Strawn, Nuss run for city
April’s City Commission race got its sixth and seventh candidates – and second Commission alum – Wednesday when Bob Strawn and Deb Nuss declared their intentions to seek the office. Nuss and Strawn, a...
View ArticlePolice investigate unattended death
Riley County police are investigating an unattended death that occurred early Thursday morning that police said was “unusual” but not indicative of foul play. Sgt. Brad Ingalls said a 40-year-old man,...
View Article‘Zero Dark Thirty’ engaging, thought provoking
Beginning with cellphone and 911 calls from Sept. 11, 2001, “Zero Dark Thirty” chronicles the career of Maya (Jessica Chastain), a CIA operative doggedly pursuing the location of Osama Bin Laden. The...
View ArticleInjury accident on Tuttle Creek Boulevard
A Manhattan woman was hospitalized Wednesday evening after being involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Blue River Hills Road. Sgt. Brad Ingalls said Susan...
View ArticleNo charges made in Jan. 5 pedestrian fatality accident
No charges will be pressed in the early morning accident in which a 71-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Anderson Avenue. Riley County Police Department officials announced...
View ArticleBlanks joins unmanned aircraft program
Mark Blanks is the new program manager of Kansas State University Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems program. Blanks is charged with coordinating the nonacademic aspects of the unmanned aircraft...
View Article2 candidates join area races
Two more candidates filed for office in area races Wednesday. Angie Pfizenmaier filed for Position 4 in the USD 384 Randolph school board race. Jane Dunstan filed for a position on the Randolph City...
View ArticleMLK week events begin
Area residents will be able to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King this weekend. Members of the Manhattan Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee have planned a series of events to commemorate...
View ArticleSymphony to take place at Fort Riley
Departing from its usual bucolic settings, Symphony in the Flint Hills announced yesterday that this year’s event will take place amid the historic limestone buildings of Fort Riley. The eighth annual...
View ArticleElementary teachers push plan time case
Elementary school personnel advocated for more teacher planning time during the USD 383 school board meeting Wednesday. The personnel lobbied the board during what was presented as a public hearing on...
View ArticleUnion’s protest at medical center ends after 3 days
A local labor union apparently called a quiet end to three days of picketing activity in front of a business at the Manhattan Medical Center Thursday morning. The owner of the business isn’t sure why...
View ArticleIndians swim to home victory
With wins in eight of 12 events, the Manhattan boys’ swim team came out on top Wednesday afternoon in a three-team meet at the Kansas State Natatorium. The Indians beat out Newton and Emporia for first...
View ArticleSales tax not yet in effect
Some area merchants have been overcharging customers on sales tax, not realizing that the continuation of the half-cent tax that voters passed in November doesn’t go into effect until April 1, said...
View ArticlePepperd says he won’t run
Mayor Loren Pepperd said Thursday that he has decided not to seek a second term on the City Commission. Pepperd, who was elected to a four-year term in 2009, cited the demands of his real estate...
View ArticleSchool aid proposal is frowned on
Despite different party affiliations, local legislators united in concern Wednesday about funding for K-123 education. Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed two-year budget, presented to lawmakers Wednesday,...
View ArticleCats look to break losing skid vs. OU
The Kansas State men’s basketball team lost two times to Oklahoma last season. And they’re games that haven’t been forgotten. It’d be hard to forget the way the Wildcats played against OU last season,...
View ArticleCaron does Wildcats’ dirty work
Kansas State junior Chantay Caron didn’t expect to be the only big on the women’s basketball team team this season. But calling Caron a big is a bit of a stretch anyway. At 5-foot-11, the Lawrence...
View ArticleSmith leaving K-State for Arkansas
Kansas State has lost another assistant football coach. Longtime assistant and former Wildcat receiver Michael Smith is the second coach to leave Bill Snyder’s staff in the last five days, following...
View ArticleSuperb local care is a life-saver
With a variety of perspectives, I am grateful for the efforts to reduce the impact of cardiac disease in Manhattan. These range from working to reduce second-hand smoke, which contributes to acute and...
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