Water ruling upheld
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Riley County District Court ruling that the City of Manhattan does not have to provide USD 383 with free water as part of an arrangement that goes back to the...
View ArticleVet, water meter deals on city agenda
City commissioners will consider issues related to a veterinary medicine contract and water meters during a special meeting Tuesday. The veterinary medicine issue relates to a proposed modification to...
View ArticleService day draws 300 locally
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an estimated 300 residents participated in the nationwide Day of Service here Monday. Locally, it is the 10th anniversary of HandsOn Kansas State organizing the...
View ArticleDespite some weaknesses, ‘Last Stand’ is fun
Knowing my friend has a taste for action movies, I invited him to go along to see “The Last Stand.” He said no thanks, that the movie had Johnny Knoxville in it. But it also stars Arnold...
View ArticleLet voters resolve school funding
On Jan. 11, a panel of three state court judges ordered Kansas lawmakers to boost school funding and resurrected a constitutional conflict that has been simmering in Kansas politics for most of the...
View ArticleA good step toward protecting children
It’s hard to argue with the collaboration involving Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt in support of legislation to increase penalties for individuals involved in sexually exploiting...
View ArticleSerious injuries stacking up for K-State
Not only is Kansas State short in stature, but now the women’s basketball team is short on numbers. Already faced with the challenge of playing the season with the smallest lineup in the Big 12, the...
View ArticleWildcats shock No. 12 Cowgirls in OT
Teams with only seven players and no height to speak of aren’t supposed to win many games, let alone defeat Top 15 teams in the Big 12. But don’t tell that to the Wildcats. Just a couple days removed...
View ArticleJayla Vincent
Jayla Memarie Vincent, infant daughter, died Nov. 17 as she was welcomed into the world. ...
View ArticleKendra Billam
Kendra Lynn “Kendy” Billam, 48, of Manhattan died unexpectedly at her residence Tuesday. ...
View ArticleDonation helps K-State laboratories
A donation from Overland Park-based FishNet Security will enable researchers in Kansas State University’s Smart Grid Laboratory to study ways to improve electrical systems. FishNet Security, North...
View ArticleFort Riley soldiers welcomed by Royals
A reporter implied Hall of Fame third-baseman George Brett could relate to soldiers because he, too, spent much of his time away from home during his 20-plus year career with the Kansas City Royals....
View ArticleSherows reflect on inauguration essay, trip
Two Kansas State University history professors attended the inauguration on Monday in Washington D.C. Jim Sherow, who is also a city commissioner, and his wife, Bonnie Lynn-Sherow, received two tickets...
View ArticleMore smoke than substance in ‘Broken City’
“Murky,” I think we’d call the new movie “Broken City.” It was intended as a political thriller and then released right after a presidential election, when everybody is absolutely sick of campaigning....
View ArticleBlues, country, pop: take your pick
It’s a weekend of live music in Manhattan. The Red State Blues Band, with its tight arrangements of ballads and barn-burners, will get you dancing. This eight-member band, devoted to performing a...
View ArticleRecital offers perfect blending of words, music
This past Sunday afternoon at the University Christian Church, pianist LeRoy Johnson, assisted by KSU Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Dodd as guest reader, performed the winter segment of a “4...
View ArticleBoard OKs turf project
The USD 383 school board OK’d the Bishop Stadium artificial turf project Wednesday. The Manhattan High Booster Club has been raising funds to install the turf. MHS is the only one of the state’s 32 6A...
View ArticleGTM to open high-tech addition
The CivicPlus groundbreaking was one of two notable business-related developments here/On Thursday morning, officials of GTM announced that they will unveil a new “sublimation center” Jan. 29. Gov. Sam...
View ArticleCivicPlus breaks ground on planned mixed-use building
CivicPlus broke ground Wednesday afternoon on a new five-story building on the southwest corner of Fourth and Pierre streets. Though the current building on the property, which had housed Manhattan...
View ArticleCounty divvies up board posts
Assignment to various boards was at the top of new commissioners Ron Wells and Bob Boyd’s agenda Thursday. Along with returning commissioner Dave Lewis, the newcomers went through which would be...
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