Author: AJ Shaw

The Manhattan Lions Club held its annual biscuits and gravy breakfast at the College Avenue United Methodist Church Saturday. The event raised around $2,000 and saw a large turnout as the group accepted donations for four different charities. Club president Diana Chapel spoke about the different charities that proceeds would be going towards. The group also auctioned off a K-State quilt at Saturday’s breakfast with the proceeds from the auction going towards KSDS Assistance Dogs. The biscuits and gravy breakfast is one of several events held throughout the year by the Lions Club, which also hosts a pancake breakfast in…

Seg. 1 – MHS Boys Recap/Tony Ingram Interview Seg. 2 – MHS Girls Recap/Scott Mall Interview Seg. 3 – Interview with Rock Creek BBB Coach Justin Smith Seg. 4 – Looking at the standings with three weeks to go in the season

Centennial League: Friday February 2, 2024: Manhattan Boys (9-5, 3-1) – 68 vs. Topeka Hayden Boys (4-10, 0-6) – 56 Manhattan Girls (8-6, 2-2) – 54 vs. Topeka Hayden Girls (13-1, 5-1) – 57 Junction City Boys (12-2, 3-1) – 83 vs. Topeka High Boys (5-9, 1-3) – 49 Junction City Girls (1-12, 0-3) – 39 vs. Topeka High Girls (4-10, 1-4) – 63 NCKL: Friday February 2, 2024: Eudora Boys (9-6, 5-2) – 56 vs. Wamego Boys (5-9, 1-3) – 43 Eudora Girls (10-5, 3-2) – 26 vs. Wamego Girls (13-1, 5-0) – 39 Mid-East League: Thursday February 1,…

The Kansas State Innovations Partners president and CEO is stepping down to take a new position at Oregon State University. Rebecca Robinson is expected to take a job as the associate vice president for economic development and industry relations and senior advisor for strategic intiatives at Oregon State. In a press release from the university, Robinson is credited for building industry partnerships for K-State and driving university-based economic development in the Manhattan region and beyond. The university says that Robinson’s leadership led to the recruitment of 29 technology based companies to Manhattan resulting in the creation of more than 1,600…

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association released their latest rankings on Tuesday that were headlined with Wamego Girls Basketball remaining at No. 2 in the 4A Girls Rankings. While they were little changes in this week’s rankings, Junction City Boys did see a bump up by two spots from No. 9 to No. 7 in the 6A Boys rankings. Head coach Nick Perez’s team currently sits at 12-2 on the season following a 60-53 home victory on Tuesday over the defending 6A Champion and current No. 3 team in 6A in the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies. In 4A Boys, Rock Creek…

Two Manhattan men are in custody after police say they robbed a man near downtown Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department arrested 25-year-old Brandon Welty and 19-year-old Joseph Bauer on charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. The arrests occurred just after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Leavenworth Street. In a statement, RCPD says a 29-year-old man had his backpack, containing several items, stolen after the pair brandished a weapon. A search warrant was conducted and the two were soon apprehended. Both men have lengthy criminal histories dating back to 2019. Bauer is currently charged in…

The KC World Cup committee recently presented to the Kansas Senate Commerce Committee to request around $30 million in state money to provide for training facilities as players get ready to play compete in 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. State Sen. Usha Reddi, who sits on the Commerce Committee spoke about the vast opportunities that the World Cup can provide the state of Kansas. Reddi says she thinks this will be a good thing for the city of Manhattan and that she hopes for more public infrastructure money. Reddi says teams will have an opportunity to choose where they…

The Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics will be hosting the Kansas Farm and Ranch Transition conference in Manhattan on Mar. 8. The conference is designed to help farmers and ranchers plan for the transition to the next generation. K-State director of Office of Farm and Ranch Transition Ashlee Westerhold says that a 2012 Harvard Business School study found that 70% of family-owned businesses fail to transition to new owners successfully. Westerhold says this number is important because 85% of Kansas farms are family-owned. “With the values of farm assets and land today,” Westerhold said in a press release…

Centennial League: Tuesday January 30, 2024: Blue Valley Northwest Boys (12-2, 2-0) – 53 vs. Junction City Boys (12-2, 3-1) – 60 NCKL: Monday January 29, 2024: Abilene Girls (0-12, 0-4) – 33 vs. Wamego Girls (12-1, 5-0) – 49 Abilene Boys (10-2, 4-0) – 65 vs. Wamego Boys (5-8, 2-3) – 44 Mid-East League: Tuesday January 30, 2024: Riley County Girls (5-7, 1-4) – 43 vs. Marysville Girls (5-5, 2-3) – 42 (OT) Riley County Boys (3-10, 1-4) – 35 vs. Marysville Boys (8-5, 2-3) – 42 Twin-Valley League: Blue Valley Girls (6-8, 1-7) – 30 vs. Frankfort Girls…

Seg. 1 – MHS Girls Recap/Interview with Scott Mall Seg. 2 – MHS Boys Recap/Interview with Benji George/Scores across the area Seg. 3 – Interview with Wamego GBB Coach Brian McIntosh Seg. 4 – KBCA Rankings breakdown