CVB advisory board future on agenda
City commissioners are likely to decide the fate of the CVB advisory board on Tuesday night. The commission previously discussed whether the composition of the Conventions and Visitor’s Bureau board...
View ArticleWildcats land three-star cornerback
The Kansas State football team got a big commitment on Sunday from Dodge City Community College cornerback Danzel McDaniel. Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound defensive...
View ArticleJACK GEORGE
Jack George, 93, died Friday. He was born Sept. 11, 1920 in Lycon, Colo. Jack was raised in Colorado before moving to Bentley with his family. He graduated from Bentley High School in 1940. Jack...
View ArticlePHYLLIS M. JACK
Phyllis Marie Jack, 89, a long-time Manhattan resident, died in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday. She was born Jan. 4, 1924, in Burlington, Iowa. Her parents were Fred and Anna Briggs Machholz. She spent...
View ArticleRUTH V. HOHMAN
Ruth V. Hohman, 97, of Clay Center, died Sunday at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center. The family provided some of the following information. She was born on April 4, 1916, in Randolph. She was the...
View ArticleVIOLA EMMA GNADT
Viola Emma Gnadt, 94, of Alma, died Thursday at the Alma Manor. She was a lifelong resident of the area. The family provided some of the following information. Viola was born Nov. 19, 1919, in the...
View ArticleGRETCHEN BRUNNER MITHEN
Gretchen Brunner Mithen, 73, of Wamego, died Nov. 21 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. She was born July 3, 1940, in Wamego to...
View ArticleAn evening conversation: shut up and drive!
Memo to the Riley County Law Board on the issue of those hypothetical cops with binoculars… Fine. Go for it. The reference here is to a tongue-in-cheek comment offered up Monday by board member Wynn...
View ArticleBoard still mulling online education plan
The USD 383 school board will continue its online education discussion during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Robinson Education Center. The board decided to end the district’s contract with...
View ArticleGrass fires down in last five years
WESTMORELAND – The number of grass fires in Pottawatomie County has decreased dramatically in the five years since the county instituted a permitting system for burning pastures. Before the county...
View ArticleLaw board denies seatbelt grant
The Riley County Law Board Monday denied RCPD a state grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation for seat belt enforcement. The commissioners voted 6-1 against KDOT’s Nighttime Seat Belt...
View ArticleCounty on hook for shooter’s treatment?
WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie County may have to pay for part or all of the medical expenses of a 33-year-old man injured last Tuesday in a shooting incident at a Manhattan hotel. County Counselor John...
View ArticleFeds: Plot to steal rice goes back 3 years
A criminal complaint against a Manhattan man claims that a conspiracy to steal rice seed samples from a Junction City research facility began more than three years ago. FBI Special Agent Charles...
View ArticleIt could be pot luck (or not) for Kansas
Let’s say your next-door neighbor wants to have a good time — and decides a party atmosphere ought to be available just about whenever the mood strikes him. So he rents out a spare room to four members...
View ArticleMajority rules commission on Tuesday
City commissioners voted 3-2 to keep the current appointment process of the Convention and Visitors Bureau advisory board under the control of the Chamber, but amended the board’s makeup to include a...
View ArticleERNEST GAIL BAUER
Ernest Gail Bauer, 92, died Monday at Medicalodge in Clay Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1921, in Clay County. Gail was raised in the Broughton community and graduated from CCCHS. He married Mina Oetinger...
View ArticleMARGARET MACY
Margaret Anna “Marge” Macy, 92, retired owner/bookkeeper for C&M TV Service, died Monday. The family provided some of the following information. Marge was a member of the Downtown Cosmopolitan...
View ArticleShooting suspect appears in court
A status hearing for Jan. 14 was set for a Wamego man charged in connection with the Dec. 10 shooting at Quality Inn and Suites in Manhattan. Dustin Monroe, 33, was charged of three counts of...
View ArticleMembers of KSU community honored for diversity efforts
Kansas State University and Commerce Bank are recognizing two individuals for their diversity enhancement efforts. LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, director of the College of Engineering’s multicultural...
View ArticleNew pool rate plan more fluid
Going for a swim just got cheaper. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved pool rate structure changes that will give users more options and cheaper prices. Parks and Recreation director...
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