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Inez Young

Inez Kathryn Young, 74 died Tuesday at the South Wind Hospice House in Pratt. ...

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Carl Grieshaber

Carl H. Grieshaber, 93, died Nov. 30, at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. ...

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Don Twidwell

Don Twidwell, 97, of Frankfort, died Wednesday at the Frankfort Community Care Home. He was a long-time resident of the area. ...

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Jean Chepil

Jean E. Chepil, 100, died Monday surrounded by family at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village. ...

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K-State launches lecture series honoring 150th

Turning 150 is worth talking about. That’s why Kansas State University is launching a new lecture series to celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2013. The weekly Brown Bag Lecture Series will be offered...

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JCPD to conduct seatbelt checks

Junction City police officers will conduct nighttime seatbelt enforcement in downtown Junction City on Friday night and Saturday morning. Officials said there will be five additional officers on the...

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Man killed in Junction City tractor rollover

An elderly man died Wednesday after he was reportedly pinned beneath his tractor while working on his private property outside of Junction City. He has been identified as Clayton Moon, 80, of Geary...

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Maybe Plum Island is being vacated for housing

To the Editor: After listening to the PBS news on a recent morning housing about developments in New York City, I wonder if the real reason for moving NBAF laboratories from Plum Island to the...

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Redmon made good points on bicycle-auto coexistence

To the Editor: I would like to thank Dave Redmon for his very nice and well written column dealing with how bikers and cars ought to behave. ...

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Huelskamp merits support as a genuine conservative

To the Editor: The Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., showed its true colors when members removed my congressman, Tim Huels-kamp, from his position on the House Budget and Agriculture...

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Can MPO transcend rivalries?

OK, it doesn’t seem quite right for Manhattan to pay 60 percent of the costs of the new Metropolitan Planning Organization while getting just 33 percent of the votes. That inequity puts the burden on...

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Christmas themes abound this weekend

It is a stressful time of year and everyone yearns for a vacation. But is being a holiday figurehead so stressful that someone would kill for a little time off? Whodunit Capers explores that question...

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20-year plan could put county in new facility

Riley County may be operating out of new offices in the next two decades if a proposal reviewed by county commissioners Thursday is implemented. The estimated $3.2 million, 20-year project is designed...

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McCarty resigns as MHS principal

Manhattan High School Principal Terry McCarty will leave that position at the end of the school year. McCarty, who announced his resignation to faculty Wednesday afternoon, said Thursday that he’s...

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MPO has plenty of work to do

Efforts to get the Metropolitan Planning Organization off the ground moved slowly at Wednesday’s meeting of the organization, but they moved nonetheless. The organization must get agreements and bylaws...

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KSU professor: Holidays spark generosity

A family gets a surprise phone call informing them that their holiday gifts on layaway have been paid for a by a stranger. A passerby discreetly slips $1,000 into a donation bucket among the $1 bills....

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Dale Stinson

Dale Stinson, age 77, died Friday at his residence in Manhattan. ...

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Gaston Catalan Jr.

Gaston August “Gus” Catalan, Jr., 81, of Manhattan, died Saturday at Via Christi Village. ...

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Keith Cain

Keith Cain, 85, formerly of Junction City, died Monday at Sunrise Living Center of Lenexa. ...

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Memorial ornaments help support Homecare & Hospice

To the Editor: During the holiday season, we especially remember the ones we have loved. Homecare & Hospice’s Light of Life Memorial gives individuals a unique opportunity to honor the memory of...

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