Doctor to plead to fraud
A Manhattan radiologist is expected to plead guilty Thursday in Texas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme involving more than $7 million in military contracts. Dr. Heidi L. Webster, 50, a...
View ArticleCommissioners endorse $26.4M plan to raise levee
City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously endorsed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to raise the levee. Although they approved the letter of endorsement, commissioners were vocal in their...
View ArticleWinter not emergency shelter’s busiest time, director says
Despite the frigid temperatures recently, the Manhattan Emergency Shelter still has room for those in need of shelter. In fact, the dead of winter is not typically their busiest time, according to...
View ArticleCowgirls rally to beat Cats, 58-51
Oklahoma State didn’t have an answer for Kansas State’s long-range shooting a year ago, leading to the Wildcats’ biggest win of the season. (Kansas State’s Ashia Woods (left) and Kindred Wesemann...
View ArticleManhattan wrestlers win home dual with Emporia
The Manhattan High wrestling team sent its seniors out with a bang on Wednesday, sort of. It was senior night for the Indians, though the team will host the Centennial League meet in early February,...
View ArticleIndians prepare for big test
The undefeated Manhattan High boys’ basketball team has been good all season, but its biggest test yet comes Friday at home. With five blowout victories won by an average of more than 20 points per...
View ArticleThese movies were so bad they’re not even worth watching again
Movie critics are usually punished more often than they are treated. I was surprised to hear a journalist refer to last year as a particularly good one as far as new movies are concerned—I think I had...
View ArticleCounty proposes sharing equipment
Riley County wants regional governments to share their equipment. Speaking at today’s commission meeting, county counselor Clancy Holeman said that he is working with several local governments and...
View ArticleOgden Pizza Hut catches fire
Firefighters from Riley County responded to Pizza Hut in Ogden, 523 Riley Ave., for a structure fire around 2 p.m. Thursday. Pizza Hut cook Dereck Williams said no one was injured in a fire that...
View ArticleWe’re addicted to rankings
Everyone loves rankings, even though in almost every case, they mean just about nothing at all except a reason to argue. Some fans were delirious, matter of fact, that K-State was ranked 25th in the...
View ArticleJEANNE M. BRADDY
Jeanne M. Braddy, 90, of Manhattan, died Wednesday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. She was born July 15, 1923, in Manhattan. Complete obituary and service information will be announced...
View ArticleMaking students feel comfortable focus of MHS bullying program
The worldwide Olweus Bully Prevention Program came to Manhattan High today. The program, which has been implemented in more than a dozen countries, focuses on reducing bullying and improving peer...
View ArticleCaron fights through pain to help Cats
The Kansas State women’s basketball team has lost three in a row and the schedule doesn’t get any easier as the Wildcats get set to begin a two-game road trip this weekend at Oklahoma. (Kansas State...
View ArticleCHARLES ‘CHARLIE’ LEVIER
A memorial service for Charlie Levier will be at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Westmoreland Care Home. Charlie died Jan. 4 and was a member of the Potawatomi nation. ...
View ArticleWARREN ‘BILL’ SIMNITT
Warren “Bill” Simnitt, 92, of Leonardville, died Friday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Funeral services are pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley, Kansas. ...
View ArticleTHOMAS ‘TOM’ ELLIS
Thomas “Tom” Ellis, 56, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was born on Oct. 24, 1957 in Onaga. A complete obituary and memorial service information is pending and will be released later by...
View ArticleJEANNE M. BRADDY
Jeanne M. Braddy, 90, of Manhattan, died Wednesday in the loving care of the nurses and staff at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. She was...
View ArticleGIOVANNA BARLOW
Giovanna Barlow, 89, died Sunday at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. Giovanna was born March 5, 1925, in Plezo, Italy, which is now...
View ArticleU.S. News & World Report recognizes K-State programs
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Kansas State University as a great place to earn an online graduate degree in education and engineering, moving both programs up in its rankings released Jan. 8....
View ArticleFire damages new Ogden Pizza Hut
Firefighters from Riley County responded to Pizza Hut in Ogden, 523 Riley Ave., for a structure fire around 2 p.m. Thursday. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins said no one was...
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