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What happens when a vice presidential candidate also happens to have written a book?
The amount of rain this summer may have reduced some stress to the cool-season grasses like tall fescue and bluegrass.
Video games inspired a lot of surprisingly entertaining movies, with the “Resident Evil” series being exhibit A. Maybe Eli “Hostel” Roth should have made “Borderlands” when video game movies were hot — 25 years ago.
Come gather around the kitchen table. That sounds like a setting for a delicious meal and good times with others. Today we’ll meet a young couple who are using that theme to create a family environment offering good food and fellowship.
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Directors can do several different things with movies. For some reason scary stories work really well in the medium. Horror movies don’t usually cost all that much to make. And there is a dedicated audience for them.
The lobby at the local AMC looked a lot different than usual last week, as a “girls’ night out” preview of a new release brought hordes of women to the theater.
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This year’s winners at the Riley County Fair 4-H Foods and Nutrition Division did an exceptional job. Although they are all busy with multiple different projects for the fair, you can tell they spent a great deal of time cooking and baking to prepare great entries.
Melons, cucumbers, peaches, apples and most fruits require insects for pollination to stimulate fruit production. European honey bees often get credit for this work.
“I’m going to leave a piece of ground better than I found it.”
A Manhattan artist is nearing the finish line on a mural in the state capitol.
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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.
His daughter directed “The Watchers,” a frustrating film we saw earlier this summer. So now M. Night Shyamalan, who produced that movie, has a new feature of his own out, “Trap.” Shyamalan fans turned out in large numbers to see the movie its first weekend.
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One of the steps in Xatyiswa Maqashalala’s daily routine is calling her family.
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The 75th annual Sylvester-Rudolph family reunion was held July 28 at the Fairview Presbyterian Church near Riley. President Chris Visser welcomed 29 family members. Those present were: Don and Shauna Nye, Powhattan; Eugene Visser, Seneca; Judd and Carol Meyer, Sabetha; Leon and Janet Sylvest…
As an avid reader of sci-fi and fantasy books, visualizing the world the author is creating is crucial. Being able to take the words from the page and build them into rich worlds that are interconnected and vital to the story is key, yet most people will visualize characters and settings dif…
Do you like people and plants? You should say yes! Then being a Master Gardener is for you.
Here’s the biggest upset of the cinematic year: the latest “Deadpool” movie isn’t much fun to watch. “Deadpool and Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and a speaking cast of perhaps 100, has some jokes that work. But its main business is to satirize the super hero movie “multiv…
What’s cookin’? Let’s open a cookbook and find a recipe.
A weekly wrap-up of news from local religious organizations.
A weekly wrap-up of news from local organizations.
Hollywood hasn’t offered us very many new “romantic comedies” recently. There is a new one showing at the local 13-plex, director Greg Berlanti’s “Fly Me to the Moon.” We think it qualifies as a rom com. The movie does have a man and woman attracted to each other. Is it a problem that there …
How are things on the old homestead? That sounds like a friendly conversation, but in the case of one young Kansas couple, it could mean even more than that.
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Some may associate the Riley County Fair with carnival lights and the spectacle of the rodeo. However, one family of 4-H members encourages people to visit the various exhibits showcasing their hard work and learning experience.
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The big truck pulls onto the scale as it prepares to make a delivery in Texas. It is essential that the weight be accurate when delivering these products. That scale was installed and calibrated by a company in rural Kansas.
Local fairs are in full swing right now. The Riley County fair is Thursday, July 25 through Monday, July 29. Open class events are open to anyone in Riley County and adjoining counties.
The heat of summer is upon us, and many of us will fill the few nice days with outdoor activities: hikes, trips to the zoo, the county fair, and, of course, the ever-calling draw of swimming.
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Eddy Green, the performer for the July 12 show at Manhattan’s Arts in the Park, noticed that this year was the 39th of this free entertainment series. The band shell itself has hosted 20 years of shows. Readers may want to think back to favorite Arts in the Parks performances they’ve seen.
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Watering is an important part of gardening. Plants will be healthy when sufficient water is available for them.
It’s a busy day in town. The manager at the snack shop is offering a special, the mayor has scheduled a meeting, and the doctor is checking on her patients.
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The musical opens with a hymn, setting the scene inside a church as students at a Catholic boarding school attend mass at the start of the spring semester. The Confiteor prayer — a general confession of sins — flows into the first number, a nightmare sequence wherein the protagonist’s secret…
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An old saying goes, “Don’t cry over spilled milk.” That reminds us not to have regrets over something that hasn’t worked out in the past.
Several insects have taken up residency in the landscape. Their appearance causes stress to both the plants and the plant lovers. Most insects will not inflict too much plant damage. A combination of weather challenges, diseases, plant competition and insect feeding will reduce plant health.…
I got into comics as a kid, then Japanese manga as a teen, but it wasn’t until a college course on “The Graphic Novel” that I read my first graphic memoir.
Kansas novelist Rex Stout had his character Nero Wolfe argue that there is a difference, in the arts, between imagination and invention. The new film “A Quiet Place: Day One” offers a chance for us to consider what he means.
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“Hidden,” because it mostly occurs in private residences, the most common type of caregiving is unpaid, provided by friends and families.
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What do you take with you when you travel? A suitcase? Extra clothes? A book to read?
My least favorite plant is poison ivy. When I was younger it didn’t bother me, but I lost my tolerance. Just looking at it causes a reaction. It takes some loose oil to cause the skin blisters and itches.
There are a few things I’m truly proud of, and one of them is being the eldest sister of my three brothers.
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