Two nonagenarians enjoy meeting for weekly card game
Nearly every week for approximately seven years, Beulah McPhail and Wanetta Smith have played cards together at the Riley County Seniors Service Center. Both women live in Manhattan and drive to the...
View ArticleK-State performers offer a sampling of their work
K-State’s performing arts programs have recently been reorganized into a school and the drawings of the new Purple Masque theater in West Memorial Stadium have been circulating. There is also a lot of...
View ArticleMarion Smith
Marion Ronald Smith, 100, died Feb. 9 at his home in Grand Junction, Colo. Marion was born Jan. 6, 1913, in Lawrence to Verne and Mary (Folliger) Smith. ...
View ArticleSteven Doering
Steven B. Doering, 62, of Garnett died Friday at St. Luke’s Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. ...
View ArticleOra Otto
Ora Francis Otto, 94¸ of Manhattan died Feb. 3 at Via Christi Village in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleBetty Daylor
Betty Beryl (Rawson) Daylor, 91, of Wamego died Monday at the Wamego City Hospital. ...
View ArticleRoll-over accident on Ft. Riley Blvd
A woman was taken to Irwin Army Hospital for reportedly minor injuries after her car rolled over on Fort Riley Boulevard Tuesday. Officer Matt Droge said Stephanie Gallagher, 27, Fort Riley, was...
View ArticleMan arrested for sex offenses
Riley County officers arrested a 25-year-old man Tuesday on charges of two sex-related crimes. Officer Matt Droge said Jeffery Jepsen, 2817 Johnson Valley Drive, was arrested on two warrants in the...
View ArticleBubble Wash employee files suit against customer
An employee of a local car wash has filed suit against a motorist, alleging that the driver’s negligence at the car wash resulted in injuries to the plaintiff. Laura Sims, an employee of Bubble Wash at...
View ArticleCity debt outlook under scrutiny
City commissioners are voicing displeasure with the projected city revenue and expenditures for the next five years. During a Tuesday evening work session, finance director Bernie Hayen told...
View ArticleCrash victim’s father sues other driver
The father of a girl whose mother was killed in a May 2012 two-vehicle crash on K-18 has filed suit against the driver of the other car seeking damages as a result of the accident. The suit was filed...
View ArticleTrain depot demolition delayed
Marysville community members came together during a city council meeting Monday to extend the life of the ill-fated Union Pacific train depot. The Union Pacific wants to demolish the abandoned depot,...
View ArticleFree throws seal MHS win at Junction City
JUNCTION CITY — Manhattan High boys’ basketball coach Tim Brooks insists he doesn’t harp on free-throw shooting at practice. In Tuesday’s 48-46 win at rival Junction City, it sure looked like the...
View ArticleIndians beat Blue Jays behind defense
JUNCTION CITY — Locked in a defensive struggle all night long, the Manhattan High girls’ basketball team needed a lift on offense. They got it from Caroline Ballard. Saddled with foul trouble in the...
View Article350 soldiers return; more to arrive Thursday
Some 350 soldiers have returned home from Afghanistan, reuniting with loved ones at Fort Riley’s deployment center. About 50 of those who have already arrived this week represented the 1st Infantry...
View ArticleK-State’s big birthday celebration set to air live
Valentine’s Day 2013 is a day for lovers of Kansas State.The kickoff event for K-State 150th anniversary celebration will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ahearn Field House. There will be...
View ArticleWildcats face test with Baylor
It might be easy for Kansas State to dwell on its loss at Kansas on Monday, but coach Bruce Weber said they don’t have the time. Weber said the No. 10-ranked Wildcats had to refocus immediately after...
View ArticleJeanne L. McKenzie
Jeanne L. McKenzie, 54, of Wamego died Wednesday at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. ...
View ArticleDottie Carney
Dorothy Lee “Dottie” Carney, 66, of Manhattan died Wednesday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleDottie Carney
Dorothy Lee “Dottie” Carney, 66, of Manhattan died Wednesday at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
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