Author: KMAN Staff
Three Lady Raiders will represent Wamego High School at the state tournament next week as a result of their performance at Monday’s regional in McPherson. The team placed fourth, just four strokes out of tying with Buhler for third and earning a team slot. However, the top five golfer unaffiliated with a state qualifying team will also compete and in Wamego’s case this will be Addison Douglass, who placed second, Sophia Hellman, who tied for 11th, and Lillian Costa who placed 16th. To view the full article visit pottcotimes.com.
By Toby Hammes Manhattan High football is perfect through six weeks of the season, continuing to show improvements week in and week out. The key to the Indians’ consistent climb? The coaching staff. “I give all the credit to my coaching staff for going out there, continually working with their guys and pushing them to reach their potential,” head coach Joe Schartz said. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
The race at the top of the Big 12 Power Rankings continues to tighten. Only two points separate Iowa State and BYU for the top spot. The Cyclones are No. 1 for the third straight week after receiving nine of a possible 16 first-place votes (249 points) from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12. BYU was second with seven first-place votes and 247 points. Kansas State and Texas Tech remained 3-4, while Arizona State made the biggest jump from ninth to fifth. Utah, which occupied the top spot for most of the season, continued to slide…
Angel Roeser, candidate for Kansas House of Representatives, said Tuesday evening she didn’t intend to withhold information about her degree, even though she now acknowledges that she has not yet graduated from K-State. That followed a report in The Mercury earlier that day that Roeser, a Republican running for the District 67 seat, did not have a degree, even though she claimed to be a K-State graduate. The Mercury obtained public records that showed she does not have a degree and is still a student. She did not respond to several attempts by The Mercury to contact her in advance…
Manhattan city commissioners are split on allowing a developer to use more than $2 million in tax breaks and assistance to turn the downtown Commerce Bank building into retail and residential space. Officials from Hutton Development on Tuesday requested a 10-year property tax abatement, a sales tax exemption on construction materials and for the city to pay for half the cost of improvements to Poyntz Avenue as they seek to buy the building at 727 Poyntz Ave., tear it down and construct a new one with retail space on the ground floor and residential space above. Commissioners John Matta and…
Manhattan residents now can eat out as late as they want on the weekends after the opening of the Little Apple’s only current 24-hour restaurant. Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh has set up shop in the old Aggieville Burger King building at 1328 Laramie St. The Mexican fast-food chain is open 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays and from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to midnight Friday. The restaurant provides both dine-in and drive-thru options. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 07:59 Segment 3 – 21:03 Segment 4 – 33:59 On Wednesday’s edition Mike spoke with Ned Seaton, Publisher of The Manhattan Mercury. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
A Manhattan man is being held on no bond following his arrest on Tuesday night in Riley County. Donovan Dumas, 31, was arrested on a probable cause charge of rape of a mentally deficient individual. At this time, Dumas is confined on the charge. RCPD Captain Brad Jager says that police are still waiting to hear from the judge in the case on what the bond will be.
Manhattan High girls’ golf completed the latest step in its climb towards a state championship at regionals on Monday. The Indians took care of business in the Washburn Rural regional, placing first with a team score of 315 to clinch its spot in the state tournament. Manhattan bested its host in the Junior Blues who tallied a score of 329. It was a two-way race for first as in third place was Lawrence Free State, seemingly miles behind with 418 points. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.