Library concert features diverse menu of music
One of the most welcome recent additions to the local classical music scene has been the KSU Library chamber music series, which each year mounts three recitals in the cozy, listener friendly...
View ArticleLibrary concert features diverse menu of music
One of the most welcome recent additions to the local classical music scene has been the KSU Library chamber music series, which each year mounts three recitals in the cozy, listener friendly...
View ArticleNew Rowing Center provides Wildcats with bright future
The future is looking bright for the Kansas State women’s rowing team. With the ground-breaking of a new state-of-the-art rowing training center east of Bill Snyder Family Stadium, the opportunities to...
View ArticleNever thought it would take 36 years
On this day in 1977, Kansas State was getting ready to play a Sweet 16 game against Marquette in the NCAA basketball tournament. The Cats had beaten Providence (the college, not the Biblical variety)...
View ArticleMHS swimmers start season today
After a 10th-place finish at state that included 80 team points and four medals, the Manhattan High girls’ swimming and diving team gets its season rolling today and Thursday at Emporia. With so many...
View ArticleGirls’ soccer hosts Topeka Thursday
For the Manhattan High girls’ soccer team under second-year coach Mike Sanchez, maintaining a level of excellence is the primary goal this season. After inheriting the team from former coach Brett...
View ArticleWeber, Cats have had whirlwind year
So much has changed for Kansas State in the last year. And likewise, much has changed for head coach Bruce Weber. On March 9, 2012, Weber was dismissed as the coach at Illinois. Exactly one year later,...
View ArticleGeorge Adams
George Neal Adams, 100, died Tuesday at Salina Presbyterian Manor in Salina. ...
View ArticleEdith McRoberts
Edith Hazel McRoberts, 98, of Manhattan died Tuesday at her residence. ...
View ArticleBiomass research collaboration seeks to improve biofuel efficiency,...
A Kansas State University biochemical engineer is part of a national collaboration working to advance biomass as a leading source for more efficient drop-in biofuels, bio-power and animal feed. Biomass...
View ArticleHome invasion suspect held
A Manhattan man arrested in connection with an October 2012 home invasion was bound over for trial in Riley County District Court Tuesday afternoon. Levertis Horne, 22, appeared in court with attorney...
View ArticleSuspects to appear in court
Two suspects accused of starting an apartment fire that killed a K-State researcher were scheduled to appear in federal court in Topeka late Wednesday morning for their arraignment. Patrick Scahill,...
View ArticleK-State to boost state aircraft industry
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicts that Kansas will be among the Top 10 states in the country to see significant economic growth once unmanned aircraft systems are...
View ArticleWhy does the Mercury print teachers’ pay information?
Q: Why is the Mercury again going to put teachers’ pay information in the paper? Why don’t you use that space to cover meaningful items related to education, and to inform readers of all the positive...
View ArticleOfficials still investigating rollover on 24
A Manhattan man died after being ejected from his vehicle in an early morning crash on U.S. Highway 24, about 3 miles north of Manhattan. Michael R. Ippert, 28, was driving his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe...
View ArticleWeber a finalist for 2013 Skip Prosser Award
Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber has been named one of 20 finalists for the 2013 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, CollegeInsider.com announced earlier this week. Weber is joined on...
View ArticleElect Ball, Strawn, Hogan to the City Commission
To the Editor: The central issue in the April city election is the cost of living in Manhattan. We need com-missioners who will take a holistic view and drive down the debt. Let us elect some people...
View ArticleChoose candidates reluctant to increase local tax burden
To the Editor: Shall we join Grace Hwang on a time trip back to the third grade when boys voted for boys and girls voted for girls? Perhaps she would have benefited from my third-grade teacher, Mrs....
View ArticleWe don’t need someone who wants to take over
To the Editor: Thank goodness our city is not in need of rescue by a candidate who offers his “leadership” to come in and take over to show our bumbling incompetents how it should be done. ...
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