‘Playing for Keeps’: Film’s comedy doesn’t work at all
After seeing “Playing for Keeps,” viewers may leave the theater shaking their heads. This is the only new movie in town one weekend during the Christmas season? Was there something wrong with the...
View ArticleIs there really a manatee in Tuttle Creek Lake?
Q: I saw online that there might be a manatee living in Tuttle Creek Lake. Supposedly there was actually a report in The Manhattan Mercury about this. Is that true? ...
View ArticleInvasive weed may be made tastier
Like many ranchers, Bill Sproul experiences the rewards and challenges of ranching on Kansas’ tallgrass prairie. He considers sericea lespedeza the No. 1 long-term threat for ranchers like him. Sericea...
View ArticlePost to get new middle school
A $35.2 million federal grant to USD 475 in Junction City will underwrite construction of a new middle school at Fort Riley. Members of the state’s congressional delegation announced the award Tuesday,...
View ArticleOfficials miffed at contractor’s silence over masonry problems
Pottawatomie County commissioners expressed disappointment Monday that the general contractor for the new justice center was not present to inform them about dismissal of one of its subcontractors. KBS...
View ArticleFrankfort boys beat Rossville
At Rossville, Frankfort used a dominant 17-4 run in the third quarter to pull away from the Bulldogs. Frankfort had three players in double figures in the game, with Calahan Brown leading the way with...
View ArticleJuffer named KGA Player of the Year
Kansas State senior golfer Ben Juffer was named the 2012 Player of the Year by the Kansas Golf Association (KGA) in an announcement by the organization. Juffer earned a total of 445 points over five...
View ArticleGipson slimmer, fresher
Thomas Gipson has transformed himself. Gipson came to the Kansas State men’s basketball team looking like he was ready to play defensive end. It showed on the court too. Asked to play substantial...
View ArticleDomestic disturbance reported
Riley County officers arrested an Ogden man Tuesday following reports of a domestic disturbance at his former girlfriend’s southwest Manhattan residence. The 42-year-old woman reported that the man...
View ArticleInjury accident on College Avenue
A woman was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon for minor injuries following a two-car accident at the intersection of College and Dickens avenues. Lt. Josh Kyle said Judith Sholes, 46, Chapman, was driving...
View ArticleHal Kunze
Hal Jarvis Kunze, 86, of Randolph died Monday at the Mercy Regional Medical Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleThere’s a DVD for everyone this holiday season
December is often a strong month for new DVD releases. Folks buying Christmas presents apparently buy some movies available for the first time on home viewing media. The studios compete, offering...
View ArticleJean Chepil
Jean E. Chepil, 100, died Monday surrounded by family at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village. ...
View ArticleTeresa Cook
Teresa LeValley Cook, 51, of Iola, and formerly of Manhattan, died Monday. ...
View ArticleLocal girl’s 12th birthday falls on 12th day, 12th month of ’12
Today marks a special day in this century because it is the last time the day, month and year are all the same number — 12/12/12 —but for one Manhattan resident it is even more auspicious. Today marks...
View ArticleViews split on proposed bike lane in Aggieville
A proposed bicycle lane at the Bluemont/North Manhattan intersection drew most of the attention during discussion of proposed improvements to Bluemont Avenue at Tuesday’s city commission work session....
View ArticleCity backs KDOT’s plan for MPO votes
City commissioners decided Tuesday to support a Kansas Department of Transportation proposal giving the city three votes on the new Metropolitan Planning Organization, while giving other area...
View ArticleOptions debated to slow erosion along channel
City commissioners and property owners whose property abuts the drainage channel between Dickens Avenue and Claflin Road agree the erosion created from the excess water is a major problem. But that is...
View ArticleBikes, cars can mix safely if…
As collisions go, this one was minor. It could have been much worse for the fellow without armor — the bicyclist. Stopped at a red light at College and Kimball avenues while heading north, I shuddered...
View ArticleCoin toss won’t resolve this issue
If you had a dollar for every $1 coin stored away in government vaults – Sacajawea, Susan B. Anthony, the presidential series, you name it — you’d have tons upon tons of money… however much 1.4 billion...
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