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Product developed at KSU incorporates omega 3 fatty acids in beef product

Think of it as a hamburger with all the most healthful fish qualities. A Manhattan-based firm will begin marketing later this month a ground beef product enriched with omega 3 fatty acids, the...

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Michael Kelley

Michael A. “Mark” Kelley, 59, died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. ...

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Ora Otto

Ora Francis Otto, 94, of Manhattan died Sunday at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. ...

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Don’t wait for ‘Bin Laden Park’

Tired of the sequester, banking regulation, gun control, global warming, Afghanistan, Mali, Chuck Hagel, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, rising gas prices, Beijing’s brown...

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Richard III

While the Pakistanis are trying to put distance between themselves and Osama bin Laden, the British are welcoming the discovery of the skeletal remains of King Richard III. Like bin Laden, he died...

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Irene Gehrt

Irene Rose Gehrt, 82, of Westmoreland died Sunday at the Westy Community Care Home. ...

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Loran Hodges

Loran Dale Hodges, 95, of St. George and a long time Manhattan resident died Monday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...

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Rhoda Barnett

Rhoda D. Barnett, 76, died Sunday at Carrington House Central in Wichita. ...

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Merle Day

Merle Virginia Day, 89, died Friday at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Collins House, in Manhattan. ...

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‘Pay-go’ rules serve Kansas well

Families on a budget under-stand: spend more than you earn and you incur debt.  Excessive debt is crippling, yet governments often struggle with that basic concept. The federal government can tell you...

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Bigalow Road project passed sans shoefly

Pottawatomie County commissioners Monday authorized immediate improvements to Bigalow Road, but opted to not include a shoefly around a bridge construction project on Westmoreland Road scheduled for...

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Crews working to address the scourge of drivers: potholes

Until the end of March, city street supervisor Jeff Davis will be sending crews out every day in search of one thing: potholes. Those crews probably won’t have to look hard. In January alone, the city...

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Teachers mark 100th day of school in unusual way

Some people age faster than others. Sometimes, it appears to happen overnight. When Theodore Roosevelt teachers came back to school Monday for the 100th day of classes, they had a decidedly older look...

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Board to decide whether to continue MHS East analysis

The USD 383 school board will decide whether to proceed with the Manhattan High School East Campus facility analysis during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Robinson Education Center. The...

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Register of deeds busier than ever

Business is booming in the Pott County Register of Deeds office. Mortgage indebtedness for 2012 totaled $167,822,727, an increase of more than $32 million over the previous year, Betty Abitz, register...

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Did Dial Realty sell redevelopment area?

Q: I heard the other day that Dial sold off the downtown redevelopment area. Is that true? ...

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A new chapter begins for K-State’s club inline hockey team

This weekend, Jerry Remsbecker’s dream for the Kansas State inline hockey club will finally come to fruition. His team will host a tournament. “It is amazing, absolutely amazing,” said Remsbecker, who...

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MHS, area athletes sign letters of intent

Oftentimes lost in the shuffle of National Signing Day, ESPN crews and all-day recruiting specials, is the student-athlete. The original purpose for collegiate athletic scholarships was to provide...

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K-State has tough road coming up

Immediately after beating Texas Tech 68-59, Kansas State was focused on its next two games. On Saturday, the Wildcats will host Iowa State, followed by a road trip at Kansas on Monday. K-State coach...

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Snyder looks for QB battle this spring

Let the competition begin. For the first time in two years Kansas State will enter spring ball with no clear favorite at quarterback. Collin Klein is gone and now it’s up to Daniel Sams and Jake Waters...

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