Benghazi report notably bipartisan
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi doesn’t contain much that is new. Given the level of scrutiny that the attack has received from multiple...
View ArticleMHS girls beat Junction City
JUNCTION CITY — The Manhattan High girls’ basketball team won comfortably Friday night against rival Junction City, 63-43, to stay undefeated in Centennial League play. The Indians got 16 points from...
View ArticleMHS boys win nailbiter, 35-32
JUNCTION CITY — The Manhattan High boys’ basketball team got a hard-fought win on the road against rival Junction City Friday night, winning a nailbiter 35-32. The Indians led most of the game, but saw...
View ArticleCats defeat West Virginia, 78-56
With a pair of 20-point scoring efforts from Shane Southwell and Thomas Gipson, the Kansas State men’s basketball team eased past West Virginia on Saturday, 78-56, at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats...
View ArticleHEINZ ARENT
Heinz Otto Arent, 83, died on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community, Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. He was born on Sept. 4, 1930 in...
View ArticleJENNIE JEFFRIES
Jennie ‘Granny’ Jeffries, 84, of Marysville, formerly of Frankfort, died on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Jennie was born Jan. 28, 1929, in Holdrege, Neb., the...
View ArticleHOWELL SUDDUTH
Martha Howell Sudduth, 96, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at St. Catherine’s Village in Madison, Miss. Martha Stowers Hand was born in Terry, Miss., on May 2, 1917, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E....
View ArticleCAROL VAN PELT
Carol Van Pelt, 69, of Fairland, Okla., died Jan. 17, 2014, at the Integris Hospital in Grove, Okla. She was born April 22, 1944. Complete obituary and service information will be announced later by...
View ArticleTHOMAS ‘TOM’ ELLIS
Thomas “Tom” Ellis, 56, died on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Manhattan. The family provided some of the following information. He was born on Oct. 24, 1957, in Onaga, the son of John and Mary G....
View ArticleSouthwell, Gipson lead rout of WVU
Thomas Gipson was unsettled with his last game. The K-State junior forward, and the team’s vocal leader, battled early foul trouble against Oklahoma and finished with just four points and six rebounds....
View ArticleDefense carries Cats past Cyclones
The Kansas State women’s basketball team made one of the best players in the Big 12 this season look quite average Saturday night. It was a defensive effort that paid off, as the Wildcats survived a...
View ArticleExhibit highlights late architect’s watercolors, support for arts center
On a trip to Scotland, Gene Ernst took every opportunity to paint the scenery. “For him, it was a painting trip,” said Margaret Buie, a friend who was on the trip with him. “If there was down time,...
View ArticleMissing Wamego woman found
A Wamego woman missing since last Sunday has been found, police said. Angela Hudgins, 46, left her home on Sunday and was supposed to return two days later but did not. Her family members attempted to...
View ArticleWabaunsee woman sentenced to 60 days
TOPEKA - A Wabaunsee County woman was sentenced Friday to 60 days in federal prison for embezzling from the Bio-Security Research Institute at Kansas State University. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in...
View ArticleCity marks founder’s 200th birthday
Several Manhattan residents turned out for a 200th birthday party Friday, honoring one of the city’s founders. The celebration, which took place at the Riley County Historical Museum, marked the...
View ArticleRegents announce social media policy reps
The Kansas Board of Regents has announced the representatives who will participate in the group commissioned to review the board’s recently adopted policy about faculty use of social media. Julia Keen,...
View ArticleTalking trust at retreat
OVERLAND PARK — Is all-out regionalism the best way to develop the Flint Hills into a business powerhouse? Can old grudges among major players in Manhattan, Fort Riley and Wamego be forgotten in the...
View ArticleLocal kids take trip down yellow brick road
Some local children experienced their first doses of acting at the Manhattan Arts Center this week. About 60 children acted in a production of “The Wizard of Oz” on Saturday after a week of play...
View ArticleK-State receives patent
Kansas State University was recently granted a U.S. patent for a material that helps convert straw and other grasses into a cleaner substance for alternative energy and fuel. The patent, “Char...
View ArticleAn evening conversation: lest we forget
Matthew is 16 and lives in Overland Park. He is the son of my partner Melissa and – even accounting for some bias – I’ve got to say he’s a very bright kid. This past weekend, history buff Matthew was...
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