Treasurer’s office given OK to add a position
County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday, with Bob Boyd opposed, to add a full-time staff member to Riley County Treasurer Eileen King’s motor vehicle department. King requested addition of the position,...
View ArticleHer letterpress works make an impression
Ashley Flinn enjoys the tactility and the tediousness of her art. “Certain artists are drawn to things that have a lot of steps or have a lot of paraphernalia involved with them, and letterpress is...
View ArticleNuss won’t abdicate city role in public services
To the Editor: I admire Debbie Nuss’ com-mitment to a responsible city role — not abdication — in addressing public transport-ation, economic development, social services, fiscal policy and human...
View ArticleSchool board candidates talk enrollment growth, future issues
In advance of the USD 383 school board race, the Mercury asked the four candidates — Mitch Beims, Aaron Estabrook, Pat Hudgins and Marcia Rozell — to answer questions about issues pertaining to...
View ArticleForgivable loan among items on city’s docket
The library, fireworks, the airport and an incentives package: City commissioners will consider a range of items that have previously created a stir during their Tuesday meeting. Commissioners will...
View ArticleBall will protect key services while reducing city’s debt
To the Editor: The half-cent sales tax passed with almost 60-percent approval. Part of that tax can drive down our city debt. ...
View ArticleRare Bible reproduction on display at Hale Library
To the Editor, During this time of Passover and Holy Week leading up to Easter, I would like to again make the community aware of the Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible, which was generously...
View ArticleMail should continue to be delivered six days a week
To the Editor: Last month, Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe announced plans to end six-day mail delivery in August of this year. This flies in the face of existing law, which requires six-day...
View ArticleNot to complain, but why show a 2-year-old production?
The Arts in Cinema programs—one for opera and one for dance—has changed a little since its inception. Originally we got live performances beamed to us from La Scala and The Bolshoi, performances that...
View ArticleMichael Gardner
Michael David Gardner, 33, of St. George died Sunday at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. ...
View ArticleDominick Lubrano
Dominick James Lubrano, seven month old, of Ogden died March 18 in Kansas City. ...
View ArticleK-State researchers take groundbreaking approach to stopping stomach bug
Kansas State University-led team is researching ways to stop the spread of norovirus, a contagious stomach illness that infects one in 15 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleFormer KSU basketball player dies in Florida
Dick Stone, a member of three Kansas State University basketball teams in the mid 1950s, died earlier this week as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Florida. Individuals...
View ArticleFormer employee files wrongful termination suit against K-State
A former Kansas State University employee has filed suit against the university alleging she was wrongly terminated from her accounting job. In the suit, filed in Riley County District Court, Platt...
View ArticleCommission to fund Living History Day
Pottawatomie County commissioners indicated Monday they would find some financial assistance for Living History Day, a longstanding event sponsored by Havensville Community Center. “We’re asking for...
View ArticleFlood plan affecting some landowners
Pottawatomie County commissioners discussed new FEMA flood plain maps Monday and how the revised maps are adversely impacting some area property owners. The discussion was prompted by a recent work...
View ArticleGAO report: lack of standards makes containment labs risky
A continued lack of national standards places the United States at increased risk for accidents at high-containment laboratories, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released...
View ArticleBoard to discuss capital outlay
The USD 383 school board will start preparing financially for next year with a capital outlay discussion at its meeting Wednesday. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Robinson Education Center. Before...
View ArticleMan crashes car into Pawnee building
Riley County officers arrested a driver Tuesday morning after he allegedly intentionally struck the building of Pawnee Mental Health Services on Claflin Road with his car. The car apparently damaged...
View ArticleHow was law board members’ attendance?
Q: Much has been said at the City Commission forums so far this cycle about the Law Board and Riley County Police Department budget. I’m curious who the Law Board members were the past 24 months and...
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