By Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer Manhattan High’s Franke Force has his hand raised after picking up a forfeit win at 106 pounds in the Indians’ home dual against Great Bend, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Manhattan High’s Jack Hutchinson faces off with Great Bend’s Cal Schartz during their 113-pound match in the Indians’ home dual Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Schartz beat Hutchinson by a 10-9 decision. Manhattan High head wrestling coach Shawn Bammes looks towards the scorer’s table during a scoring review in a match as part of the Indians’ home dual Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Manhattan High’s Alexis…
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Beef-a-Roo officials on Thursday released a statement announcing they intend to launch their Manhattan location sometime in December, although plans to open the restaurant have sputtered for more than a year. The chain took over the old Burger King location at 3002 Anderson Ave. and put up a Beef-a-Roo mural on the side in late April 2023. Beef-a-Roo signs went up in June. Officials previously said it would begin business in spring 2024, and a post on Beef-a-Roo’s social media page in October said the restaurant was due to open Nov. 15, but neither happened. To view the full article…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 7:21 Segment 3: 23:01 Segment 4: 34:28 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with the President and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Alan Cobb. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
Officers filed a report of burglary and criminal destruction of property in the 700 block of Moro Street on December 5, 2024, at approximately 11:40 PM. Officers listed a 54 and 41-year old females as the victims as well as Evergy when it was reported the women’s apartment had been broken into with cash taken and damage to the door jam and Evergy property. Total loss associated with this report exceeds $1,000. 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 burglary and criminal destruction of property in the 700 block of Moro Street on December 5, 2024, at approximately 11:40 PM. Officers listed a 54-year-old and 41-year old women as the victims as well as Evergy when it was reported the women’s apartment had been broken into with cash taken and damage to the door jam and Evergy property. Total loss associated with this report exceeds $1,000. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers.
A Wamego man has died while in custody at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, according to a press release from David Thompson of the Kansas Department of Corrections. Chancellor Copenhaver, 33, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, according to the release. He was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. To view the full article visit pottcotimes.com.
By Emma Loura A USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board member has apologized after some parents spoke out against poor accountability and communication from the district’s special education department. Christine Weixelman on Wednesday said she was disappointed to hear from families who’d received inconsistent or no communication about changes or cuts to their children’s special ed services. Her apology came after four parents spoke at the district’s board of education meeting on Wednesday. “Personally, on a high level, I believe some bad decisions were made how special education services were going to change and/or be delivered in this school year,” Weixelman…
By Toby Hammes Coming off a season losing six seniors, Manhattan High boys’ basketball opens the door to a new era this winter. Featuring two seniors, six juniors, and one sophomore on varsity, the Indians only return four individuals with substantial varsity minutes. One of the familiar faces is senior wing Landon Knopp, who’s started for the Indians since he was a sophomore. Knopp shot 43% from long range last year and is expected to be a big piece of the Indians’ offense. To view the full article visit theMerucy.com.
By Toby Hammes Typically after a run to state, you aren’t expected to return a handful of key contributors. But that’s not the case for Manhattan High girls’ basketball. Experience is still the name of the game for head coach Scott Mall despite graduating guards Emery Ruliffson and Maxine Doering. Manhattan returns a pair of juniors in Kat Ball and Delaney Larson — the Indians’ second and third leading scorers last year. While Doering led Manhattan’s scoring last year as the only individual to average double-figures, Mall believes the balance in this year’s roster could be key. To view the…
Pottawatomie County needs to develop housing that costs between $1,279 and $2,557 per month to increase the number of affordable places for workers to live, according to a new report from the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation. Previously, Pottawatomie County EcoDevo officials projected by 2040 the county’s population will range between 33,380 and 36,081 people — with 34,971 as the median. That’s an increase of more than 11,000 people since 2016, which will require 4,189 additional housing units. The new report highlights the need for those housing units to be affordable for workers to keep them in the community. To view…