Inez Young
Inez Kathryn Young, 74 died Tuesday at the South Wind Hospice House in Pratt. ...
View ArticleCarl Grieshaber
Carl H. Grieshaber, 93, died Nov. 30, at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. ...
View ArticleDon Twidwell
Don Twidwell, 97, of Frankfort, died Wednesday at the Frankfort Community Care Home. He was a long-time resident of the area. ...
View ArticleJean Chepil
Jean E. Chepil, 100, died Monday surrounded by family at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village. ...
View ArticleK-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...
View ArticleJCPD 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleMaybe 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...
View ArticleRedmon 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. ...
View ArticleHuelskamp 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...
View ArticleCan 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...
View ArticleChristmas 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...
View Article20-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...
View ArticleMcCarty 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...
View ArticleMPO 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...
View ArticleKSU 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....
View ArticleGaston Catalan Jr.
Gaston August “Gus” Catalan, Jr., 81, of Manhattan, died Saturday at Via Christi Village. ...
View ArticleKeith Cain
Keith Cain, 85, formerly of Junction City, died Monday at Sunrise Living Center of Lenexa. ...
View ArticleMemorial 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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