Indians to open TOC against Heights
After a 6-2 start to the season that has seen its ups and downs, the Manhattan High boys’ basketball team gets the chance to see just how well it stacks up among some of the state’s best teams this...
View ArticleMissing woman’s family asks for help in case
The family of a missing St. George woman is asking the community to help look for her. A community search in the Tuttle Cove area at Tuttle Creek will begin 10 a.m. Saturday in an effort to find Jane...
View ArticleAn evening conversation: hoop heaven
Let’s get one idea off the table right away: This little chat is not meant specifically as a slap at our friends up the Kaw at the University of Kansas. Recent events have put KU in the crosshairs, and...
View ArticleCouldn’t commissions have held retreat locally?
To the Editor: Our City and County com-missions, some of whose members are fiscally conservative, had a weekend retreat in Overland Park. Was it necessary to go to Overland Park rather than someplace...
View ArticleRegional transit board clears last county
The Flint Hills may have a regional transportation agency in its future. The Riley County Commission on Thursday became the last governmental body to hear a proposal about creation of the Flint Hills...
View ArticleSome people seem to need to put others into categories
To the Editor: I find it amusing that so many people want to divide the human race into “us” or “them.” As for my personal situation, people want to make me either conservative or liberal. Either way,...
View ArticleGood work, RCPD
For Riley County residents accustomed to consistent, effective law enforcement, word that the rate at which serious crimes occur in the county dropped considerably in the last five years comes as no...
View ArticleSchrum believed in Manhattan
With the death of Ruth Schrum at age 90 on Sunday, Manhattan has lost a committed community and political activist. Mrs. Schrum wore many hats during her life. She was an educator and a businesswoman...
View ArticleDistrict short $3.2M for 2015
Early projections show USD 383 having $3.2 million less in its fiscal year 2015 budget authority than the FY14 budget approved in August, according to information presented at the USD 383 school board...
View ArticleIndians travel to Emporia Friday
With a trip to McPherson for the 19th-annual Mid-America Classic looming next week, the Manhattan High girls’ basketball team might be tempted to overlook Friday’s game at Emporia. The Indians pounded...
View ArticleIndians win dual with Emporia
Despite a scheduling quirk that turned a quadrangular meet into just a dual with Emporia, the Manhattan High swimming and diving team managed to come out on top Wednesday afternoon at the KSU...
View ArticleTHOMAS SHERRY
Thomas Michael Sherry, 58, of Scottsbluff, Neb., died Dec. 18, 2013. The family provided some of the following information. He was born Dec. 12, 1955 in Burlingame to Helen Louise (Carlat) and Tom W....
View ArticleANTHONY FOSTER
Anthony “Tony” Foster, 70, of Topeka formerly of Belleville, died on Dec. 29, 2013. He was a retired business professor at Cloud County Community College, Junction City campus. Survivors include...
View ArticleJOANN JOHANNES
JoAnn Johannes, 83, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday at Bryan Memorial Hospital-East, in Lincoln, Neb. JoAnn was born Jan. 19, 1931, at New Town, Mo. to Clarence A. and Dorothy D. (Harper)...
View ArticleRUTH ANNA SCHRUM
Ruth Anna Glanzer Schrum, 90, of Manhattan, died Sunday surrounded by family at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. The family provided some of the following information. Ruth was born on March 22,...
View ArticleMHS boys defeat Wichita Heights, 55-46, in OT
DODGE CITY — Payton Stephens scored 25 points and the Manhattan High boys’ basketball team outscored Wichita Heights 11-2 in overtime to defeat the Falcons 55-46 in the first round of the Tournament of...
View ArticleDORIS SCHULTES
Doris Schultes, 89, former longtime Manhattan resident, died Thursday, in Friona, Texas, where she had been residing since 2011. She was a longtime area elementary school teacher. Visitation will be...
View ArticleBEVERLY HANKINS
Beverly Rae (Lambert) Hankins, 82, of Junction City, died on Wednesday at Valley View Senior Life. The family provided some of the following information. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at...
View ArticleTony-winning actress to perform at McCain
Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters will present an evening of Broadway music in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium. “An Evening with...
View ArticleK-State to host ag career day
Kansas State University students wanting to connect with employers in the agricultural industry will have the opportunity at the 2014 Agri-Industry Career Fair. More than 90 businesses, agencies and...
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