Tequila Modern Mexican, located near Target at 322 Southwind Plaza, will have a soft launch Monday and open at its full capacity Dec. 2. It will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The restaurant put up a sign months ago, but there’s been a delay in its opening. Co-owner José Reyes said fellow investors in the restaurant “had secured a local partner and business manager who pulled out of the original agreement.” To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
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By Parker Eaves Two wounded football teams will meet on Saturday with the hopes of closing out their season on a high-note after some midseason rough patches. Cincinnati is on a three-game losing streak, with losses at Colorado, West Virginia, and Iowa State. In conference play, Cincinnati is 1-3 on the road and 2-1 at home. K-State, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing skid, losing at Houston and at home last week versus Arizona State. Scott Satterfield is in his second year as the Bearcats’ head coach going 3-9 last season. He previously coached at Appalachian State for six seasons…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 7:45 Segment 3: 21:28 Segment 4: 33:52 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke the Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket Karla Hagemeister. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
Cristian Soto, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on November 21, 2024, at approximately 6:14 PM. Soto was arrested on the probable cause offenses of violation of the Offender Registration Act x 8. Total bond was set at $60,000. Soto was confined at the time of this report.
By Emma Loura The school board on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept a $465,469 bid for services from BHS Construction to cover costs of changes to the park, some of which it will split with the city. Park improvements the district will pay for solely include relocated throwing areas for discus, shot put and javelin and perimeter fencing around those areas as well as upgrades to the baseball and softball dugouts, which will have lockable team storage spaces. It will share costs with the city for a tennis hitting wall, a discus throwing wall and a portion of earthwork that…
By Emma Loura Members of the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday took their first look at a proposed rate increase of 2.24% for a modest double-occupancy room with limited dining options at K-State in the 2025-26 school year. The jump for a newly renovated or constructed room with unlimited dining options would be 3.52%. The list of possible increases on the Manhattan campus varied widely depending on the type of room or suite, the building it’s in and the number of people living in it. The lowest hike would be 1.9% for a traditional double-occupancy room at Boyd, Ford,…
Jalen Fures, 26, of District Height, MD, was arrested on November 20, 2024, at approximately 7:17 PM. Fures was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. The original charges in this matter are for aggravated domestic battery- strangulation x 2 and criminal damage to property. Total bond in this matter was set at $8,000. Fures was not confined at the time of this report.
The project consulting team of Stantec and BBN Architects have started a third round of public engagement for the East Manhattan Gateway Plan project on behalf of the City of Manhattan, and are looking for resident input. The East Manhattan Gateway Plan is a corridor and area plan for the area extending along the U.S. Highway 24 corridor from the Manhattan Town Center entrance to Hopkins Creek Road. The study area also includes the “McCall Triangle” and undeveloped greenfield surrounding existing residential development in the Green Valley area. The project was initiated in early 2023 and is expected to…
By Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer and Zach DeLoach Forty-eight hours after No. 10 Kansas State women’s basketball’s stalest offensive performance this season, it put out one of its best in school history. The Wildcats came 4 points shy of tying a single-game school record for points and one made basket short of the program-best for field goals in a game as they boat-raced Milwaukee 111-46 Wednesday evening. Kansas State center Ayoka Lee and Milwaukee forward Jorey Buwalda jockey for position during their non-conference game Wednesday at Bramlage Coliseum. Lee led with 25 points and added seven rebounds in…
By Toby Hammes With recent playoff memories fueling the fire, Manhattan High and Derby football will clash once again under the lights in a win-or-go-home sub-state championship game. “It’s just satisfying to be at this point,” Manhattan head coach Joe Schartz said. “But we’re not done yet.” The Indians (11-0) and the Panthers (11-0) will write another page in their recent chapter of dominating Kansas 6A West. It’ll be the fifth matchup between the two schools since 2022 — but the first time since then it won’t be an in-season rematch. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.