The Kansas Department of Labor recently announced that the jobless rate for Riley County is down slightly from last month. The unemployment rate in Riley County is down from 3.4 percent in October to 3.1 percent in November. Over the last three months Kansas has averaged 2,100 jobs added per month. Seasonally adjusted job estimates for Kansas indicate total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 7,900 from October. Total nonfarm includes private sector and government employers. Private sector jobs increased by 7,100 over the month, while government jobs increased by 800. Since November 2023 Kansas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs have…
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A long-time Washburn University professor and his wife were killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Brown County. The Kansas Highway Patrol crash log says that a 2016 Freightliner was traveling Westbound on K-20, and a 2019 Ford F-150 was traveling Southbound on US-75 around 8:00 a.m. when the semi-truck failed to stop at the stop sign at the K-20/US-75 junction and struck the Ford F150. The semi-truck rolled onto its side in the ditch West of US-75, and the driver and passenger in the semi were taken to Sabetha Community Hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the…
By Tim Everson WICHITA — It will not be a merry Christmas for the Kansas State men’s basketball team. After playing a competitive and, at times, fun first half of basketball, the Wildcats completely fell apart the second half of Saturday’s 84-65 loss at Wichita State. “They were better than us tonight, especially in the second half,” head coach Jerome Tang said. “I thought their staff did a great job of putting a game plan together of how they wanted to attack us, and they really exploited that in the second half. And I thought their guys were just a…
Written by Michael Goens There’s importance to keeping the blood flowing and curbing any panic, especially when you’re team that’s won just one of your first five games. But up seven early on Friday night and down by an equal margin seemingly moments later, Manhattan managed to find its equilibrium in a 60-57 thrilling win at home over Hays. MHS junior guard Will Carpenter no doubt experienced unsteadiness in the leadup to the Tribe’s sixth contest. Carpenter felt ill and didn’t see the floor much… lest he involuntary see the floor in face-down fashion. Until late – really late –…
Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman, met with the media on Friday at the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview the upcoming Rate Bowl against Rutgers. Looking ahead, the Wildcats are set to participate in Rate Bowl Media Day next Tuesday in Phoenix. This event will provide further opportunities for the team to engage with the media and discuss their goals for the bowl game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclgRIjHccY
Here is a list of the top 10 most viewed article on our website in 2024. 1 – Manhattan chiropractor dies after tragic accident in Colorado 2 – Oliver Brown Elementary principal terminated 3 – Manhattan mayor to resign from city commission following DUI crash 4 – K-State football player injured in Wednesday morning accident 5 – Riley County USD 378 superintendent placed on administrative leave 6 – One dead, another airlifted following rollover crash on Anderson Avenue 7 – Junction City teacher arrested at Sheridan Elementary 8 – UPDATE: 14-year-old arrested after stabbing at Manhattan High 9 – Fort…
By Emma Loura The USD 383 school board on Wednesday tabled a request from leaders of the Manhattan Youth Football Association to play games on Manhattan High’s home field after superintendent Eric Reid said the district typically doesn’t allow outside entities to rent it because of maintenance concerns. School board members said they wanted to learn more information before making any decisions. Buck Driggs, the association’s president, told The Mercury last week efforts to use Bishop Stadium have failed for years. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.