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Summer’s winding down, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end so abruptly. Before things get busy again during the fall, take a “staycation” in the area with suggestions from The Mercury’s newsroom staff.
PHOTO GALLERY. Area representatives at the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
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Manhattan Symphony Orchestra holds a free concert Friday, June 7, 2024, in All Faiths Chapel on the Kansas State University campus. The group, which was founded in 2023, comprises students, educators and retirees. (Lewis Marien, The Mercury)
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The high school sports season wraps up with the KSHSAA all-classes state track and field meet Friday and Saturday, May 24-25, 2024, on the campus of Wichita State University.
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Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of April.
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Little Apple Pride was held Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Manhattan.
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Manhattan High School's Interpersonal Skills program presented Manhattan's Got Talent on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Rezac Auditorium at MHS. Monetary donations to Be Able Community were also accepted.
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Separately, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday, at the Illinois State Fair and state Sens. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, discuss the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a news conference Friday.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Kansas using data from AAA.
BestColleges reports on where Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, a former high school teacher and football coach, went to college.
Governor Greg Gianforte is requesting President Joe Biden issue a presidential major disaster declaration in response to the major windstorm in Missoula that happened in late July.
Stacker investigated where the most Jan. 6 rioters have been arrested using data from the Department of Justice as of July 30, 2024.
In most cases, travelers must obtain a non-resident fishing license to go fishing out-of-state. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, the share of annual state fishing licenses held by non-residents remained steady at 15% or less each year. However, since the 1990s, that figure has increase…
Stacker explores famous student protests in modern history. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century, themes include civil rights, anti-war, pro-democracy, women's movements, and more.
Spokeo reports that there is no single reason why gender-neutral names have been on the rise in America since the turn of the century.
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.
