2020 session of KS Boys State canceled due to COVID-19
For a week in June, I’m usually on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, volunteering for the American Legion Boys State of […]
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80th year of Boys State begins
In 1937, young men in the state of Kansas received their first opportunity to have their lives changed. The American Legion Boys State of Kansas […]
SHS journalism takes 2nd at State
LAWRENCE — Journalism students from Sterling High School traveled to the University of Kansas Saturday to take part in the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest, and several students […]
9 students qualify for State journalism competition
Sterling High School student journalists learned today they earned berths to the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Journalism Contest on May 2 in Lawrence on […]
‘Fake Paddy’s Day’ results in active police day
Last weekend was “Fake Paddy’s Day” in Manhattan, and it was busy time for local police. According to an Associated Press report, Riley County Police […]
Famous Santa Claus letter spawns scholarship
In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to The New York Sun, which hasn’t been published since 1950, asking, “Please tell me the […]