2012 was 7th warmest year on record in Manhattan
In 2012, Manhattan experienced the seventh warmest year on record by average temperature and the sixth warmest by average high temperature. Several daily temperature records also were broken through...
View ArticleThere is no easy solution to issue of ‘gun violence’
To the Editor: It has been said that for every difficult problem there is a simple, easy and wrong solution. In many cases of modern life, this holds true. In no case in America is this more true than...
View ArticleAlumni Association elated by support of Wildcat fans
To the Editor: On behalf of the K-State Alumni Association Board of Directors and staff, I want to share our heartfelt appreciation to the Manhattan community for your overwhelming support of the...
View ArticleMHS teachers want retention of 7-hour plan
Speakers argued for the status quo during a hearing Wednesday on possible scheduling changes at Manhattan High School. The district’s Board of Education held the hearing to gather feedback on three...
View ArticleBattle of the Bulge veterans to reunite
Ben Hopper Contributing writer In December of 1944, Allied troops repulsed the last, desperate German offensive of World War II in a nearly month-long engagement known as the Battle of the Bulge. The...
View ArticleLibrary project passes one test
Though we hope the Manhattan City Commission doesn’t make a habit of ignoring its own zoning regulations, its action Tuesday does little harm and makes possible considerable good. The good involved the...
View ArticleIt’s not too late to get a flu shot
You’d just about have to be from another planet not to be aware that the flu has struck Kansas and most other states earlier this year than is normally the case. Updates appear regularly in newspapers,...
View ArticleJames Frazier
James Oliver Frazier, 67, died Thursday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleJohn Lambotte
John H. Lambotte, 89, of Salina died Thursday at the Salina Regional Health Center. ...
View ArticleJohn Lambotte
John H. Lambotte, 89, of Salina died Thursday at the Salina Regional Health Center. ...
View ArticlePhyllis Moore
Phyllis M. (Mayott) Moore, 75, of Manhattan died Wednesday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleGerald Lake
Gerald Dean Lake, 79, of Manhattan died Wednesday at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleRichard Simmonds
Richard Allen “Dick” Simmonds, 86, of Manhattan died Thursday at the Sloan House at Meadowlark Hills. ...
View ArticleWilfred Eichman
Wilfred Henry Ike Eichman, 85, of Wamego and recently of Texas died Thursday at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House of Manhattan. ...
View ArticleTonia Taylor
Tonia Latrice Martin Taylor, 45, of Ogden died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleLibrary director: Expansion costs less than estimate says
The Manhattan Public Library’s top official said Friday a proposed expansion of that facility will cost property taxpayers significantly less than originally reported. Linda Knupp, the library’s...
View ArticleProgram pairing youth, seniors expands to Riley County
A program created in Geary County is expanding to give students in the Riley County area the chance to create relationships between elementary students and seniors. The I.C.A.R.E. program started with...
View ArticleMental health initiative’s effects not yet apparent
The impact on local mental health services of Gov. Sam Brownback’s $10 million initiative to boost programs aimed at targeted populations won’t begin to be known for several months. The director of...
View ArticleArea lawmakers say they’re poised to solve budgetary, education issues when...
The Kansas Legislature starts its new session on Monday. Members of the area’s legislative delegation agree that the budget and taxes will be the main focus of this year’s debate, but viewpoints...
View ArticleShort running time keeps ‘Promised Land’ from being a drag
In “Promised Land”, Matt Damon portrays Steve Butler. Steve’s work involves convincing rural landowners to sell natural gas drilling rights on their property to Global Crosspower Solutions. With his...
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