Union opposes employee change
A K-State-base union appears prepared to oppose an effort by classified employees to leave state civil service. William Glover, president of the K-State University Employees Association, told the...
View ArticleCommand change ceremony is May 22
Maj. Gen.Paul E. Funk II will take over for Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr. as the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and of Fort Riley in a ceremony May 22. Funk started his career as...
View ArticleManhattan’s other pain doctor inundated with patient requests
A Manhattan physician who operates the only remaining pain management clinic in Manhattan has been overloaded with patient requests following the criminal investigation into Michael Schuster’s clinic....
View ArticleGrand jury returns Schuster indictment
Additional charges were filed Wednesday against the Manhattan physician accused of authorizing illegal prescriptions to hundreds of patients. Michael Schuster, 53, who operates Manhattan Pain and...
View ArticleJet streams in Pacific are behind cold spring rain, sleet we saw today
Manhattan residents will continue seeing colder spring rains such as hit the area overnight this year. “These spring events can go back and forth between rain and snow,” said Kansas Climatologist Mary...
View ArticleWildcats wrap up spring volleyball season
The spring semester is nearing its end and the Kansas State volleyball team has finished its spring practice period in preparation for the 2013 season this fall. K-State entered the spring workouts...
View ArticleMHS soccer routs Highland Park, 10-0
Cold temperatures and precipitation earlier in the day didn’t stop the Manhattan High girls’ soccer team from traveling to Topeka to play Highland Park on Thursday afternoon. The Indians won in a rout,...
View ArticleCats travel to Big 12 track meet
If you see Cliff Rovelto smiling in Waco, Texas, this weekend, it’s for good reason. The Kansas State track and field coach believes his Wildcats could make the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field...
View ArticleYoung arms have Cats in title chase
The Kansas State baseball team gets more headlines for its hot-hitting offense, but the Wildcats go into this weekend’s series at Texas just two games out of second and 2 1/2 back from first-place...
View ArticleKansas reaps many benefits from investing in higher ed
To the Editor: In recent weeks, Gov. Sam Brownback has been touring college campuses in support of public higher education. ...
View ArticleFacing mental health challenges
May is National Mental Health Month. Pawnee Mental Health Services has provided community mental health services to individuals in 10 counties in north central Kansas for more than 56 years. The issue...
View ArticleHow convenient for North Korea
It’s possible that Kenneth Bae, a 44-year-old U.S. citizen of Korean descent, was up to something nefarious when North Korean authorities arrested him late last fall. Maybe, as the North Koreans...
View ArticleJoenne Stanesic
Joenne Stanesic, 80, a longtime resident of Junction City died April 27 at the Kay Pogue Hospice Center in Salina. ...
View ArticleMonthly sales tax revenues up for first time this year in April
Manhattan sales tax revenues edged upward for the first time in 2013 during April. Sales tax revenues were $779,560 for that month, about $2,100 more than was collected during the same month in 2012....
View ArticleK-State Baja SAE breaks top 20
Kansas State University Salina’s Baja SAE team broke the Top 20 for the first time ever at the international Tennessee Tech Baja SAE competition in Cookeville, Tenn., April 18-21. The event host was...
View ArticleKSU expert says Chechnya’s history could provide context to Boston terrorism
A Russian military history expert at K-State said Thursday that Chechnya’s history can contribute context to the Boston Marathon bombing. David Stone, K-State’s Pickett chair for exceptional faculty...
View ArticleCounty hears appeal for added security in courthouse, offices
Riley County officials discussed security precautions for the county office building and the Riley County Courthouse Thursday, reacting to recent passage of a state law allowing those with concealed...
View ArticleRiley County Attorney’s Office Calendar
Monday, May 6, 2013 9:00 – JJC 9:00 Bise, Terrance Status (13 CR 244 Violation of PO) JJC III 9:00 Brezina, McKayla Status (13 CR 184 MIP) BRW III 9:00 Cunigan, Vincent Status (13 TR 745 DUI [1st],...
View ArticleKynard becomes first three-time Big 12 champ
WACO, Texas — Kansas State high jumper Erik Kynard did something no other high jumper has done on Saturday and the Wildcats also put themselves in position to do something they have never done at the...
View ArticleMaine transfer picks KSU
After visiting with Kansas State men’s basketball coaches Thursday, Maine transfer Justin Edwards decided to commit to the Wildcats on Saturday. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 guard, was the leading scorer for...
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