Author: KMAN Staff
Despite a slight increase from September, October ended up being another lethargic month for Pottawatomie County property sales. County appraiser Lois Schlegel reported to the county commission on Monday that 44 parcels were sold in the month of October. That’s up 14 from September’s total. As of Monday, Pottawatomie County’s year-to-date total was 432 parcels, which is down 120 from the 2010 total. Schlegel mentioned that a late surge of purchases was not out of the realm of possibility, as December has been one of the busiest months for the appraisers office in the last three years. *** A series of hazardous…
After a 20-win season, the K-State volleyball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. The Cats will play an in-state rival in a familiar location, as they’ll face Wichita State in the opening round in Lincoln, NE. With the Huskers now in the Big 10, they would be a potential second matchup. But, K-State must get thru a Shockers team that went 21-10 this season. Wichita State is led offensively by junior outside hitter Emily Adney, who is averaging 3.49 kills per set. The Cats and Shockers have five common opponents, Louisville, Oklahoma, Missouri…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Turner Gill arrived at Kansas after taking a perennially downtrodden program at Buffalo to unimaginable heights. He’s leaving after a two-year stretch in which the Jayhawks slipped back to their familiar place in the Big 12 cellar. Gill was fired Sunday after a meeting with Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, one day after the Jayhawks lost 24-10 to rival Missouri and finished the season 2-10. “After a thorough evaluation of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the Big 12 Conference,”…
(AP) A rematch of Alabama-LSU in the BCS championship game is close to being a foregone conclusion. The top-ranked Tigers have already put together such a strong resume that even if they lose the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday to No. 12 Georgia, there is still a good shot they will play for the BCS title. The second-ranked Crimson Tide has it even easier than LSU. Alabama is in the clubhouse with an 11-1 record, in good position to keep its spot in the BCS standings no matter how championship Saturday plays out while it rests. LSU beat Alabama 9-6…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ben Roethlisberger threw a short touchdown pass to Weslye Saunders and the Pittsburgh Steelers took advantage of four turnovers by Tyler Palko to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 13-9 on Sunday night. Playing with a broken thumb on his throwing hand, Roethlisberger was 21 of 31 for 193 yards and an interception for the Steelers (8-3), whose defense lost All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu to an injury in the first quarter yet still kept the bumbling Chiefs (4-7) from scoring a touchdown. Kansas City hasn’t reached the end zone since the third quarter against Denver three weeks…
Traffic in Manhattan can be hectic, and some spots in town can be big trouble. The Manhattan City Commission will take a look at a couple of main streets in Manhattan at its work session Tuesday night. City Manager Ron Fehr says one spot around 11th and Bluemont Avenue will be discussed. Part of the issue is whether to have a westbound turning lane, which would involve a mini-frontage road, or a median. Changes in the signal cycles are also being considered at North Manhattan and Anderson. The Commission will also look over improvements to Poyntz Avenue and will examine…
The Manhattan Breakfast Optimist Club Tree Lot is open for business at the Manhattan Optimist park at 317 Plymate lane. The tree lot boasts a large variety of Christmas trees from firs to pine, and in all shapes and sizes. Optimist Park co-chair Bruce Bidwell explains that the profits from the tree lot will go towards over 20 community youth projects. Bidwell says that the tree lot will take care of cutting the tree after selection, and packaging it for easy shipment. The Optimist Club Tree Lot also has wreaths, and ornaments for the Christmas tree. The tree lot is…
CANCUN, Mexico – Kansas State used the momentum of a late first half run to capture a five-point lead in the second half, but No. 15/17 Purdue clawed its way back into the contest to force overtime and hold on for a 46-42 win on Friday night in the 2011 Cancun Challenge. K-State (3-2) was paced by the tandem of Jalana Childs and Brittany Chambers. Childs recorded a career-high 23 points, which came a day after she tallied her third career double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds against Hofstra. Chambers notched 10 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals. This was Chambers’…