Area students make KSU fall dean’s list
More than 3,500 Kansas State students received academic honors for the fall 2013 semester. These students earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above on at least 12 credit hours. Area students...
View Article30 cowboys participate in K-State’s Bull Bash
The top 10 advanced to Saturday night’s late final at Weber Arena. But the tone was set during Friday night’s first-round action of the K-State Invitational Bull Bash with six riders posting scores. In...
View ArticleRiley County girls rout Wabaunsee, 50-31
RILEY — With a winter storm brewing outside, Riley County senior Madison Vargo kept things hot indoors as her 24 points led the No. 2 (3A) Falcons to a decisive 50-31 victory over Wabaunsee to stay...
View ArticleThe perils of escape
I’ve tried to escape to Kansas several times in the past eight years. Let me start by saying I left the state in 2005 as an unwilling 14-year-old and came back last July. I spent the last eight years...
View ArticleSabetha upends Wamego boys, 67-52
WAMEGO — Facing undefeated and Class 3A No. 3 Sabetha at home, the Wamego boys’ basketball team knew it was going to have its hands full Friday. Facing a 13-point halftime deficit, the Red Raiders were...
View ArticleSeufert leads Wamego past Sabetha, 54-39
WAMEGO — The Wamego girls’ basketball team faced a difficult proposition against Sabetha in its 54-39 victory - one it might face again as the season continues through February and into March. Lanie...
View ArticlePoor will get little tax relief
Overlooked because of the attention to declining Kansas tax revenues is the elimination of Kansas tax refunds that have traditionally been available to low-income families. There are surprises in store...
View ArticleBe the MVP of your Super Bowl bash
Omaha! For many across the nation — like yours truly — it’s Christmas Part 2, or, otherwise known as Super Bowl Sunday. After 17 weeks and three rounds of playoffs, the dust has settled, and only two...
View ArticleK-State Country Swing and Two-Step Club thrills at Student Union
They’re college-aged swing dancers, but they might as well be acrobats. The K-State Country Swing and Two-Step Club had its first meeting of the semester in the student union on Tuesday, and passersby...
View ArticleFire destroys Ogden home
A fire destroyed an Ogden mobile home early Saturday morning. At around 1:46 a.m. Saturday, the Riley County Fire District was called for a structure fire at 509 S Park St. in Ogden. When the first...
View ArticleKSU show knocks out audience once again
Patti O’Dour stood in her leotard on the McCain Auditorium stage Saturday night, warming up the crowd at Kansas State’s 10th showcase for drag queens. Her hair stood so tall, it garnered a reference to...
View ArticleHas time come for regionalism?
JUNCTION CITY — There was an air of celebration at the C. L. Hoover Opera House Friday morning. Voting members of the Flint Hills Regional Council, along with assorted leaders from counties across this...
View ArticleK-State Theatre, Open Mic, Harry Potter and more
TODAY Read to Dogs, 2-4 p.m. Read to a certified therapy dog. The dogs have been trained to listen, and they help children relax while reading. Avid readers welcome also. No sign up required. Manhattan...
View ArticleJACK JAHNKE
John W. “Jack” Jahnke, 99, of Riley died Monday at the Brewster Place in Topeka. Funeral services are pending with the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home in Riley. ...
View ArticleK-Staters contribute to stem cell book
A team of researchers from the anatomy and physiology department in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University has just closed the book on an important chapter on stem cell research....
View ArticleCouple loves to share designs
Every business needs its hook. For Box Lab, Chris and Marci Spaw decided to have several hooks. One of them comes into play when people walk into the architecture firm on 407 Poyntz Ave. The showroom...
View ArticleWinter striking again
Brace for a wicked winter snow. The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for Tuesday, but K-State climatologist Mary Knapp said people should expect it to stay cold and snowy for the rest of...
View Article‘Twelve Years a Slave’ part history, part horror movie
The feel-bad movie of 2013 has arrived in Manhattan, re-issued now that it has been nominated for a number of awards, including eight Oscars. The movie is “Twelve Years a Slave,” made by the British...
View ArticleMAHP and hotel split top agenda
The city commission agenda for Tuesday evening might not matter if there’s so much snow in the area that the whole event has to be postponed. Assuming the show goes on as the scheduled, commissioners...
View ArticleCommission dodges ‘Fieldhouse’ question
The quest to get more funding for the “Fieldhouse Project” continues after the Riley County Commission deferred another request for the local parks project. Gail Urban, who leads the group pushing to...
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