KSU student wins Building Technical Society scholarship
Kansas State University architectural engineering students Alyssa Shinn and Kyle Knuth have been selected as scholarship winners for the 2013-2014 school year by the Kansas City chapter of the American...
View ArticleElementary schedule wins board support
USD 383 school board members indicated Wednesday that it would like to move forward with providing more planning time for elementary teachers. The item was only slated for discussion, and no decisions...
View ArticleAnnual home show, short film series set for this weekend
Ben Hopper Contributing writer Even with the snow day, there is plenty to do for the family this weekend. The largest event is the annual Flint Hills Home Show, which will take place Saturday and...
View ArticleFire destroys family’s home in Blue River Hills
A local family is without a home following an early morning blaze in the Blue River Hills Subdivision Thursday. Officials said the fire destroyed the contents and structure of the house. Firefighters...
View ArticleTex Winter turns 91 Feb. 25
Tex Winter will be 91 on Monday February 25th. He was born in Wellington Texas on February 25, 1922. His twin sister Mona Francis was born first and within 15 minutes-Tex arrived. Tex told Ann Parr,...
View ArticleThe Mercury’s full electronic edition available tonight
Hazardous weather conditions will obstruct newspaper deliveries tonight. As a result, The Mercury is making its electronic edition available in full. It can be accessed from the home page, by clicking...
View ArticleBig 12 track meet postponed one day
AMES, Iowa — Travel problems created by the winter storm caused the postponement of the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship by one day in Ames, Iowa. The Midwest was hit with heavy snows as...
View ArticleK-State baseball upsets Kentucky
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Kansas State baseball team was able to bounce back from dropping a 2-1 pitcher’s duel to Coastal Carolina earlier in the day by upsetting No. 8 Kentucky, 7-5, in the nightcap...
View ArticleK-State to face Longhorns, Kabongo
When Texas came to Manhattan on Jan. 30, it was thoroughly beaten by Kansas State 83-57. But that was before Myck Kabongo returned to the Longhorns’ lineup and led them to two wins in their last three...
View ArticlePink game has special meaning to Chambers
When Brittany Chambers takes the floor Saturday, it’ll be with a heavy heart. The Kansas State guard has enjoyed a record-breaking senior season as she fights to get her team into the postseason,...
View ArticleMcCain performance rescheduled
A performance of “The Rambler” by Joe Goode Performance Group that had been scheduled for Friday evening has been re-scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday due to weather complications, university officials...
View ArticleIs the Time Machine open?
Q. There’s a building out on the highway by the airport that looks like an antiques store that says “Time Machine” on the outside. I can’t find any information about it. Is it an operating business? If...
View ArticleMany schools, businesses close as storm hits Manhattan area
The snow storm slowed some area residents, halted others and kept still others working through the night. USD 383 officials called off Friday classes by Thursday afternoon, although KSU resumed classes...
View ArticleSnowfall of 9 inches keeps police, emergency responders busy
Storm Q, as it was named by meteorologists, dumped 9 inches of snow in Manhattan and as much as 16 inches at some Kansas locations, closing a 230-mile stretch of I-70 Thursday before heading east. The...
View ArticleDHS awards NBAF contract
The Department of Homeland Security has officially awarded the contract for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility’s central utilities plant. The action, which was announced in...
View ArticleVirginia Solas
Funeral services for Virginia Fox Solas have been changed due to local weather conditions. The new times are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1, a prayer service with rosary at 6:30 p.m. will...
View ArticleBrownback’s policies harmful
I am disheartened by the plans of Gov. Sam Brownback and his allies in the Legislature to radically change our state. I also confess to resentment at being forced into an experiment that seems only to...
View ArticleCell towers in Yellowstone?
National parks don’t jump to the top of many priority lists in February; what talk there is about them seems to focus on lingering controversies involving snowmobiles, pollution and wolves. And though...
View ArticleIndians hit the road for hectic state weekend
With double-digit snow totals all over the state, it’s hard to imagine state wrestling weekend going smoothly for anyone involved. KSHSAA has amended the schedule — twice — and is doing what it can to...
View ArticleMHS hoops will travel to Topeka
It’s safe to say Thursday’s snowstorm has done plenty to disrupt the end to the high school basketball regular season. MHS athletic director Mike Marsh said the games at Topeka Seaman will be played as...
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