Commemorating the ending of slavery in the U.S., the Juneteenth celebration was started on June 19, 1865. Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, Texas to announce the news that slavery had been abolished. Once this was announced, the reactions of pure shock and jubilation sparked a huge event that became an official holiday in 1980. Manhattan held their annual Juneteenth celebration June 15th and 16th in City Park. The celebration featured a basketball tournament, a parade, numerous vendors, live entertainment, a guest speaker, and much much more. When Monique King agreed to be the event coordinator for this event,…
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Arrests Daniel Cole Arnwine, 31, 920 N. 4th St., for failure to appear. Bond set at $11,895.83. Jayme Ray Deever, 27, Topeka, Kan., for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $500. Michael William Duncan, 28, 3796 Powers Ln., for possession of narcotics, unlawful possession of hallucinogens, unlawful possession of stimulants, and driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $4,000. Alexandra Lynnee McDermott, 21, Lawrence, Kan., for failure to appear. Bond set at $159. Tevin Lance Bruce, 19, Junction City, Kan., for failure to appear. Bond set at $2,000. Lindsey Rae Pruitt, 28, 244 Westwood Rd., for driving…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Mike Moustakas cut down Tyler Greene at the plate to end the game, capping a wild ninth inning and preserving the Kansas City Royals’ 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Greene reached on a two-out infield hit for his third single of the game, stole second and advanced on catcher Bryan Pena’s wild throw. He tried to score on another off-line throw by second baseman Chris Getz, but third baseman Moustakas made a strong throw to nip Greene at home. The crazy finish came after Yadier Molina eased up on what he believed…
The renovation efforts began in January, but November brings the estimated change in name for the Clarion Hotel here in Manhattan. The Clarion will be taking on the name of Four Points by Sheraton. This will be the first of this classification in the state of Kansas. Right now, the construction is mostly on the outside. “We are doing some expansion to our exterior rooms,” said Jennifer Fritchen, the general manager at the Clarion Hotel. “We’re enclosing all of our exterior balconies and increasing the room size about five feet, so they will be a suite style room.” After the outside work…
Unemployment numbers are up slightly in Manhattan. 5.2 percent was reported in the Manhattan metro area for May, compared to 4.9 percent the month before. However that number is lower than last May, which showed 5.6 percent in 2011. The metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties. The city of Manhattan had a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, also higher than 4.2 percent in April of this year, but lower than last year’s 4.7 percent. Two area counties also showed an increase, including Riley county with 4.6 percent and Pottawatomie county with 5.1. percent. Geary County’s remained the same as the montdh…
A new National Research Council report requested by Congress finds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s updated site-specific risk assessment for the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kan., a “substantial improvement” over the original 2010 version, but it has a number of deficiencies and inadequately characterizes the risks associated with operating the facility. The NBAF would be the world’s fourth Biosafety Level 4 laboratory capable of large animal research, replacing the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center located off Long Island. It would study dangerous foreign animal diseases — including highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which…
1. A Manhattan man reported an incident of aggravated burglary to Riley County Police on Thursday. Billy Spillers told police that sometime between 3 and 5 pm on Thursday someone took over 13-hundred dollars worth of tools out of his garage. Spillers says he left the garage door open at his home on 3331 Wood Duck Way road, and when he returned home he found the items stolen. Police say the items allegedly taken included a 12-hundred Jensen tool kit, a Roto rugged case, and other tools and carrying cases. Police are investigating the incident, and have made no arrests at this time.…
According to Riley County Police reports a Manattan woman was attacked and robbed near the 2100 block of Sloan on Thursday evening. 48-year-old Teresa White told police that she was pushed down from behind as she entered her residence, and her purse taken by the suspect at around 9 pm. The suspect is described as a black male in his early 30’s at 5′ 7″,with a chubby face, close cropped hair, and weighing around 200 lbs. According to police the suspect was wearing black jeans and a black shirt with horizontal white stripes at the time the crime allegedly occurred.…
The Kansas City Star is reporting that senior offensive lineman Manase Foketi will not be returning to K-State. Foketi asked K-State for a release to transfer, which was denied. An appeal to the NCAA also was turned down. The 6-foot-5 inch 300 pound left tackle started all 13 games for K-State during the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl season. He was injured in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky last season, which ended his year. Foketi received a medical redshirt, and tells the Star that K-State said he owed them this final year. But, he disagrees, saying he wasn’t happy, citing a fallout with offensive line…
The Olympic Club in San Francisco ate up and spit out some of the best players in the world on day one of the US Open. But, former K-State standout Aaron Watkins survived major trouble and is right in the mix at golf’s national championship. Watkins, the first Wildcat to play in the US Open in a quarter century, carded a 2-over-par 72 on Thursday. Michael Thompson leads the field at 4-under-par, but Watkins is just three shots back of a group at 1-under that includes Tiger Woods.