KSU students compete to be ‘Next Big Thing’
K-State students from all majors will compete against their peers for a winning spot in The Next Big Thing. Guitar lessons, a recording studio, furniture design, fitness and a clothing line are some of...
View ArticleLittle damage from fire at KSU dairy unit
A small transformer caught fire at the Kansas State University dairy unit Saturday morning, causing little damage but leading to a small oil spill. Steve Galitzer, director of environmental health and...
View ArticlePottawatomie County to proceed with sale of 117 acres
Pottawatomie County commissioners Monday authorized Leu Lowrey, public works director, to proceed with a plan to sell 117 acres of pasture north of the county landfill. The county purchased the acreage...
View ArticlePolice release name of juvenile arrested
Police released the name of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy taken into the custody of the Geary County Juvenile Detention Center after Riley County police detained him March 19 for several drug charges and...
View ArticleLevee upgrades would be costly
Increased flood protection for portions of the Manhattan area could be an expensive proposition. That was the conclusion of a report heard Monday by Pottawatomie County commissioners concerning the...
View ArticleDiscovery Center names new director
City officials announced the appointment of a new Flint Hills Discovery Center director on Monday afternoon. Fred Goss was selected from an initial pool of 45 applicants following a national search and...
View ArticleCruz is right; compromise on some issues is wrong
So Ted Cruz won’t compro-mise, huh? The once free United States of America is being whittled down through compro-mise to a shameful society of loafers and leeches. I cannot understand what it is that...
View ArticleJustice to be costly in Colorado case
It’s not hard to loathe James E. Holmes. He’s the individual accused of slaughtering 12 people and wounding 58 others in a movie theater last summer in Aurora, Colo. The incident, during the midnight...
View ArticleIt’s extremism, not conservatism
The power in the Republican Party today is all negative. This is especially true in Republican-dominated Kansas, where we are racing ahead to bring small government and libertarianism to the nation....
View ArticleHappy birthday, Mom; thanks for the recipes
While watching an episode of “Giada at Home” this weekend, Giada DeLaurentiis made a comment that her memories lie in food. I must say that I agree. My life has been filled with plenty of culinary...
View ArticleThe buses are well-enough marked already
Q: Why don’t USD 383 school buses have license plates? ...
View ArticleBoard may offer more summer programs
USD 383 children may have more opportunities for summer education this year. USD 383 board members are expected to consider additions to summer offerings at three elementary schools during the board’s...
View ArticleVoters trickle in on Election Day following higher advance voting totals
Voters were trickling in to polling locations this morning, much to the surprise of the elections officials manning the stations. “I’m surprised we haven’t had more people turn out,” said Arlen...
View ArticleMcGruder to participate in 3-point championship
Kansas State senior Rodney McGruder will participate in the 25th annual State Farm College 3-Point Championship set for 6 p.m. Thursday at McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus. The event, which...
View ArticleUtah defeats Cats to end WNIT run
This wasn’t the birthday present Brittany Chambers and Mariah White were hoping for Wednesday night. Kansas State’s two birthday girls ended their careers Wednesday with a 54-46 overtime loss to Utah...
View ArticleK-State picks up 20th win of the season
The Kansas State baseball team notched its 20th win of the season Wednesday night with a 3-2 defeat of Nebraska-Omaha at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State junior reliever Jared Moore nabbed the win and...
View ArticlePhyllis Jones
Phyllis Jean Mustard Jones, 82, a resident of Chapman Valley Manor in Chapman, KS, died at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City on Tuesday. ...
View ArticleDorothy Johnson
Dorothy Marie Johnson, 85 of Olsburg died Thursday at the Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland. ...
View ArticleRodney Barnett
Rodney Barnett, 48, of Manhattan died Friday at his residence. A memorial is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., at The Morning Star Inc. (CRO) Building located at 1018 Poyntz Ave. Memorial...
View ArticleMarie M. McCormick
Marie M. McCormick, 104, of Albuquerque, formerly of Blaine, died Jan. 16 following a short illness. ...
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