Another road construction project is underway in Manhattan. The intersection of Dickens and Wreath avenues closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Monday for a full replacement and repair project that city officials expect will last four to six weeks, depending on the weather. The official detour for Wreath Avenue takes drivers west on Claflin Road to Hudson Avenue, then north to Kimball Avenue and back east to Wreath Avenue. The full article can be viewed at theMercury.com
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News Radio KMAN ‘s Steven Shaffur sits down with Melissa Kirkwood from the Sunset Zoo and Sally Dreher, Jonathan Mertz, and Amber Myers from the Flint Hills Discovery Center.
Kansas State soccer wrapped up its Pacific Northwest road trip with a 2-0 loss against Gonzaga on Sunday, ending the two-game set with a cloudy mask after a win against Portland State on Thursday. K-State, who falls to 1-2 on the season, was out-matched by the Bulldogs for most of the first half. Gonzaga out-shot the Wildcats 14-0 in the period while connecting for a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute. “The biggest thing, I think, is not to be reactive like we were in the first half to every possession,” head coach Mike Dibbini said in a written statement.…
Officers filed a report of criminal destruction of property in the 800 block of Fremont Street on August 24, 2024, at approximately 4:12 PM. Officers listed a 39-year-old male and a 51-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a renter of their property did a substantial amount of damage to the property. The subject is a 19-year-old male. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $1,700. Angela Peters, 42, of Manhattan, was arrested on August 24, 2024, at approximately 1:28 PM in the 200 block of N. Juliette. Peters was arrested on a Riley County District Court…
Powercat Gameday returns for its 29th season of K-State football coverage in 2024. This season, the biggest pregame show in the Big 12 will be presented by a four host panel that includes three new hosts. For the first time in nearly a decade, Powercat Gameday will be hosted by a former player. Zach Nemechek, K-State fullback/tight end from 2010-2014, joins the show this season. Nemechek played in 50 career games for head coach Bill Snyder. Won a Big 12 Championship in 2012 and what a part of a senior class that finished with a 38-14 record. Nemechek is now…
by Emma Loura The start of a new school year involves a good deal of preparation for teachers, and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School second-grade teachers Catelynne LePage and Ina Holmes have high hopes for 2024-25. LePage has been a teacher for six years, starting at Woodrow Wilson as a kindergarten teacher in 2018 before teaching second grade the last two years. She said lesson-planning started a week before classes. To view the full story visit themercury.com
By Ned Seaton – nseaton@themercury.com In property tax rates, Manhattan is in the middle of the pack. New data from the Kansas League of Municipalities puts Manhattan in 15th place out of 26 of the state’s largest cities. The current tax rate here is 150.404 mills; a mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. That figure includes the taxes levied by the city government, the county and the school district — the three big tax entities here and nearly everywhere else in Kansas. The full story can be viewed at the mercury.com
by Michael Goens The jump. The joy. The gold. Tara Davis-Wood-hall has nailed longer jumps, sailed further distances. None though, on so big a stage as the 2024 Summer Olympic Games held in Paris earlier this summer. The big stage carries perspective. World-class athletes in Davis-Woodhall’s category don’t need further hype for world championships, grand prix races and high-caliber competitions. The full story can be viewed at themercury.com