Health dept. seeks grant for training
The Riley County Commission approved the submission of a proposal for a one-time state grant to implement training for health information technology at the Riley County Health Department. The...
View ArticleShella Surowski
Shella Cooper Surowski, 63, of Manhattan died Sunday, April 28. A full obituary will be released. Arrangements are entrusted to Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation. ...
View ArticleKeith Beeman
Keith B. Beeman, 83, of Manhattan died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest in stalking
A Wamego man pleaded no contest to stalking his ex-girlfriend in Riley County District Court Monday afternoon. Joshua Weeks, 22, appeared with counsel in front of District Judge Meryl Wilson to plead...
View ArticleStudent pleads no contest in roommate videotaping
A Kansas State University student pleaded no contest Monday to videotaping his roommate while she showered last March. William Reed, 20, Manhattan, appeared in front of Judge Meryl Wilson to plead no...
View Article2 local schools go under lockout
Bergman Elementary and Anthony Middle School executed a lockout this morning, after police notified school officials that they had reports of a subject brandishing a firearm at a victim in the...
View ArticleFHSC Earthquakes win KC tourney
The 12-and-under Flint Hills Soccer Club Earthquakes won the Challenger Cup Tournament this past weekend in Kansas City. Earthquakes played Sporting Blue Valley Cruz Azul in the championship game that...
View ArticleSeaman takes two from Indians
Against the league’s top teams, the Manhattan High baseball team has struggled this year. With league-leading Seaman in town for a doubleheader at Norvell Field on Monday, that trend did not change, as...
View ArticleSome things aren’t quite right in ‘The Company You Keep’
Robert Redford directed and starred in a movie called “The Company You Keep” which has reached the local twelveplex. The film is a wheezy sort of chase thriller, but it does have several features that...
View ArticleMaking classic cocktail starts with fresh ingredients
Is there anything better than a well made margarita alongside a spicy Mexican meal? I don’t happen to think so. Let’s be honest, most of us have had a really badly made margarita before and,...
View ArticleMHS softball drops a pair at Seaman
The Manhattan High softball team scored a huge doubleheader sweep at league-leading and previously undefeated Topeka Seaman on Monday. MHS held on to win the first game 4-3 and then rallied late to win...
View ArticleCommission approves road upgrade
With brisk residential development increasing traffic flow, Pottawatomie County commissioners Monday gave tentative approval to upgrading Green Valley Road in the southwest portion of the county....
View ArticleMHS scrambles to reschedule sports events after bad weather
The wet, unpredictable spring weather has led to the reshuffling of many sports contests for Manhattan High and the other Kansas schools. MHS athletic director Mike Marsh said 18 to 20 sports events...
View ArticleBoard to consider upping price of parking permits at high school
The USD 383 school board will vote on the Manhattan High parking permit cost during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Robinson Education Center. At the April 17 board meeting, board member Pete...
View ArticlePain doc waives right to hearing
The Manhattan physician accused of running a pill mill at his local clinic waived his right to a preliminary hearing in federal court Tuesday and will remain in custody pending a detention hearing...
View ArticleMHS tennis takes 5th at league meet
With the weather finally cooperating as the tennis season starts to wind down, the Manhattan High boys’ team traveled to Emporia for the Centennial League meet on Monday. The Indians mustered a...
View ArticleMan cited for lewd and lascivious behavior
A Junction City man was ticketed for allegedly touching himself outside of the Manhattan Public Library Tuesday afternoon. The incident was reported by a 22-year-old woman who told police that Josiah...
View ArticleDonna Gennett
Donna M. Gennett, 77, of Onaga died Monday at the Community Hospital in Onaga. ...
View ArticleFrank Hoppe
Frank Henry Hoppe, 70, of Columbus, Neb., died Sunday at the Bryan LGH East Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb. ...
View ArticleGood performance of great ballet welcomed at McCain
It may have seemed late in the year for us to see a ballet in K-State’s McCain Auditorium, and the supernatural business in Swan Lake may have made it seem an odd candidate for a Sunday matinee. But...
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