County approves siren for University Park
The Riley County Commission on Thursday approved the purchase of a tornado siren to replace the existing siren in University Park. Emergency Management Director Pat Collins said he also hopes to...
View ArticleGov. doesn’t want to raise per-student aid
TOPEKA — Education is in line to receive funding increases but not at the desired levels for educators. Gov. Sam Brownback released his proposed adjustments to the fiscal years 2014 and 2015 budget...
View ArticleHigh winds contribute to three fires Wednesday
As of 12:30 p.m. Thursday, three fires had broken out in Manhattan, spurred on by the high winds here. The first was a house fire at 3114 Gary Ave., in the northwest part of town. The second,...
View ArticlePlan would partially restore salary cuts
TOPEKA — There won’t be a full restoration of the $66 million cut higher education sustained last year, according to Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget proposal. Brownback’s proposed adjustments to the fiscal...
View ArticleNo change on regents’ social media policy
TOPEKA — Faculty senate presidents across the state university system tried in vain Wednesday to get the Kansas Board of Regents to reverse its social media policy changes. During their December...
View ArticleSchulz: NBAF will require 31 more acres of land
TOPEKA — The National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) is looking more and more like a reality this week, and that was reflected in the way Kansas State University officials treated the topic while...
View ArticleIndians win home meet
After weeks of tough practices without any external competition, the Manhattan High boys’ swimming and diving team got back into the swing of things Wednesday afternoon at the KSU Natatorium. With...
View ArticleIndians prep for rivalry matchup
After dropping a winnable game at Hayden on Tuesday night, Manhattan High boys’ basketball coach Tim Brooks delivered a warning to his players. He said they’d sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk...
View ArticleJANICE EDDY
Janice Eddy, 46, of Plattsmouth, Neb., died Wednesday. The family provided some of the following information. She was born January 24, 1967. She was united in marriage to Donald N. “Chip” Eddy on March...
View ArticleJOSEPH T. ‘JOE’ DUKE
Joseph Thomas Duke, 78, of Junction City, died Tuesday. The family provided some of the following information. Joe was born in Webb, Ala. on Jan. 30, 1935. He was the son of the late Evitus Lee and...
View ArticleReport rubbed atmospheric scientist the wrong way
To the Editor: I was disappointed in reading the item in the Jan 16 edition of the Mercury about our strong winds. Most people are inter-ested in and discuss the weather, so the coverage was...
View ArticleRCPD names victim of job site accident
David G. Teske, 47, of Onaga died Thursday after an accident at a job site in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Teske was struck by a falling tree. RCPD, emergency services,...
View ArticleHigh winds force crew out of burning home
A fire caused an estimated $200,000 of damage to a Manhattan home and its contents Thursday. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 3114 Gary Ave., owned by Jeanette Cukjati of Girard, for a...
View ArticleHearing for murder case rescheduled
WESTMORELAND — A preliminary hearing for a St. Marys man charged with second-degree murder was rescheduled for Feb. 20. Pablo Alberto Gonzalez, 21, was arrested in Pottawatomie County early New Year’s...
View ArticleFinney, Hostetler among Wall of Fame inductees
A former governor, a banking and insurance industry leader, and a pair of physicists have been selected for the Manhattan High Wall of Fame. The Manhattan High School Alumni Association picked four...
View ArticleKansas delegation split on vote for NBAF funds
Although the $1.012 trillion spending bill passed by Congress included funding for the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, the votes among Kansas’ all-Republican delegation were split. The bill...
View ArticleArea lawmakers wonder how state will fund governor’s initiatives
TOPEKA — Now that legislators know what Gov. Sam Brownback wants, where will the money come from? Revenues are down for the state based on Brownback’s projected budget adjustments for fiscal years 2014...
View ArticleSchuster pleads guilty
A Manhattan doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawfully prescribing prescription drugs. Michael P. Schuster, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances....
View ArticleHistoric Wamego mansion to go on auction block in March
WAMEGO — One of Wamego’s largest and most historic homes is going up for auction. The Ditto-Leach mansion at 910 Fifth St., built in 1890, will be auctioned off on March 15. The home’s current owners,...
View ArticleHeadline misleading; NBAF lab won’t need more land
To the Editor: A headline in the Jan. 16 Mercury, “Schulz: NBAF will require 31 more acres of land,” was misleading. Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz was referring to a potential need for...
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