Vote keeps guns off campuses — for now
TOPEKA – The Kansas Board of Regents adopted a temporary resolution Thursday designed to keep weapons off campuses for four years. The action is in response to a bill signed into law by Gov. Sam...
View ArticleMHS student plans Kenya aid trip
Kenyans have a word that sums up their culture: “ubuntu.” It means “I am because we are.” It is a belief that only by helping each other is everyone capable of living and thriving. This belief is what...
View ArticleRural tops MHS to end softball season
The Manhattan High softball team took a hard-fought eight-inning 9-8 victory over Topeka High in their opening regional game, but couldn’t keep up the pace in the championship game against Washburn...
View ArticleCommissioners voice concerns about added juvenile inmates
Riley County commissioners expressed concern Thursday about the impact on county juveniles of a possible influx of juvenile inmates to the Northcentral Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention facility. The...
View ArticleGraduation, home baseball on tap
This weekend, hundreds of K-Staters will join the ranks of alumni as K-State hosts commencement activities this weekend in Bramlage Coliseum and McCain Auditorium, bringing to close another academic...
View ArticleOfficials respond to salary gripes
Kansas State University’s two top administrators issued a joint statement Wednesday defending their efforts to improve faculty compensation compared with that of administrators while acknowledging that...
View ArticleSchulz says he hasn’t considered Va. Tech job
TOPEKA — K-State President Kirk Schulz’s alma mater is looking for a new president, but Schulz said Thursday he hasn’t thought about applying for the job. Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger...
View ArticleTribute to Easterday was well-deserved
To the Editor: I congratulate the Mercury for its article about Steve Easterday’s retirement as director of the Manhattan High School orchestra and his 36 years of teaching. ...
View ArticleThanks for support of letter carriers food drive
To the Editor: On behalf of the Flint Hills Breadbasket and those whom we serve, we would like to take this opportunity to say “Thank you” to all of the individuals who so generously donated food for...
View ArticleGraduation weekend
This weekend’s graduation activities at Kansas State University are obviously a big deal to the 5,000 or so graduates and their families. But is it important to those who have no immediate involvement...
View ArticleSalaries to sports figures are grossly out of line
To the Editor: I have admired and, more importantly, respected KSU coach Bill Snyder for many years. For most of these years, I was not a resident of Kansas, but the values of the man shone through in...
View ArticleYou’ve made a fine start on life
Here’s what we hope a commencement speaker tells area high school graduates this weekend. First, congratulations on getting this far. You can be justly proud of your accomplishments to date. You have...
View ArticleFisher, Meyer getting it done for Wildcats
Throughout this season, the story for Kansas State baseball has been about how the upperclassmen stepped up as leaders to steer the team in the right direction. But in the series at Kansas, it was a...
View ArticleMHS swimmers ready for state meet
The Manhattan High girls’ swimming and diving team doesn’t have enough qualifiers to make noise in the team standings at state this week, but head coach Jerry Carpenter is expecting big things from the...
View ArticleIndians edge Blue Jays to advance
JUNCTION CITY — For the first time all evening, the otherwise raucous crowd at Al Simpler Stadium fell silent. The Manhattan High and Junction City girls’ soccer teams had been trading penalty kicks to...
View ArticleRobert Zender
Robert G. Zender, 89, of Lincoln, Neb., died Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb. ...
View ArticleLola Hedrick
Lola Dale Selders Hedrick, 95, of Junction City died Sunday at her home in Junction City. ...
View ArticleAllen Janke
Allen Webster Janke, 79, of Manhattan died Wednesday at Good Shepherd Hospice House. ...
View ArticleString of thefts in Pottawatomie County
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a series of possibly related thefts from construction sites located between Manhattan and Wamego. Sheriff Greg Riat said the thefts...
View ArticleGas prices up across Midwest
Gas prices inched precariously close to $4 a gallon in Manhattan on Friday. The recent hike may be due in part to an influx of visitors in town for area graduations, but problems at several oil...
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