2001 Articles by week

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Date	Articles	Editorials
12/27/01	Mercy Health Center Appoints Board MCC To Host 25th Retreat Contest Starts Patriotism Inspires "Girls" Cost Of Animal Shelter Focus Of Letter Bayer Award Given To Student	Editorial: The Kansas "Hangover"
12/20/01	County Commissioners Look At Carryover City Commission Approve 3% Raise For City Manager Ron Fehr Art And Writing Contest To Honor King USD 383 Communications Office Given Award Mayor Makes Appointments Police Department Director Gives Law Board 2002 Proposed Goals RCPD Looking At Contract Service Airport Manager Resigns K-State Named To Top Three
12/13/01	Board Asks Commission For Certified Local Government Program Commission Hears Report On Negotiations On cable Franchise Pancake Feed To Help Pediatrics County Buys Truck For Weed Dept County To Get Heat From Servers Finance Expert Tells Why Stimulus Will Not Work County Receives Near-Year-End Report
12/6/01	Wal-Mart Developer Drops Lawsuit Against City Of Manhattan Historic Homes Tour This Weekend Annual Lighted Horsedrawn Parade Saturday Flint Hills Masterworks Chorale To Sing Tuesday Lynn Botbyl Honored Chamber Exceedes $1.7 Million Advantage Manhattan Campaign Goal Kansas City Charter School Students Give Poor Performance In State Tests MESSIAH Will Be December 15th Post Office Announces Holiday Hours
11/29/01	City Commissioners Not Ready To Make Judgement On Municipal Court Will Charter Schools Get A Chance To Get A Passing Grade In Manhattan Art Center To Give New Style To Classic Tunes Mercy Health Center Awarded Accreditation
11/22/01	Going Going Going Gone Carriage Ride To Collect Food Fulton Honored As Teacher Of The Year City Commission Reject Pay Raise Pay Raise Rejected City Commission Rejects Low Bid To Help Riley County Landfill Rep. Kent Glasscock To Speak At K-State Students Participate In Little Apple Job Shadow Program Star: The Musical Mercy - Saving Minutes ... Saving Lives..... KFB Adopts Positions, Elect State Directors
11/15/01	Local Political Group To Hold Forum Commission Receives More MEDOFAB Reports Great American Smokeout Celebrates 25th Anniversary Open House Country Gift Shop Moves To 5th & Ft. Riley Hair Experts Team Help With Relief Fund	Editorial
11/8/01	MEDOFAB Receives Positive Reports Pesaresi: We Can Cut $1.6 to $1.9 Million College Hill School Can Not Be Sold Tex Winter Legendary Coach To Be In Lindsborg Mercy Receives $1 Million On 4-0 Vote "The Crucible" Set For McCain Mercy Opens Newest MRI Center Health Care Scholarships Available
11/1/01	On The Left The Manhattan Mercury On The Riley The Manhattan Free Press Barb Allen And Regena Banks Receive Honors K-State Nominates Students For Rhodes And Marshall Awards KSU Student Publications Win Honors Flint Hill Veteran's Coalition Plan Celebration Report Measures Retail Strength Of Counties Read 'Til You're Purple Day
10/25/01	Air Midwest Receives Three Month Airport Rent Deferment SPOOKTacular Is Saturday City Of Manhattan Looks At Long-Term Obligation Financing Policy Grant Money Available Memorial Service Planned For Edith Stunkel County Sends Request To Committee Mercy Health Center Adds New Multi-Slice CT Five MHS Students Recieve Awards Vehicle Bids Stays Local
10/18/01	City Of Manhattan Agrees To Help County Whigh K-18 Study Urban Joins Meadowlark Hills Ending Domestic Violence Workshop October 24 KSU Opens Online Athletic Store K-State And Eisenhower Library To Collaborate On Research And Education City Commission Approves $135,000 Detention Pond At Technology Park Tickest Remain For Navy Commodores Concert Melisa Hancock Wins Competition Final Water - Watewater Report Calls For Higher Rates
10/11/01	MHS Auto Tech Program Wins Award Reinalso Morales Recognized As Scholar Animal Shelter And Animal Control Progres Navy Bank Commodores To Perform In Manhattan How To Remove Your Name From Mail An Phone Lists	Editorial Commission Holds Two Meetings On The Animal Shelter: One For You, One For Them
10/4/01	Boomer And Sink Named To KSU Department Of Accounting Hall Of Fame Mercy Health Center Expands Inpatient Rehabilitation At Sunset Campus Anthony Middle School Receives New Accreditation Research Center Adds Archives Airport Security Will Cost $250,000 City Still Has Title To Quaker Oats Building Several KSU Departments Under New Leadership Wagon Train Headed Down Oregon Trail Melisa Hancock Wins Competition
9/27/01	Unique Art At Manhattan Arts Center Strong Enrollment At Manhattan Christian College Fire Prevention Week Is October 7-13 Mercy Announces Change To East Side Clinic Representatives To Speak At KSU Lecture K-State Sets All-Time Enrollment Figures	Housing Plans Will Devastate Local Real Estate Market Enrollment Decline Puts Presure On Board For Fewer Buildings
9/20/01	City Looking Into Taking Over Misdemeanor Cases From County Freedom Banner: To The People Of The Big Apple From The People Of The Little Apple Airport Wins! Festival This Sat. And Sun. Briggs Auto Dealership Wins Approval For C5 Zoning City Gives Tax Abatement To Nonoscale K-State To Study Athletics Program Main Street May Change Name Maximized Security At KSU Ball Game
9/13/01	A Message From Kansas Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Looking Into Gas Price Gouging Purple Power Play And Expo Cancelled
9/6/01	Band Day Sat. Sept. 22 Purple Power Play On Poyntz Mercy Hospital Get Cash And A Promise From MEDOFAB Board Paul Simon To Speak At Huck Boyd Lecture In Community Media A Special Day For The Youth Of Kansas Brownback Added To Forum Sweet Adelines At Columbian Theatre City Approves Water Request Principal Wants To "Retire" Indians	City Wants To Place Employees In Harms Way By Giving Tickets
8/30/01	A To Z Walk Sept 6-8 Chamber Outlines Economic Development To City Commission Kansas State's Colbert Hills Selected To Top Ten College Courses Purchase Fire Truck County Changes Two Road Classifications Fire Department Improves Protection Rating Cool Cats Music Festival Is Sunday INTRUST Bank Breaks Ground On New Manhattan Branch On West Side Chamber Tells Commission Of Mission
8/23/01	Diploma And Learning Center Offers A Second Chance Surgeon General Satcher, Commentator David Gergen To Give Landon Lectures Encore! Encore! Natchie's BBQ Holds Downtown Social Telephone Warning Construction Of New Wal-Mart Superstore May Hit Same Problems As Florida Store Sports Update	Airport Control Tower Comes In Flying High, New Snow Blower Gets Grounded
8/16/01	Commission Passes Market Study Wal-Mart: It's In The Mail MOMS To Have Garage Sale Fan Appreaciation Day Schedule Announced Board Discusseins Get To The Floor Chamber Announces Business Leaders As Co-Chairs	City Budget Could Be A Hit Or It Could Be A Miss County Budget Up To $26 Million
8/9/01	Cat Fans To Get Game Photos Superintendent's Contract Calls For $140,000 Plus Superintendent’s Contract Of Employment New Book Details Jon Wefald's Principles Of Effective Leadership Meom Gives Board Budget Information Teachers Get Three To Seven Percent Veteran Day Activities Planned Use The School And Book Bag Correctly	School District Ends Year With $8 Million In Bank
8/2/01		When Will The Arrests Be Made? The Riley County 2002 Budget Is Not $18.9 Million As Reported
7/26/01	County Looking At Solid Waste Licensing Riley County Fair And Kaw Valley Rodeo Starts County May Put Courthouse On Kansas Register Report Calls For Moves City Debt Topic At City Budget Hearing	City Commission Passes Budget Reitz's Pet Project Is A Drain On City
7/19/01	Small Potatoes Is Arts Center Benefit Concert Mark Taussig Sends Letter To Commissioners On Reducing Budget Martin Named Research Director For District 383 City To Move Municipal Court Pawnee Mental Health Served 2,526 In County Kaw Valley Rodeo Will Be Explosive New Ramp For Tuttle Creek	City Of Manhattan Debt Has Increased $28 Million
7/12/01	Roger Brannan Receives KASB Award Error... Kole Named Interim Lee Principal Budget Cut Up To Commissioner Klimek California Mayor Sends Letter On Budget Wanda Fateley Former Commissioner Sends Letter On Budget Courts Have Continued Abuse Of Manhattan Woman	It’s annoying....
7/5/01	Kansas State Professor Helps United Kingdom Battle Foot And Mouth Disease Commissioner Reitz Wants Child Care Center Meeting Mercy To Make MEDOFAB Request Big Ditch Project Is Expanded By 4-1 Vote New City Asphalt Roller Gets Rolled Commissioner Wants Citizens Input	School Board Members Have Learning Disability Airport Tower In Race With Commission News/Editorial
6/28/01	Blue Rapids Native Shortline Railroad Owner Featured In "Trains" Magizine Seniors' Service Center Can Help County Appointments Chamber Names Five To Committee 7th Annual Youth Fishing Clinic Aug 3,4 4th Annual Thunder Over Manhattan Will Be Wednesday July 4th Junk Mail From Bank Should Be Saved Commissioners Want Lower Budget	Do We Want The UN Flag Over City Hall?
6/21/01	History Channel Great Race Will Make PitStop Here Friday Special Committee On Economic Development Reports To Commission Adolph Takes New Job As Assistant Walkers From Japan Visit Health Of Youth Going Up In Smoke Scope Of Services Approved By Commission Jones Named USD 383 Communications Coordinator Davila Named Principal At Anthony
6/14/01	Political Group Want UN Flag To Stay Miller Ranch Street Study Attonrey General: E-Mail Constitutes A Meeting Under KOMA City Manager Denies Newspapers, Public Access To Commission E-Mail City Turns Inspections Into A Growing Business K-State To Offer Courses At MATC Miller Named Manhattan High School West Campus Principal Manhattan Free Press Starts Tenth Year
6/7/01	UN Flag To Remain At City Hall County Need New Economic Plan By 2002 For Working Parents In Riley County Grant To Renovate Federal Building For Housing Assistance Program California Trail Expert To Talk At Manhattan Public Library Kansas State's Hale Library To Get Improvements KSU Honors 36 Retiring Employees	City To Replace Leavenworth Steps
5/31/01	Judge Orders St. Luke's Case To Trial Economic Development Director Named Manhattan Seventh-Graders Picked As State's Brightest KFB Foundation Raises $13,000 State License Granted To Pawnee Mental Health Services
5/24/01	K-State Clones First Calf Senior Center Can Help With Maintenance Benefit Dinner Will Feature Royals President Some Want To Replace UN Flag With City Flag Police Aim For New Weapons School District To Kennedy: We Didn't Do It And We Will Never Do In Again Police Department Hold Public Auction State - County To Have Mobile Home Site Cleaned Up Memorial Day Services Monday
5/17/01	City Resolution Requests 2nd District The Dam The Problem The Solution	Meeting May Have Been Overkill
5/10/01	Dam Safety Meeting Set For Monday Night City Starts Work On New Cable TV Agreement	New Study On Concrete vs. Asphalt Pavement Juvenile Center Running Low On Money
5/3/01	History - Dr. Belle's Life Jacobs Named Pawnee Mental Health Director Million Dollar City Meeting Room To Get Red Roof News Briefs Sports Update	Planning For No Growth, Higher Costs
4/26/01	Publisher Receive Special Recognition At Convention Sports UpDate
4/19/01	Superintendent Hawk Retires After 30 Years City To Spend $300,000 On Old Jail City Agrees To Spend $750,000 On Street Maintenance Sports Update	Taussig, Everett, And Reitz Take Seats On Commission
4/12/01	KSU Seeks Input On University Master Plan Proposed Transit System Under Discussing By City Officials School District Hires Dr. Sharol Little As Superintendent Of Schools Sports Update
4/5/01	Voters Replace Incumbents With Challengers EXPO 2001 Is This Weekend Technical College To Hold Open House Sports Update	City Pays $137,500 EPA Fine With Million Dollar Program
3/29/01	Sports Update	City Commission and School Board Election Using Poverty For Political Gain
3/22/01	Childcare And Technical College To Get Warton Manor Candidate Forum On Radio Sports UpDate	What Caused The Housing Crisis
3/15/01	County Commission To Hold Work Sessions County Financial Advisors Recommend Audit Of Mortgage Fund City Of Manhattan Expenditure Increase 180% Lawsuit Filed Against Church City Gets Signing Ceremony Invitations Out Before Approval Absurd.... Sports Update
3/8/01	Annual St. Pat's Celebration On 17th You Will Believe This: Life In The Sixteenth Century Sports Update	County Potholes Created With Budget Process
3/1/01	Sunrise Breakfast Starts Saturday Candidates To Start Over In Race For City Commission KSU's Wooldridge Reprimanded By Big 12 Sports Update	Water Issues To Drain $200 Million From City
2/22/01	New Design Guidelines And Standards For Commercial Development Petition Drive Falls Short School District Use Children For Tax Increase Fight Sports Update	Primary Election
2/15/01	Consultant Fees Hit $2 Million Consuttant Fees For Plans And Studies Superintendent Hawk Gives State Of The District To Board KSU Rodeo Club To Host 45th Rodeo Sports Update
2/8/01	More Needed For LOB Petition City Spends $425,688 On Bi-Fuel Vehicles Paul Simon To Give Second Huck Boyd Lecture Sports Update	School District Enrollment In Free-fall
2/1/01	People Needed For LOB Petition Riley County Looking At $25 Million CIP MCC's 24th Annual Women's Retreat To Host Five Hundred Sports Update	County Looking For Way To Pay For Projects
1/25/01	Concerns About Roundabout Will Not Change City Staffs Minds LOB Petition Will Be Ready Friday Good Candidates Running For Commission, School Board Superintendent Hawk Responds To Editorial 'Brannick' Is Harold Ross's First Novel Sports Update
1/18/01	Memorandum Gives Landloards Ideas On Inspection Program Free Press Started 10-Yfears Ago Today City To Hold Second Hearing For Roundabout Sports Update	A New Way Of Doing Business
1/11/01	Six County Officials Take Oath Brad Everett To Run For City Commission City To Hold Second Workshop On Roundabout Sports Update	District Problems Are Money And Leadership
1/4/01	Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic Intersection Roundabout To Get Two Hearings Sports Update Light Solutions To Turnout The Lights City To Terminate TIF Agreement

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