Author: AJ Shaw

Manhattan Broadcasting Company and the Manhattan Mercury announced this week they are forming a cooperating agreement. Manhattan Mercury Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Ned Seaton spoke about the new agreement. “The time has come for both of them to help each other do a better job of informing the community and helping businesses reach consumers and the things that both KMAN and the Mercury and the other stations at Manhattan Broadcasting have done for years anyway,” he said. Seaton says consumers of the Mercury won’t notice any major changes nor will listeners of KMAN and the Manhattan Broadcasting stations. “For readers and…

Leadership ideas were shared Wednesday in the annual 60 in 60 event, hosted by the Manhattan Mercury at the Manhattan Conference Center. Six panelists of local celebrities provided 10 leadership ideas they’ve developed over time. The featured guest speaker was K-State head football coach Chris Klieman, who shared his thoughts on what it takes to be a leader. Former Manhattan State Rep. Tom Phillips says leadership comes from strong empathy. Local restaurant entrepreneur Dave Dreiling says humility is a key to successful leadership. Flint Hills Breadbasket Executive Director Karla Hagemeister serves on the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board. She explains…

Hour 1; Seg. 1 – Cats blow a 25-point lead, beat WVU in OT Seg. 2 – Manhattan wrestling coach Shawn Bammes and wrestler Caleb Hutchinson in studio Seg. 3 – Pete Weber’s “Who you do think you are? I am!” 12 years ago today Seg. 4 – Last winless CBB teams wins first game of the season Hour 2: Seg. 1 – Perry has been lights out from three point range lately Seg. 2 – Should court storming come to an end? Seg. 3 – Jabroni of the Week and Ask us Anything

Seg. 1 – Voice of the Wildcats Wyatt Thompson calls in Seg. 2 – KSU WBB loses to KU/Baseball wins 2 of 3 vs. Holy Cross Seg. 3 – MitchPom vs. WVU Seg. 4 – This week in the Big 12

The 47th annual Flint Hills Home Show was held at the Army National Guard in Manhattan on Saturday. Brad Hartenstein is the executive officer for the Flint Hills Area Builders Association and spoke about the event’s purpose. Over 95 local businesses were present at Saturday’s event. Hartenstein said that the event usually sees high turnout and that the biggest turnout is typically on Sundays as many come visit after church services. He said well over 500 visited on the opening night of the event on Friday and that could see as many as 1500 on Sunday. Hartenstein explained how the…

AJ previews Sub-State and sits down with Wamego GBB Coach Brian McIntosh and Rock Creek BBB Coach Justin Smith on another edition of Scoreboard Saturday.

Centennial League: No area games remaining. NCKL: Thursday February 22, 2024 Wamego Girls (15-5, 6-4) – 40 @ Concordia Girls (12-8, 6-4) – 39 Wamego Boys (6-14, 3-7) – 52 @ Concordia Boys (13-7, 7-3) – 41 Mid-East League: Thursday February 22, 2024 Riley County Girls (12-8, 5-5) – 25 @ St. Marys Girls (10-10, 3-7) – 24 Riley County Boys (7-13, 3-7) – 52 @ St. Marys Boys (13-7, 5-5) – 74 Twin Valley League: Thursday February 22, 2024 #5 Blue Valley Randolph Boys (12-8, 7-6) – 64 @ #4 Pike Valley Boys (10-8, 7-4) – 47 in 2024…

Centennial League: Tuesday February 20, 2024 Topeka Hayden Girls (16-3, 7-3) – 61 vs. Manhattan Girls (10-10, 4-6) – 48 Topeka Hayden Boys (5-14, 1-9) – 70 vs. Manhattan Boys (12-8, 6-4) – 77 Topeka High Girls (5-14, 2-8) – 40 vs. Junction City Girls (1-19, 0-10) – 17 Topeka High Boys (5-15, 1-9) – 64 vs. Junction City Boys (18-2, 9-1) – 67 (OT) NCKL: Tuesday February 20, 2024: Wamego Girls (14-5, 5-4) – 45 @ Marysville Girls (8-10, 5-4) – 62 Wamego Boys (5-14, 2-7) – 45 @ Marysville Boys (10-10, 3-6) – 53 Mid-East League: Monday February…

Listen to Tuesday’s edition of The Game with your hosts Mitch Fortner, Troy Coverdale and Dave G.

Seg. 1 – MHS Recap at Washburn Rural Seg. 2 – Interview with Junction City BBB Coach Nick Perez Seg. 3 – Interview with Silver Lake GBB Coach Kyle Porter Seg. 4 – Latest KBCA Rankings plus an update on 6A Wrestling Regionals