Senior 17ers host 21st TOC
With the Kansas State baseball team hosting a NCAA regional for the first time in program history comes a change in plans for the American Legion Manhattan Manko senior 17ers. Instead of hosting the...
View ArticleK-State didn’t get here overnight
After nine successful years at Central Missouri State, Brad Hill wouldn’t have left for the job at Kansas State if he didn’t think they could be successful in Manhattan. But the plan was there, and...
View ArticleMartha Johnson
Martha A. “Marty” Johnson, 69, of Manhattan died Monday at the Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka. ...
View ArticleAnother teen arrested in J.C. school damage
A fourth Junction City teen was taken into custody following further investigation into extensive damage at a school in Junction City. Investigators with the Junction City Police Department said the...
View ArticleUFM Community Learning Center offers Osher summer program
Adults 50 and older can quench their thirst for knowledge this summer with three special classes being offered in Manhattan through a collaboration with UFM Community Learning Center, Kansas State...
View ArticleCanady, Roberts named National Merit Scholars
Two area students have been named National Merit Scholars. Austin Canady, a 2013 Manhattan High graduate, received the National Merit W. Harold Otto Scholarship. He will major in political science at...
View ArticlePool rule changes have officials at odds with parents, each other
A number of local parents were upset this week to learn of rule changes at city pools, specifically one requiring parents who are supervising their kids — not swimming or sunbathing — to pay the full...
View ArticleSales tax receipts down in March
Manhattan sales tax revenues for the month were down compared with those from March 2012, but they were still up compared with the same month in 2011, according to information released Thursday by city...
View ArticleMarysville FFA hopes to make town proud as it recovers from tornado
After a tornado damaged their town on Monday, students from the Marysville High School FFA chapter came to Manhattan this week seeking high standing among their peers. The Marysville and Wabaunsee...
View ArticleFour Indians named all-league
The Manhattan High softball team placed four players on the 2013 All-Centennial League softball team, as chosen by the league coaches. Jenna Stigge was named to the first team at second base. Stigge...
View ArticleGiving money is the best way to help disaster victims
To the Editor: It was so touching to see on your front page of May 22 the article about Sandy Scott and her kids from the day care center selling lemonade to raise money for the Oklahoma tornado...
View ArticleThanks to broad support, Bully Project was a success
To the Editor: Thank you to the community for your tremendous support of The Bully Project. ...
View ArticleTensions mount in Syria
Sen. John McCain, who for some time has urged President Barack Obama to provide Syrian rebels with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles in addition to humanitarian aid, spent a few high-profile hours...
View ArticleWildcats stomp Shockers, 20-11
The Kansas State baseball team followed up a rough start with a crazy finish, all in the first inning, on the way to a 20-11 victory over Wichita State in the opening game of the Manhattan NCAA...
View ArticlePamela Murphy
Pamela F. Murphy, 63, a lifetime resident of Manhattan died Saturday at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...
View Article4 arrested as result of search warrant
Four people were arrested as RCPD officers executed a search warrant for a drug investigation at an Ogden residence. They were Cynthia Reed and Michael Baker of the residence and Mark Whitt and Melissa...
View ArticleContest announces local celebrity judges
A diverse group of leaders in television, judiciary, public policy and the arts have agreed to serve as judges for the 2013 Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest. The state contest finals will be at 7 p.m. June...
View Article‘Now You See Me’ probably isn’t worth your time
In telling a complicated story, writers should not have characters act in ways that are contrary to their own best interests. This is true even when a surprise ending requires that the characters’...
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