Book tells how stitched works of art tell stories, preserve history
A quilt is not just something to keep you warm at night. In 2002, Sandi Fox, curator of quilts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, staged an exhibition of thirty-nine quilts, bed covers and...
View ArticleLife lessons and baseball
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby The last real baseball game I ever played was probably in the summer of 1982,...
View ArticleLocal chess prodigy takes down opponents young and old
There are kids who play sports and there are kids who eat, sleep and breathe their sport; 11-year-old, Jack Easton is the latter. Easton, the second of four children, has been playing chess since the...
View ArticlePresentation of ‘Shrek’ was good, but songs were muddled
Bringing the popular DreamWorks character to the McCain Auditorium stage, “Shrek the Musical” converted the world of Shrek from a computer animated cartoon into a live action musical stage performance...
View ArticleFruit pruning demo teaches how to trim trees properly
The Manhattan Area Garden Show is today from noon to 4 p.m. It is free and rain barrels are available for $10. I hope to see you at Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park today. Now is the time to get your fruit...
View ArticleWellington museum commemorates Santa Fe Railroad
The Santa Fe Railroad. This railroad played a significant role in Kansas history. Today we’ll meet a couple who not only have amassed a remarkable collection of Santa Fe memorabilia, they have founded...
View ArticleHole-in-one at Stagg Hill
Mike Adams scored a hole-in-one on Saturday at Stagg Hill Golf Club on the second hole. Adams used an 8-iron from 143 yards out, with Phil Adams witnessing. It was his fourth hole-in-one. ...
View ArticleMHS JV boys defeat Highland Park
The Manhattan High JV boys’ basketball team defeated Highland Park, 56-33, on Friday. Sophomore Chris Martin led the way with a double-double, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomores Tyler...
View ArticleLuckey wins title
The Luckey Junior High girls’ basketball team won the championship this season with a 14-1 record, beating Washington in the title game, 42-27. Bethany Crubel scored 15 points and 11 rebounds in the...
View ArticleMCC women win conference tournament
The Manhattan Christian College women’s basketball team won two games this past weekend to capture the Midwest Christian Conference tournament title. Second-ranked MCC rolled over Faith Baptist 78-15...
View ArticleRodriguez earns Big 12 honor
Kansas State sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after averaging 19.5 points and eight assists in the Wildcats’ games last week against Kansas and Baylor. Rodriguez...
View ArticleMCC men lose in league title game
The Manhattan Christian College men’s basketball team fell short in the Midwest Christian College tournament Saturday losing to the host school Ozark Christian College, 87-74, in the title game. MCC...
View ArticleK-State baseball rallies to defeat George Mason
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Kansas State baseball team gave up six George Mason runs over the first four innings, but Wildcat relievers Hayden Nixon, Jake Matthys and Tanner Witt shut down the Patriots over...
View ArticleManhattan Wildcats win tourney
The Manhattan Wildcats fifth grade basketball team won a tournament this past weekend at St. Mary’s High School. The Wildcats beat the Holton Blue Cats 37-10, the Cap City Kings 41-19, and the Top City...
View ArticleIndians face rematch with Hayden
By this time next week, there won’t be any mystery to where the Manhattan High basketball teams will land for sub-state. But between now and then, the Indians have a pair of chances against tough...
View ArticleJellison: Huggins got K-State on track
Kansas State fans might remember Bob Huggins more for wheeling his suitcase to an airplane, departing after one season as the school’s coach for his alma mater West Virginia. It’s almost hard to...
View ArticlePage sisters have Red Raiders surging
Being different and sticking out isn’t exactly the common method of operation for most high school girls — or any high school kid, for that matter. The Page sisters aren’t like most high school kids,...
View ArticleK-State faculty earn promotions, tenure
Seventy-one Kansas State University faculty members are receiving promotions in rank, while 43 faculty members are earning tenure. The promotions include 26 faculty members to the rank of full...
View ArticleCity to tackle several zoning requests
City commissioners plan to meet Tuesday night to discuss zoning changes and a daycare program at Sunset Zoo. The zoning changes would facilitate the building of a Dollar General, the opening of a...
View ArticleThe upside of Manhattan is easy to find
Casey Wiske loves everything about living and working in Manhattan. Wiske grew up on a farm just outside of Zeandale, where her parents still live today. After graduating high school in 2008, she...
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