By Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer
ELECTION DAY — Voters arrive and depart Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Zeandale Community Church. Polling places were open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the 2024 general election, which included several local races.
CURTAIN CALL — At left, Leslie Dymond, choreographer of the Manhattan Arts Center’s MACademy Youth Theatre production of “Anastasia: The Musical,” guides cast members through bows during rehearsal Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Forty-five kindergarten through ninth graders participated in the show.
MEMORABILIA — Richard Hearron of Wamego looks through various items on display Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at the Manhattan Senior Center. Ahead of Veterans Day, the Armed Forces E-9 Association Kansas Sunflower Chapter hosted a military display in the center, featuring insignia, outfits, coins, newspaper articles and posters.
DISCUSSING WATER — State Rep. Jim Minnix, R-Scott City, moderates a panel discussion with, from left, Logan Swenson, Zoe Rhodes, Sophia Cori, Sami Villasana and Joseph Ferguson on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, during the 13th annual Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas at Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan.
GETTING A BIT FESTIVE — Workers start assembling the Festival of Lights’ Christmas tree Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan. The annual tree-lighting ceremony was held at the end of the month, getting the Little Apple in the holiday spirit.
FAMILIAR FACE — LSU senior guard Cam Carter is introduced in the starting lineup ahead of a non-conference game against Kansas State, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at Bramlage Coliseum. Carter, a Louisiana native, played with the Wildcats for two seasons.
ROAD WORK — Construction equipment parks Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in the eastbound lane of Dickens Avenue in Manhattan. The westbound lane remains open, however. Stormwater and limited pavement improvements by Bayer Construction Company started Nov. 4 on Dickens between Westport Drive and College Avenue. The project is expected to last through February.
GOOD AS GOLD — Fall beauty remains on a tree against a blue sky Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, near CiCo Park in Manhattan.
PROVIDING HOPE — Clothes fill up a laundry basket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, during the Fairy Godmothers’ 17th annual Lingerie Luncheon at Manhattan Arts Center. The event collected new lingerie items — including undergarments, pajamas, socks and robes — that were donated directly to Manhattan Emergency Shelter, the Crisis Center, Big Lakes Developmental Center and Homestead Ministries.
LEAVE YOUR MARK — Steven Graham writes his name Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, during a beam-signing event outside of K-State’s Stanley Stout Center. The beam will go into K-State’s Bilbrey Family Events Center, which broke ground last December. It is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
NEW LOOK — Rebuilding of the Taco Bell at 1155 Westport Drive in Manhattan progresses Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
BLACK FRIDAY — People make their way into Target, 800 Commons Place in Manhattan, after it opened at 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.
