News that’s fit for head scratchin’
Sometimes we are left just scratchin’ our heads. For example, an economist in Missouri recently reported that the average hog sold in 2012 lost $12. Yet, my wife can report that bacon has done nothing...
View ArticleYour cultural menu for the coming week
Sunday Jazz Brunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bluestem Bistro. Jazz Trio, 6-8 p.m. dellaVoce. Annual Family Valentines Workshop,1:30-3 p.m. All the lace, ribbon and bling you need to create handmade Valentines,...
View ArticleNews: family business, first love
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” That was the cry of the newsboys of yesteryear, when newspapers would put out special editions with breaking news. Today we’ll learn about a Kansan who got his start...
View ArticleCreating your own edible landscape
Landscaping your yard can be divided up in to areas of use. Uses will likely change over time. When the children were younger, the lawn area was heavily used. It isn’t needed as much and I’ve been...
View ArticleFor the love of the game
I have a confession: even though I bleed purple, I went to KU for a year. Now before all you K-State fans cry foul, I went for academic reasons, not athletics, because if I went to college on that it...
View ArticleStudents from China come to Manhattan to experience American life and
With the Super Bowl happening Sunday, it’s only natural for the Markson household to talk about it. “What’s the Super Bowl?” their house guest, William, asked. As the father, Nick Markson, explained...
View ArticleSweet Honey in the Rock takes McCain stage
Last Friday night, female a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock performed in K-State’s McCain Auditorium. There has been an outfit of that name, influenced by Spirituals traditions, working out of...
View ArticleK-State can’t afford letdown at Tech
There are few teams in college basketball with the type of problems Texas Tech has dealt with this season. Amid health concerns and allegations of player mistreatment, coach Billy Gillispie resigned a...
View ArticleK-State equestrian drops close decision, 7-5
FRESNO, Calif. — A battle of top-10 teams saw the sixth-ranked Kansas State equestrian team drop a close contest to No. 2 Auburn, 7-5, on Saturday. The Wildcats were led by Meredith Finch and Kelly...
View ArticleMCC wins 7th straight league title
The Manhattan Christian College men’s basketball team won two games this past weekend to clinch its seventh straight Midwest Christian College Conference regular season championship, with a 9-1...
View ArticleWood always wanted to be a Wildcat
Tanner Wood was a Kansas State football fan first. Growing up, the 6-foot-5, 247-pound athlete from Conway Springs High School observed the Wildcats from the stands of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Now,...
View ArticleMHS swimmers prepare for league meet
As the calendar turns to February, the Manhattan High boys’ swimming and diving team is in its home stretch. The Indians have just one more chance to drop their times and qualify for the state meet in...
View ArticleWeber’s play-hard chart pushes Cats
Legendary Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton wanted his team to play hard, to do all the little things to win games. More than scoring points. It’s about doing everything else — the things often taken...
View ArticleK-State to offer engineering carer fair
The opportunity for Kansas State University students to network with more than 140 employers over a two-day period will be offered at the 2013 Engineering Career Fair. The fair will take place from 11...
View ArticleManko expansion project on city’s Tuesday agenda
City commissioners plan to hold a public hearing and discuss issuing about $6.7 million in industrial revenue refunding and improvement bonds for Manko Window Systems, Inc. Tuesday. City manager Ron...
View ArticleLoren Hodges
Loren D. Hodges, 95, of St. George died today at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Campanella-Evans Mortuary in Wamego....
View ArticleWoman is fatally hurt in crash here
A Manhattan woman died Saturday night as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident that afternoon. Betty Clark, 88, was airlifted to Stormont-Vail Hospital following initial treatment, according...
View ArticleHome sale activity climbs in 2012
Riley County commissioners learned Monday that housing values here grew during 2012. Delivering an annual update tied to the pending release of individual home valuations, appraisal analyst Allen Todd...
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