MCC women win two
The Manhattan Christian College women’s basketball team won two games last weekend at the Cookson Hills Classic in Oklahoma. The Crusaders defeated Johnson University 65-57 in the first game. MCC led...
View ArticleUndefeated Wamego still atop rankings
In the latest version of the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings, the Wamego girls’ basketball team continued its run atop the Class 4A D-I poll, coming in at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive...
View ArticleCats ranked No. 25 in new AP poll
The Kansas State men’s basketball team has won nine in a row, including a 74-71 victory over then-No. 6 Oklahoma State this past weekend. On Monday, the Wildcats were rewarded, earning their first Top...
View ArticleAssessing special assessments
We don’t yet know much about the Manhattan City Commission’s direction on the complicated subject of special assessments. But we certainly appreciate their careful, inclusive approach. As you might...
View ArticleEDITH CUTRIGHT
Edith Mabel Gibbs Cutright, 95, of Wamego, formerly of Topeka, died Saturday at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. Edith was a long-time resident of the area. Edith was born May 14, 1918,...
View ArticleSUE ANN PRESTON
Sue Ann Preston, 65, of Alma, died Saturday at the Wamego Health Center. She was a long-time resident of the Alma community. The family provided some of the following information. Sue was born Aug....
View ArticleMARY JO TRACY
Mary Jo Tracy, 81, of Manhattan, died Sunday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. She was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Topeka. She was the daughter of Clyde A. and Flo R. (Tutt) Gleason. She...
View ArticleDAVID ELDON BRINGLE
David Eldon Bringle, 72, of St. George, died Sunday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. He was a long-time resident of the area. The family provided some of the following information....
View ArticleCHARLES J. ‘CHARLIE’ LEVIER
Charles John “Charlie” Levier, 77, of Wamego, died Saturday at Westy Community Care Center. He was born May 22, 1936 on the Potawatomi Reservation, where he was raised. He was the son of Cecelia...
View ArticleHistory professor leaves $400,000 to KSU in will
A retired Kansas State University history professor’s will provided more than $400,000 for the university. The money from George Dent Wilcoxon, who died in 2012, will create two undergraduate...
View ArticleOfficial: Nixing tax would cost county
WESTMORELAND – Elimination of the mortgage registration tax in Kansas would cost Pottawatomie County about $1 million in revenue, register of deeds Betty Abitz told county commissioners Monday. Abitz...
View ArticleBoard to consider gun policy
The USD 383 school board will consider loosening its stance on concealed weapons during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Robinson Education Center. A proposed board policy revision says that a...
View ArticleRuffled feathers over chickens
WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie County has no authority over chickens. That was the conclusion of county counselor John Watt Monday in response to a letter received by Pottawatomie county commissioners....
View ArticleDOD grants $16M to replace Fort Riley school
The Department of Defense on Monday awarded the Geary County school district a $16 million federal grant to replace Fort Riley Elementary School. The planned building will address the capacity and...
View ArticleOutage leaves thousands in cold
Thousands of Manhattan residents endured a stretch without power Monday night because of a Westar equipment failure. Westar Energy spokesperson Shane Batchelder said that 1,462 customers — business and...
View ArticleCity commission endorses levee raise
City commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved an endorsement letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a plan that will raise the levee to what it was originally designed to withstand during a...
View ArticleWildcats defeat TCU, 65-47
FORT WORTH — The Kansas State men’s basketball team ran its winning streak to 10 games on Tuesday with a 65-47 win over TCU in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Wildcats (12-3) led 31-21 at the half, and...
View ArticleMan found dead at CiCo Park in apparent suicide
Riley County police are investigating an apparent suicide at CiCo Park today. Police responded to a report of a deceased person at the park around noon. Patrol vehicles went to the west side of the...
View ArticleHeating system fails at MHS east campus
Ninth-graders couldn’t escape the cold weather Tuesday as the Manhattan High east campus dealt with a heating issue. MHS principal Greg Hoyt sent a message out to parents detailing the experience. He...
View ArticleShooting suspect to appear
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Pablo Alberto Gonzalez of St. Marys, who was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 24-year-old Rossville man. Gonzalez, 21, will appear in...
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