By Zach DeLoach zdeloach@themercury.com It’s not lost on Jeff Mittie how rare a feat it is to have retained so many players in the in-and-out business of modern college sports. As it heads into the 2024-25 season, Kansas State women’s basketball has a dizzying number of known commodities returning to its roster — be they All-Americans coming back for a seventh season, seniors who’ve been starting since they were freshmen, young players who already have earned significant on-court minutes or bench talent with a bevy of experience. Sure, the Wildcats lost some players from last year — two to graduation…
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Kansas Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) recently introduced the bicameral and bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act requiring the Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks and extending the tax credit to make it a full ten-year credit. This bill is co-led with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will provide a 10-year credit that will give the ethanol industry the time and financial incentive to build up the infrastructure needed for the U.S. to be less reliant on foreign fuel, open new markets for farmers, and increase ethanol production…
No. 23 Kansas State football will be without one of its top pass catchers for a couple of weeks after an injury sustained in the Wildcats’ 38-9 loss at BYU. Sophomore tight end Brayden Loftin left the game early after recording a catch for seven yards in Saturday’s loss. Loftin limped off the field and was attended to by the team’s training staff and did not return to the field for the rest of the game. He was seen later wearing a brace. “Loftin will be out for a few weeks with a lower body injury,” Klieman said to media…
By AJ Dome Tears of joy filled Ana Mendonca’s eyes as she spoke during the Manhattan Area Resettlement Team Block Party Saturday. “When I took this job (as executive director), I said, ‘I want to help people,’” Mendonca said. “What I see is that people are helping each other, and it’s making this world much better.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
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Robert Bagget, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested on September 23, 2024, at approximately 1:49 PM in the 1100 block of Scenic Landing. Bagget was arrested on the probable cause offenses of probation violation and interference with an LEO. The original charge in this matter was for criminal threat. Total bond was set at $30,000. Bagget was confined at the time of this report.
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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee continues to be under scrutiny for her reimbursement claims. County resident Michelle Campbell told commissioners at their Monday meeting she has been looking closely at the public records concerning McKee’s reimbursement requests and questions what she is finding. Dating back to November 2023, Campbell found a reimbursement McKee received for a KAC meeting. After looking at the KAC meeting minutes, Campbell discovered McKee was listed as absent from the meeting. Campbell also questioned a reimbursement for a laptop repair. According to Campbell’s findings, the laptop was a personal laptop…
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported case of a stolen motorcycle in Manhattan. RCPD officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft on Sunday at around 12:30 PM in the 1000 block of Osage Street where a 22-year-old male was the victim. His 2012 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen overnight by an unknown suspect, and the total loss associated with this report is approximately $6,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers. For more news visit The Mercury.com.
The City of Manhattan recently announced that Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be reduced to one lane starting on Monday, September 23rd for street repair work at the intersection with Fairchild Avenue. The northbound lane will be closed and the southbound lane will remain open with one-lane traffic control signage in place. No timetable for the construction was provided. For more news visit The Mercury.com.