VALLEY HEIGHTS 55, WASHINGTON CO. 44
At Blue Rapids, Valley Heights steadily pulled away from Washington County in a 55-44 win on Tuesday. Brandi Roepke scored 23 points for the Mustangs (15-1), who led 12-5 after the first and 27-19 by...
View ArticleValley Heights 55, Washington Co. 44
At Blue Rapids, Valley Heights steadily pulled away from Washington County in a 55-44 win on Tuesday. Brandi Roepke scored 23 points for the Mustangs (15-1), who led 12-5 after the first and 27-19 by...
View ArticleWamego 69, Chapman 34
At Chapman, the Wamego Red Raiders made quick work of Chapman on Tuesday, beating the Irish 69-34. Wamego dominated the first half, leading 25-7 after the first quarter and 48-16 at halftime. The Red...
View ArticleRock Creek 58, Marysville 56
At Flush, Rock Creek avoided an upset loss to Marysville on Tuesday, hanging on to win 58-56 at home. The Mustangs (13-2) trailed 13-11 after one quarter, but led 30-29 at halftime. Marysville took...
View ArticleFrankfort 52, Onaga 41
At Frankort, the Frankfort Wildcats picked up just their fourth win of the season on Tuesday, beating Onaga 52-41. The Wildcats (4-11) set the table for the win from the beginning, leading 14-8 after...
View ArticleConcordia 76, Riley County 44
At Concordia, a first quarter deficit was too much to rally back from for Riley County on Tuesday, as the Falcons lost 76-44 to Concordia. The Falcons (4-11) trailed 22-9 after the first period, and it...
View ArticleValley Heights boys top Wash. Co., 66-48
At Blue Rapids, Valley Heights got off to a great start on Tuesday, and kept rolling in a 66-48 win over Washington County. The Mustangs (14-2) led 21-9 after the first quarter, and charged ahead 36-23...
View ArticleTopeka West hands MHS boys home loss
Manhattan High assistant boys’ basketball coaches Benji George and Shane Sieben haven’t been in charge long, but they’ve noticed a disturbing trend early in games. The Indians don’t often come out...
View ArticleMHS girls rout visiting Chargers
Coming into Tuesday’s matchup against Topeka West, Manhattan head coach Scott Mall was hoping his team would get the chance to lead comfortably and work on things that until now, had only been utilized...
View ArticleHouse bill would move municipal elections
Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, a Kansas City Democrat, said the House Elections Committee is trying to solve a problem it hasn’t been asked to solve with HB 2227, a bill that would move municipal elections to...
View ArticleAdapting leadership to modern problems
The former president of Shell Oil said Tuesday that the nation hasn’t had a president up for the task of 21st century leadership. John Hofmeister said President George W. Bush and President Barack...
View ArticleCity waives fees for housing unit
City commissioners on Tuesday waived fees for a planned affordable housing building. The measure passed with a 4-1 vote, with Mayor John Matta dissenting. The Manhattan Area Housing Partnership...
View ArticleMHS officials still silent on Brooks’ fate
Officials continued to decline comment Thursday on the situation of Tim Brooks, who remains suspended from his job as the boys’ basketball coach at Manhattan High School. MHS athletics director Mike...
View ArticleImaginarium both entertains and perplexes McCain crowd
The show Imaginarium was designed to be something new, or so I believe. Kansas City dance and acrobatics company Quixotic Fusion performed Imaginarium in K-State’s McCain Auditorium last Friday...
View ArticleBody found in Geary County
A body matching the description of a missing Junction City woman has been found, Junction City police said Thursday, and two people have been arrested in connection with the case. JCPD detectives,...
View ArticleTemple Black showed political chops in 1979 Landon speech
Shirley Temple Black, who died Monday at age 85, once visited Manhattan to show off her political side. The iconic former child star came on April 10, 1979, to Kansas State University to deliver the...
View ArticleCounty signs training agreement
Riley County commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved an interlocal training agreement among Fort Riley and area governing bodies. The agreement will allow local entities — Riley County, Geary...
View ArticleK-State receives $10M gift
Frank and Elizabeth Burke, Doylestown, Pa., have made a $10 million gift to support the new building for the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University. The 140,000-square-foot...
View ArticleBus aims to help network pick up younger viewers
A bus promoting C-SPAN spent two hours Thursday at Kansas State University trying to reach an audience typically outside of its viewership. LaShawna Saint-Preux, C-SPAN marketing representative, said...
View ArticleCity street department deserves round of applause
To the Editor: If you travel around the state, you will continue to appreciate where we live. The Manhattan Street Department deserves a great big “Thank you” for the speed and efficiency with how its...
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