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Dara’s suspect found, held on $100,000 bond

Police located a 22-year-old Manhattan man Thursday believed to be involved in an earlier armed robbery at Dara’s Fast Lane. Frank Hanson III, 1838 Anderson Ave., Apt. 4, was arrested in Grandview...

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Sales tax receipts down in January

City sales tax revenues declined by more than $80,000 during January from the same month a year ago. Finance director Bernie Hayen said local retailers “held their own” compared to last year, but there...

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New building aims to put everything within walking distance

McCullough Development is nearing its deadline for the $9 million Strasser Village apartment complex, which will open in downtown Manhattan as part of the city’s redevelopment process April 1....

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Fire ruled arson, death a homicide

Police arrested two people for murder in connection with a deadly apartment fire that investigators have determined was intentionally set late Wednesday night in Manhattan. Patrick Scahill, 20, 1838...

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My Last Goodbye - to Lee Doyen

Lee Doyen, 91, of Concordia died February 2, 2013.  Lee was a Kansas State basketball letterman who enrolled at KSAC (Kansas State Agricultural College) now Kansas State University in the fall of 1939-...

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Cyclones drop K-State women, 87-68

AMES, Iowa — Seniors Brittany Chambers and Mariah White combined to score 58 points Saturday, but it wasn’t enough, as the 25th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones eased past Kansas State, 87-68, at Hilton...

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Group braves cold temps to camp out like fur trappers, pioneers circa 1840

Muzzleloader enthusiasts braved the frigid temperatures this weekend to experience life as it was before the 1840s during the 33rd annual Frozen Butt Rendezvous near Blue Rapids. Lee Tebbutt and his...

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Musicians show skill, energy in McCain program

The thing about Drumline Live!, a touring show that entertained a large audience at K-State’s McCain Auditorium last Friday night, is that it was so wholesome. The company was made up of what appeared...

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Acting superb in Columbian’s ‘Barefoot’

A couple moves into the top floor of a brownstone in New York City. There is no heat and no bathtub, their furniture has yet to arrive, their landlord is in Florida, there is a hole in the skylight,...

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Across the congressional divide

In some places, Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District and Kansas’ “Big First” are about 100 miles apart.  Politically, they are at opposite ends of the universe. This divide makes the “fiscal cliff,”...

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MHS to hit the road for rivalry game

When the calendar rolls to February during the high school basketball season, sometimes finding motivation to keep rowing the boat can be tough. With a trip to Junction City looming on Tuesday,...

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Leaders change, policy continues

Gen. John Allen’s name ought to be familiar to Americans — and not because his reputation was unfairly tarnished in the last year by an email scandal involving a Florida socialite. Rather, Gen. Allen...

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Cats have chance to widen Big 12 lead

After Kansas State lost back-to-back games to Kansas and Iowa State, getting back into first place seemed all but impossible. But then the impossible happened, with Kansas losing three straight games...

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William Baker

William D. Baker, 75, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Dec. 24 in Phoenix. ...

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Arliene Matthews

Arliene Berkley Matthews, 90, of Tescott died Saturday at her home.  ...

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General to visit Kansas State

Brig. Gen. Mark R. Stammer, the first adult education master’s degree graduate from Kansas State University’s Fort Leavenworth program to become a general officer in the U.S. Army, will visit campus...

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Signup open for Wildcat Leadership Challenge

Kansas State University students, are you up for the ultimate leadership challenge? The Wildcat Leadership Challenge is a four-day, intensive leadership development experience conducted each spring at...

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County to move ahead with sewer project

Riley County commissioners agreed Monday to continue with a $40,000 to $50,000 video project designed to assess the condition of the University Park sewer system. Commissioners said they plan to use...

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Commissioners to take first look at revenue projections

City commissioners will get their first look at revenue projections for the coming budget preparation season during a work session Tuesday afternoon. The exercise is an annual one designed to lay...

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No info about fire motive available

Officials are not releasing any information on a possible motive in Wednesday’s deadly fire, but the suspects arrested in connection with it are set to make their first court appearance Wednesday...

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