FRANCIS HARLAND
Francis “Toad” Harland, 91, of Marysville, and formerly of Frankfort, died Wednesday at Cambridge Place in Marysville. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at the First Presbyterian Church...
View ArticleIndians use strong 2nd half to beat Dodge City
It took an entire half of basketball to figure it out, but once they did, the Indians finished their game against Dodge City strong, outscoring the Red Demons by 16 in the second half to turn a close...
View ArticleMHS boys rout Dodge City, 55-37
A night full of turnovers made Manhattan’s matchup against Dodge City a blowout from the opening tip, as the Indians turned a 21-2 lead in the first quarter into a 55-37 win on the road Friday night....
View ArticlePlease party smartly
Mid to late December isn’t just stressed-out-driver season, it’s also party season. There are all kinds of parties — office parties, neighborhood bashes and simple gatherings among friends. Along with...
View ArticleMCC’s Kylie Rupe named national player of the year
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) named Manhattan Christian College’s junior outside hitter Kylie Rupe the 2013 AVCA NCCAA National Player of the Year. Rupe — a 2011 graduate of...
View ArticleManhattan native to appear on the Dan Patrick Show
Manhattan native Brock Everett will appear on Dan Patrick’s cable television show on Monday. The show, which airs on the NBC Sports Network — channel 78 on the local Cox Communications system — will be...
View ArticleMHS girls split Western road trip
Grant Guggisberg gguggisberg@themercury.com In a matchup between experienced teams Saturday afternoon, the Manhattan High girls’ basketball team certainly had its chances to beat Great Bend. In the...
View ArticleMHS boys beat Dodge City, Great Bend
Two days, two games, two blowout wins. That pretty sums up the weekend road trip out west for the Manhattan High boys’ basketball team. After dominating Dodge City Friday night from start to finish,...
View ArticleWildcats dominate at Winter Invitational
Staff reports The Kansas State track and field team closed out the weekend with a dominating performance on Saturday at the Winter Invitational in Ahearn Field House. For the day, the Wildcats set one...
View ArticleMorganville reconnects with French town it helped during WWII
To paraphrase one line from a very famous song: “You’ll want to be in that number…when the French go marching in.” A meeting 65 years in the making will take place when Gérard Torlotting visits the...
View Article‘Miracle on 34th Street,’ carriage rides and more
SUNDAY Read to Dogs, 2-4 p.m. Read to a certified therapy dog. The dogs have been trained to listen, and they help children relax while reading. Avid readers welcome also. No sign up required....
View ArticleIndians take 2nd in home tournament
Manhattan High entered the final match of its dual with Abilene down one point with both teams vying for second place at the Manhattan Dual Tournament. The final stop on this back-and-forth tilt put...
View ArticleWildcats need improvement on offense
When it comes to shooting the ball, the Kansas State men’s basketball team has been atrocious. The Wildcats might be fortunate to be 6-3 this season when a simple look at their shooting percentages and...
View ArticleLockett, Zimmerman named MVPs
Wide receiver Tyler Lockett and defensive back Ty Zimmerman were named Kansas State’s 2013 offensive and defensive MVPs, while Weston Hiebert and Tramaine Thompson took special teams MVP honors during...
View ArticleWhen he caught her, they fell for each other
As an ROTC student, Annette Gruenstern fell off an obstacle and then fell for the man who caught her. At the time, 1st Lt. Daniel Gruenstern was an enlisted soldier who decided to go to college to...
View ArticleA symbol of their sacrifices
FORT RILEY — As Christmas draws nearer, some members of the community took a moment to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars as well as the...
View ArticleMan charged in seed theft
A Manhattan man was one of two agricultural scientists from China accused this week of trying to steal rice seed samples from a research facility in Junction City and pass them to a Chinese delegation...
View ArticleGrad overcame debilitating injuries to finish degrees
Pamela Maynez likes a challenge. Maynez graduated from the K-State College of Arts and Sciences Saturday morning with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biochemistry. She helped with basic cancer...
View ArticleCraig lifts K-State past Gauchos
Bri Craig only made three shots on Sunday — three big shots — that lifted the Kansas State women’s basketball team past UC Santa Barbara, 73-64, at Bramlage Coliseum. The sophomore buried a trio of...
View ArticleWildcats ease by Troy with 72-43 rout
Even though the shots haven’t always fallen on offense, the Kansas State men’s basketball team has by and large played good defense this season. (Kansas State’s Marcus Foster tries to get past Troy’s...
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