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By Megan Moser A candidate running for the Kansas House District 67 seat said this week that she voted in a 2022 referendum that would have removed the Kansas constitutional right to abortion, but public records show she did not participate in that election. Angel Roeser, the Republican candidate for the office, faced Democratic opponent Kim Zito in a debate Wednesday at the K-State Student Union. The two were addressing abortion and mentioned the “Value Them Both” amendment, which was on the Aug. 2, 2022, ballot. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
By AJ Shaw and Peter Rice news@1350kman.com Two and a half years after a biological manufacturing company announced its plans to build a facility in Manhattan, there are few answers about when — and if — it’s going to happen, but local and state officials say discussions still are ongoing. Scorpius, formerly called Scorpion, announced in April 2022 it would construct a $650-million, 500,000-square-foot vaccine and biologic medicine plant on U.S. Highway 24 just east of Manhattan, a facility that would create 500 jobs. “The state is still at the table,” said Shanna Goodman, executive director of Pottawatomie County Economic…
By Emma Loura The association this year is celebrating 150 years of tradition, community and purple pride. With that milestone comes a celebration and the start of a strategic plan. The Alumni Association began June 24, 1874, when K-State was still Kansas State Agricultural College. Graduates from the college met at Manhattan’s First Presbyterian Church, against the wishes of John Anderson, the president of the college of the time, who wanted full control of the Alumni Association. The alumni wanted the organization to be independent. “From the very beginning, we’ve had a streak of independence about us so that way…
By Toby Hammes JUNCTION CITY — If you ask the Manhattan High football seniors what it’s like to not have the Silver Trophy in its trophy case, they won’t have an answer for you. The Indians (4-0) went into a hostile Junction City environment and took care of business, winning its fourth straight Silver Trophy matchup, 52-0. “It means a lot to win the silver trophy, and these kids deserved it,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “They worked hard and and it was a fun time for sure.” It was the 109th meeting between the two Centennial League foes. Manhattan’s…
City commissioners on Tuesday discussion a new $10 million cemetery master plan that would catch up on deferred maintenance, improve operational efficiency, make the cemeteries more ADA-accessible and bring in more revenue. Some of the proposed upgrades to Sunrise Cemetery include the construction of a new shop and office, renovating the existing shop, paving a section of the maintenance lot and fencing the maintenance yard. At Sunset Cemetery, upgrades could include building a new joint maintenance shop with Sunset Zoo, installing a new irrigation system, adding columbaria, making storm drainage and utility improvements, reconstructing cemetery roads, improving accessible sidewalks at…
By Tim Everson After setting an initial goal of raising $20,000 for his former high school principal’s cancer battle, Kansas State sophomore quarterback Avery Johnson’s fundraising efforts have far surpassed that with help from fans both of K-State and other Wildcat opponents’ across the country. Dr. Chris Botts’, the principal at Maize High School, was diagnosed with large-cell neuroendocrine thymic cancer in March of 2022, according to Johnson’s fundraiser profile on champsraise.com. In October of 2022, Botts received the news that he was cancer free, but in January of 2023, it returned and had spread, giving Botts a stage-four diagnosis. To…
By Parker Eaves A match-up of two disappointed one-loss teams is on tap for Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. No. 23 Kansas State is coming off a rough loss on the road against BYU and No. 20 Oklahoma State underperformed at home against a Utah team who was playing a true freshman quarterback. Both teams came into the season as contenders to win the Big 12 along with Utah and this is a bounce spot for both teams. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined by Pottawatomie County ECODEVO executive director Shanna Goodman.
People packed the K-State Student Union Wednesday night to see the candidates for the District 67 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives square off in a debate touching on healthcare, education and reproductive rights. K-State Young Democrats, the Riley County Republican Party, the K-State political science department and the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy put on the debate, which allowed Republican Angel Roeser and Democrat Kim Zito to expound and contrast their views directly in front of voters. Zito criticized the state legislature for seeking to enact further abortion restrictions despite the fact nearly 60% of Kansas…