Coach Weber’s Record Breaking Coaching Win in Waco
Kansas State’s veteran senior wing man-Rodney McGruder put the dagger in the Baylor Bears last Saturday in Waco with a three point swisher (nothing but net) with one second remaining on the clock to...
View ArticleK-State football to open on a Friday night
The college football season is coming to Kansas State fans a little bit earlier next season — one day earlier in fact. K-State announced Tuesday that the Wildcats’ season opener against North Dakota...
View ArticleDirector application deadline moved up
The Riley County Commission on Thursday decided to move up the deadline to apply for the county health department director position and reversed its earlier decision to hire an interim director. The...
View ArticlePair indicted on federal charges for fire death
Federal charges were filed Thursday against a man and woman accused of intentionally setting an apartment fire that killed a Kansas State University researcher in February. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom...
View ArticleWhat to do instead of Fake Patty’s
If you are looking to avoid the “fake” crowds on Saturday, there is plenty to do. Much of it will make you laugh. K-State Theatre presents “The Marriage of Figaro” this weekend. The opera continues...
View ArticlePlanning change is OK’d
The USD 383 school board accepted the first reading of a plan to increase elementary teachers’ planning and collaboration time during the next two school years Wednesday. Next year, elementary teachers...
View ArticleShould teachers be armed?
The Wamego board of education is expected to consider a controversial topic — whether to allow teachers and faculty to carry concealed weapons — at its meeting next week. “I’m all for anything we can...
View Article177 soldiers return to fort in ceremony
Fort Riley’s redeployment center was filled with smiles, tears and cheers Wednesday as 177 soldiers from the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, were reunited with...
View ArticleStory behind ‘Resilience’ is arts leadership at KSU
To the Editor: The article headlined “Inter-preting Resilience” in last Sun-day’s Arts & Leisure section of the Manhattan Mercury was much appreciated. “Human Kind: What Does it Mean to be...
View ArticleVolunteers were essential to library’s book sale success
To the Editor: We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the people who helped make the Manhattan Public Library’s book sale a tremendous success. ...
View ArticleVote should have been unanimous
We’re glad the Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday authorized ATA Bus to erect bus stop signs along its fixed and Safe Ride routes, but it’s disappointing that the vote wasn’t unanimous. City...
View ArticleDel Pickett Jr.
Delmar “Del” V. Pickett Jr., 64, of Wichita died Feb. 28 in Wichita. ...
View ArticlePatricia Pfannenstiel
Patricia M. “Patsy” Pfannenstiel, 83, of Hays died Tuesday at the Ellis Good Samaritan Society. ...
View ArticleBSU gets Big 12 award for sixth year
Kansas State University’s Black Student Union has done it again. For the sixth time in the last eight years the student organization has been awarded the Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12...
View ArticleSchooley wins campus vote
Eli Schooley was elected president of Kansas State University’s student body in voting that concluded Wednesday. Schooley and running-mate Jake Unruh received 2,352 votes, about 60 percent of the total...
View ArticleAviation Board selects six cadets for pilot training
Six Kansas State University Air Force ROTC cadets have landed a key training assignment after their graduation and commissioning. The six cadets, members of the university’s Detachment 270, were...
View ArticleMeade opens Class 2A with an easy win
The top-seeded Meade Buffaloes stayed undefeated Wednesday when they took out No. 8-seed Oswego 80-43 to open the boys Class 2A state tournament quarterfinals at Bramlage Coliseum. Meade’s 6-foot-8...
View ArticleInjury accident on Claflin Road
Two people were hospitalized for minor injuries following a two-car accident in the 2300 block of Claflin Road early Thursday evening. Lt. Josh Kyle said Chelsey Herrs, 21, Manhattan, was turning her...
View ArticleInjury accident on Seth Child
Two small children were hospitalized Thursday for possible minor injuries following a twocar crash in the 800 block of North Seth Child Road. Lt. Josh Kyle said Aaron Green, 21, Manhattan, was stopped...
View ArticleSuzie Wolters
Diana Sue “Suzi” (Holloway) Wolters, 69, of Portis died Monday. She was born Dec. 3, 1944, in Osborne. She was a homemaker and florist. ...
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