Manhattan High debate team results
Here are some recent Manhattan High debate team results. SME (Nov. 9-10) Varsity 2nd – Jake Seaton and Jordan Deloach Washburn Rural After School (Nov. 13) Undefeated Abdou Ahmed and Joshua Abitz Lilly...
View ArticleMHS thespians receive honors at conference
The Manhattan High School Thespian Troupe #941 was honored Jan. 3-5 at the 34th annual Kansas Thespian Conference in Wichita. The troupe was awarded the highest category of GOLD Honor Troupe Award for...
View ArticleLocal man named NAIA scholar-athlete
Peter Ramundo, of Manhattan, has been named among the 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Peter runs cross-country for Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich. He is a junior and majoring in...
View ArticleThese movies weren’t awesome, they were awful
The easiest way to pick the worst movies of 2012 is to begin with “Les Miserables.” But it seems to me that folks know ahead of time whether or not they are going to be willing to overlook the...
View ArticleAlternate lives, mystery and witchcraft
Just because Christopher Pike says he writes “weird” books does not mean he possesses a weird mind. True, as an author of thrillers, Pike worships the strange and terrifying stuff that appeals to so...
View ArticleLatest novel proves Rowling’s talents go beyond wizards, spells
J.K. Rowling’s most recent book, “Casual Vacancy,” bears little resemblance to her immensely popular Harry Potter series. Casual vacancy is a British expression for a vacancy on the local governing...
View ArticleAnnual literary discussion series to begin at library
Beginning this month, Manhattan Public Library will host the annual winter book discussion series, TALK: Talk About Literature in Kansas, sponsored by the Manhattan Library Association and the Kansas...
View ArticleBeauty: It isn’t just skin deep
What is it about the beginning of the year that inspires people to quit their smoking habit, be happier or lose obnoxious amounts of weight? Is it the freshness of a new year…a new beginning, one that...
View ArticleA variety of music, theatre, dance will heat up the season
The new year is brimming with cultural events in Manhattan, and there’s plenty of theater, music, art and dance to fill your agenda through the springtime. The unofficial headliner of the season is...
View ArticleSweeping floors, hauling hay: area professionals reflect on their first paid...
First jobs tend to have a bad reputation. People are young and inexperienced, and the pay is almost always low. The jobs themselves tend to involve relatively menial tasks: paper routes, busing tables...
View ArticleClements leaving K-State for job at Oklahoma State
Kansas State assistant coach Job Bob Clements is leaving Manhattan to coach the defensive line at Oklahoma State, according to a tweet from Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy. “Excited to announce Joe Bob...
View ArticleHesston 64, Riley County 38
At Hillsboro for the boys’ Trojan Classic, Riley County trailed 30-18 at halftime and trailed by 21 after the third quarter in a tough opening-round game for the seventh-seeded Falcons. Riley County...
View ArticleWeber: Cats have tough test at TCU
If there is one game in the first five of Big 12 Conference play that Bruce Weber is worried about, it’s this one. No. 16 Kansas State heads back out on the road on Wednesday to face a TCU team that’s...
View ArticleK-State braces for No. 1 Baylor
Brittany Chambers was just 12 years old the last time Kansas State defeated Baylor. It’s been nine years and 13 straight losses since the Wildcats’ last win in the series with the defending national...
View ArticleMHS wrestlers prepare for stretch run
It was last year at this time when the Manhattan Indian wrestling team started putting things together. They didn’t know it at the time, but the Indians would eventually win a state title after winning...
View ArticleWallace Grossnickle
Wallace Glen Grossnickle, 91, of Manhattan died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleJames L. Sprenkle
James L. Sprenkle, 69, of Washington died Dec. 22 at the Washington County Hospital in Washington. ...
View ArticleChristopher Silva
Christopher Anthony Silva, 51, died Monday at his residence following an illness. ...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI after crash
A Wamego man was arrested Monday afternoon for driving under the influence after he reportedly crashed his vehicle into a traffic control device near the intersection of Kimball and Denison avenues....
View ArticlePottawatomie County looks at expansion options
The former DeChairo Hospital building at Westmoreland is for sale, and Pottawatomie County is a potential buyer. County commissioners toured the building Monday morning after Jim Moore, president of...
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