TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Historical Society is inviting amateur archaeologists to take part in a summer dig and field school. Participants will be digging from Saturday through June 17 at the Kansa Indian site of Fool’s Chief Village, located on Topeka’s north side. Artifacts will be excavated, cleaned and catalogued at a field laboratory. The Historical Society and the Kansas Anthropological Society are sponsoring the dig. The Kansa site was chosen because it will be affected by a road project planned for the intersection of U.S. 24 and Menoken Road in Shawnee County. Working with state and federal transportation…
Author: KMAN Staff
The state budget passed May 20th with a lot of hours put behind it to make it work. Many representatives and senators were happy with the budget. “When we finally got out we did have a good budget and we are very pleased with it,” said Richard Carlson, State Representative. Tom Phillips, State Representative, was also happy with the progress made especially when it came to what money went to which organization. “We were able to give money back to the schools without taking from the state highway fund, which was important to me. We were able to fund some…
More than 5 million people learn how to save lives in American Red Cross training courses every year. The Red Cross in Manhattan is currently gearing up for their CPR/AED training for professional rescuers and health care providers. This course is set to take place on Wednesday, June 6th from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. First Aid and CPR skills are extremely important and come in handy during emergency situations. Learning how to control bleeding, save a choking person, and learning how to care for seizures are some of the skills people learn during American Red Cross training courses. Although this particular…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Big 12 favors a four-team playoff to decide college football’s national champion, and supports some kind of selection committee to determine its participants. Interim commissioner Chuck Neinas also said the league is content with 10 members after inviting TCU and West Virginia, though he left open the possibility of revisiting expansion. Neinas spoke after meeting with Big 12 athletic directors Tuesday in Kansas City. Several configurations of a four-team playoff are being presented at conference meetings around the country. How the teams will be picked is one of the items up for debate. Neinas…
CLEVELAND (AP) Bruce Chen overcame a rocky second inning and the Kansas City Royals scored their first five runs with two outs in a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Chen (4-5) held Cleveland scoreless after giving up three runs in the second. Alex Gordon, Johnny Giavotella, Mike Moustakas, Jeff Francoeur and Brayan Pena had run-scoring hits for Kansas City, which has won four of its last six to go 5-4 on a nine-game road trip. Chen worked the first five innings before relievers Tim Collins, Aaron Crow, Jose Mijares and Jonathan Broxton pitched scoreless ball over…
Nineteen wins and a 4th place finish in the 6A state tournament, that’s the haul for the Manhattan High baseball team this season. The Indians had 12 players recognized when the all-Centennial Team was announced. Four seniors made the first team, shortstop Derek Francis, outfielders Brooks DeBord and Chris Turner, along with catcher Brooks Lindsay. Senior outfielder Taylor Hilgers maded the second team, as did pitchers Trey Francis, a senior, and junior TJ Giller. Chad Fiser, Chris Klug, Josh Klug, Josh Mullin, and Jake Priddle all received honorable mention.
The Manhattan Tournament of Champions turns 20 this weekend. The annual American Legion Baseball tournament got underway Thursday, and the Manhattan Manko 17’ers Senior and Junior teams take the field on Thursday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The 19 and Under Manko squad will open with the Hays Eagles at 6:30pm, while the 17 and Under team faces the Salina Hawks at 8:30. Round robin action continues Friday and Saturday, with a four-team bracket on Sunday for both divisions.
The list of accomplishments is long for M.J. Massanet of Manhattan High, and one of her last times in a high school uniform will be this weekend. Massanet will play in the Kansas Volleyball Association all-star match on Saturday night in Topeka. She led the Indians to the 2010 6A state volleyball title and was named the 6A player of the year. Massanet also took the MHS girls basketball team to state for the first in two decades, and won three state track and field championships. She’ll continue her athletic career this fall at Nebraska-Kearney in both volleyball and track.…
Three related vehicle burglaries sum up to a $1,975 loss. Various items were taken from three different vehicles in the 1420 Watson Place Apartment Complex parking lot sometime Wednesday evening. Charles Irving (23) had numerous items stolen from his vehicle including-a 32 GB iPod, a Toshiba camcorder , sub woofers and a 2000 watt Kenwood amp for a total loss of $1,275. Nationwide Insurance suffered a total loss of $400, as a Black IBM Think-Pad laptop was taken. Riley County Police believe the laptop was the insurance company’s property and it was taken out of a vehicle parked at the…
On August 4th 1977, the Riley County Police Deapartment was called to North Crest Trailer Park (Hunter’s Island), where the body of Warren “Tiger” Lewis was discovered. A person of interest has recently been developed after speaking with a witness from that period. The Riley County Police would like to speak to the ex-wife of Dewayne Murrell, also known as “Cornbocker”. Her first name might be Wynonna, and she is believed to reside in New York. She may also have an uncle that goes by the name of Dennis White who possibly passed away several months ago. It is also…