It’s easy to feel good about Manhattan
This is a day when we want to think of happy things, to conjure up a few warm and fuzzy phrases to share as we enjoy a chilly but cheery Christmas. What’s really fun this time around is that we don’t...
View ArticleLAURA ERICKSON
Laura A. Erickson, 101, of Manhattan, died Monday at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community in Manhattan. She was born Jan. 21, 1912, in Swedeburg, Neb. She was the daughter of Anton and Christina...
View ArticleLORALEE E. BAKER
Loralee Elizabeth Baker, 95, of Manhattan, died Saturday at the Meadowlark Hills-Stolzer House in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. She was born on Sept. 6, 1918, in...
View ArticleJIMMY BURWELL
Jimmy L. Burwell, 71, of Clay Center, died Tuesday at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center. Additional obituary and service information will be announced later by the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral...
View ArticleSociety recognizes sophomore scholars
Kansas State University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, is recognizing several undergraduate scholars at the university. Phi Kappa Phi has selected 15...
View ArticleKSU receives awards for programs
Kansas State University is receiving 24 awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, Mid-America District XI. The council is an international association of educational...
View ArticleMessage from President Schulz about Regents’ social media policy
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: The Kansas Board of Regents recently passed a new Social Media Policy at the Dec. 18-19 meeting. If you have not yet read the policy, I urge you to do so. This new...
View ArticleAn evening conversation: Hello darkness, my old friend
Perhaps we should start with a bit of historical perspective as we wait on the tow truck to come and drag away my car. No, it’s not stuck in a snow bank. Somehow, after surviving a blind, slippery...
View ArticleNew wage increases proposed
WESTMORELAND – A new wage scale being considered by the Pottawatomie County Commission would put county employee compensation more in line with area governmental entities, and replace “step” pay raises...
View ArticleSchulz: Fix social media policy
Kansas State University president Kirk Schulz and a large group of the school’s faculty have fired back at the Kansas Board of Regents’ new policy regarding use of social media. The regents recently...
View ArticlePotential matchup in the trenches has Mueller excited
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When the bowl announcements were made earlier this month, the potential matchup between Michigan left tackle Taylor Lewan and Kansas State defensive end Ryan Mueller seemed like...
View ArticleZimmerman set for return against Michigan
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ty Zimmerman knew what happened when he was helped off the field during the first quarter against TCU on Nov. 16. A coincidence, or just bad luck, the Kansas State safety had...
View ArticleK-State to play NC State Saturday
Kansas State will conclude its 2013 non-conference schedule in San Diego, Calif., as the Wildcats will take part in the Surf & Slam Classic on Dec. 28 and 30. K-State will face North Carolina State...
View ArticleCats look to keep winning vs. Tulane
Joel Jellison jjellison@themercury.com Just one week after the Kansas State men’s basketball team won its biggest game of the season, the Wildcats will look to keep it going on the road on Saturday....
View ArticleMARGIE L. LARSEN
Margie L. Larsen, 90, of Manhattan, died Wednesday at the Meadowlark Hills- Sloan House in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. She was born on Aug. 21, 1923, in Lyons. She...
View ArticleGLORIA ISABEL MARTEN
Gloria Marten, 83, died Wednesday. The family provided some of the following information. On Feb. 16, 1930, Jay and Isabel Hill welcomed their daughter, Gloria Isabel, into the world in Wamego. She...
View ArticleBILL RENCIN
Bill Rencin, 83, of Hanover, died on Thursday at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, in Lincoln, Neb. Arrangements are pending at Terry-Christie Funeral Home in Waterville. ...
View ArticleDEAN HENNEBERG
Dean Austin Henneberg, 90, of Belvue, died Tuesday at his home surrounded by his family. The family provided some of the following information. Dean was born in rural Pottawatomie County on the family...
View ArticleCommission action benefits swimmers
There normally isn’t much you can learn from a swimming pool, except to come up for air when your lungs suggest it’s time. In the case of how the public can push government toward its own interests,...
View ArticleSales tax receipts top $10M in 2013
Sales tax revenues in Manhattan broke $10 million for the year — again. “This year’s total sales tax collections were just under last year’s record pace,” said city finance director Bernie Hayen. “It...
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