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By Toby Hammes sports@themercury.com GARDEN CITY — Manhattan High football kicked off 2024 by trampling Garden City, shutting down the Buffaloes across the board for a 57-21 victory. Senior quarterback Carter Aslin, Manhattan’s returning signal caller who ran over 1,400 yards last season, went 5-of-8 through the air for 142 yards and two passing touchdown. On the ground, he added five rushes for 130 yards and four touchdowns. The full story can be viewed at theMercury.com.
Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will discuss how much oversight they want to have of change orders to construction contracts. The city currently doesn’t have standardized procedures regarding who approves change orders and how, though city officials typically have asked the commission to do it if the total project costs exceeds $50,000 or if the commission originally approved the contract. However, officials said in meeting documents that the process of getting a change order in front of the commission is time-consuming, particularly with the high volume of change orders the city receives. To view the full article visit theMercury.com
Two Manhattan residents were arrested on Thursday evening for drug possession. 27-year-old Keyante White and 42-year-old Chasity Triplett were arrested just before 8 p.m. in the 200 block of North 4th Street on probable cause offenses for possession of drug paraphenlia with the intent of using, violating a protection order and possession of opiates. White is also charged with violating a protection order in this case. He is currently confined on a bond of $10,000. Meanwhile, Triplett is confined on a bond of $5,000.
KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined by Eric Atkinson and Steve Smethers to discuss the 100th anniversary of KSAC/KKSU Radio and the iconic radio towers, Judy Ahrens and Brenda Schaffer to preview the 2nd annual Slug Run and Troy Coverdale sits down with Chip Redmond from Kansas MesoNet.
Officers filed a report of vehicle burglary in the 900 block of N. 4th Street on September 5, 2024, at approximately 7:40 AM. Officers listed a 49-year-old male as the victim when it was reported his vehicle was entered overnight by an unknown subject. The victim states his iPhone, charger, debit card, and giant bicycle were all taken. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report of aggravated indecent liberties with a child in Manhattan on September 5,…
Preseason favorite Utah occupies the top spot in the first Big 12 power rankings of the season. The Utes, a newcomer to the league, received seven of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media, including Mercury sports editor Tim Everson, that regularly covers the Big 12. They will be ranking the conference weekly. Oklahoma State, which reached the league championship game in 2023, received five first-place votes. Kansas received two first-place votes, while Kansas State and Arizona each had one. The Big 12 went 14-2 in the opening weekend of the season with the only losses by…
By Emma Loura eloura@themercury.com Manhattan homeowners next year will see an 8% decrease in their property taxes directed to the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school district. The USD 383 school board on Wednesday unanimously adopted its fiscal year 2025 budget, which exceeded the established “revenue-neutral rate” of 58.419 mills with a 2025 rate of 59.909 mills. The mill rate is a .186-mill drop from last year’s levy of 60.095. The full article can be viewed at theMercury.com
Flint Hills Christian School has new leadership this school year. Jeremy Davidson will serve as the school’s new principal after being its athletic director as well as an elementary and secondary teacher. Brenda Page, the former principal of Central Elementary in Wamego, will be the assistant principal. The full story can be viewed at themercury.com.