodplain working group, but not for Wildcat Creek. This one is for the Blue River. Pottawatomie...
View ArticleDuring the national anthem, why don’t announcers ask sports fans to put their...
Q: Why do public sports announcers not ask fans to place their hand over their heart for the playing of the national anthem? They always say: “Please stand and remove your hat for the playing of the...
View ArticleFour Indians named first-team all-league
After a season that included a second-round playoff game and a Centennial League title, the Manhattan High football team landed four individuals on the all-league first team — occupying seven spots —...
View ArticleDebate to continue on CVB accountability
A row over $1.2 million has boiled to a head. Commissioners plan to discuss how the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board should be structured and who will control it during Tuesday night’s work session...
View ArticleWamego fireman moonlights as writer
WAMEGO — A volunteer firefighter for 27 years, Lyle Markey has seen it all, but his career hasn’t been a typical one. He’s a firefighter who writes novels. Markey, deputy fire chief of the Wamego Fire...
View ArticleMHS soccer players honored
All-state and All-Centennial League teams were announced this week, with several Manhattan Indian soccer players honored. Among all-state honorees, midfielder Jonathan Turnley and forward Eric Gray...
View ArticleManhattan CC Club runners place at national meet
Seven members of the Manhattan Cross Cross Country Club competed over the weekend at the Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships in Louisville, Ky. Madeline Purdom and Luke Wichman earned...
View ArticleKSU signee Mertz only knows hard work
If anyone understands what hard work and loyalty is, it has to be Lauren Mertz. Mertz, who recently signed to play basketball at Kansas State, has battled back from not one, but two ACL tears in...
View ArticleARLENE ULRICH-KAUMP
Arlene Ulrich-Kaump, 84, of Manhattan, died Sunday in the Lyle House at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley. ...
View ArticleRUTH ALVINA WINTER
Ruth Alvina Winter, 85, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born April 22, 1928 in Lincoln, Neb. Ruth was raised in Lincoln, Neb. She married Rudolph “Sam” Winter on May 30, 1948. In...
View ArticleDEBBIE DOWLING
Deborah (Debbie) Ann Dowling, 56, died on Saturday and is forever joined with her beloved grandson, Tyler, who preceded her in death on April 13, 2011. The family provided some of the following...
View ArticleMARY ELIZABETH HOLLEY
Mary Elizabeth Holley, 74, of Wamego, died Sunday at the Wamego Health Center. She was a long time resident of the community. The family provided some of the following information. Mary was born Feb....
View ArticleRoberts expresses concern over deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) has joined congressional colleagues from both sides of the aisle in expressing concern with the Iranian nuclear deal reached over the weekend in Geneva,...
View ArticleBridge study will cost counties $40,000
WESTMORELAND — It will cost Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties about $40,000 to find out if the deck of the Belvue Bridge is a candidate for a polyester concrete overlay. Pott County Commissioners...
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