By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com No. 17 Kansas State saw a midseason run of four straight wins come to a close in a hail of rain, mistakes, turnovers and missed opportunities, falling 24-19 at Houston Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats entered the fourth quarter with a 19-10 lead, but saw it dissolve quickly in a Houston downpour as turnovers and a lack of offense doomed K-State down the stretch. Read the rest of the article at themercury.com
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By Toby Hammes from the Manhattan Mercury Friday night was all about taking care of business for Manhattan High football — and that’s exactly what the Indians did. The No. 2 seeded Indians took down No. 15 seed Wichita North 59-0, advancing to the second week of the postseason. “We’re just starting our journey,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “(This was) a great opportunity to go out there and continue to chase our goal of being a state champion.” To view the full article visit themercury.com
By Emma Loura Workers in October broke ground on the Flint Hills Community Accelerator and Childcare Business Initiative, a facility to house and develop childcare businesses in Manhattan. Construction is underway at the planned site at the intersection of Kimball and College avenues. Executive director Lisa Isaacson, who also is the director of early childhood education at Manhattan Area Technical College, said Manhattan needs more places for children. “The issue of childcare has been an ongoing concern for this community and for the whole United States for years,” Isaacson said. “People have not been able to come up with a…
The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court’s sentencing for Robert Iacobellis, the former Manhattan diner owner convicted of child rape. Judge Kendra Lewison in February 2023 sentenced Iacobellis, then 64, to nearly 25 years in prison for two counts of rape of a child, an off-grid crime, as part of a plea deal. He received 147 months, or more than 12 years, on each count, to be served consecutively. Iacobellis’ attorneys argued that the court’s decision to impose consecutive sentences was “an abuse of discretion because it was unreasonable,” according to court documents. They said the…
Manhattan city commissioners will consider rezoning and issuing industrial revenue bonds for several construction projects around town. Manhattan Housing Authority officials will present an update on the Sunflower Flats project and is requesting city funding to pay back $170,000 energy performance contract. The housing authority must repay the debt before it can demolish Carlson Plaza as part of a plan to develop new senior living and general public housing. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:08 Segment 3 – 23:43 Segment 4 – 35:12 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission Candidate Judd McCormack. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
ByKathy Dzewaltowski Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance Local favorite Vista Drive-In is celebrating 60 years in business in 2024. Located at 1911 Tuttle Creek Boulevard, the restaurant opened in the summer of 1964 and has continuously operated ever since, making it the oldest restaurant in Manhattan. The Vista restaurant chain was started by Charles Streeter and Martha Wreath Streeter, but they didn’t set out to be restaurant owners when they first embarked on their professional careers. Charles, who grew up on a farm near Milford, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University in agricultural economics and taught and conducted…
The two candidates running for the District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives have a lot of differences. Republican Megan Steele is a political newcomer with religiously inspired conservative views on the issues dominating headlines, while Democrat Linda Morse has experience as a Manhattan city commissioner and supports traditionally liberal causes like abortion access and Medicaid expansion. Both believe they’d be quality representatives of District 51, which covers portions of Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The diverse district has sent conservative Republican Reps. Ron Highland and Kenny Titus to the state legislature in the last decade. The full…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County was approaching 10,000 votes cast on Wednesday, six days out from the presidential election. Officials reported at Thursday’s county commission meeting that 9,519 people had voted in advance so far. This includes both in-person and mail-in ballots. At this point in 2020, 16,434 people had voted in advance in Riley County, a 6,915-vote difference. Most of that, of course, is related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Advance voting is open until noon on Monday. Advance polling locations are the Riley County office building, which is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon, and the Bluemont Room…