Brandon K. Peoples

4 days ago | themercury.com | Brandon K. Peoples

A Manhattan woman became the final candidate on Monday to enter the race for a seat on the city commission. Martha Sweeney is an office manager for the Kansas State rowing team and works alongside her husband Patrick, the long time rowing coach. This is her first attempt at seeking public office. "I know there's a lot of polarization in the community, in the country, in the world at the moment, and I want to be involved with my community," she said.

4 days ago | 1350kman.com | Brandon K. Peoples

A Manhattan woman became the final candidate on Monday to enter the race for a seat on the city commission. Martha Sweeney is an office manager for the K-State rowing team and works alongside her husband Patrick, the long time rowing coach. This is her first attempt at seeking public office. “I know there’s a lot of polarization in the community, in the country, in the world at the moment, and I want to be involved with my community,” she said.

4 days ago | themercury.com | Brandon K. Peoples

A Manhattan woman became the final candidate on Monday to enter the race for a seat on the city commission. Martha Sweeney is an office manager for the K-State rowing team and works alongside her husband Patrick, the long time rowing coach. This is her first attempt at seeking public office. "I know there's a lot of polarization in the community, in the country, in the world at the moment, and I want to be involved with my community," she said.

1 week ago | themercury.com | Brandon K. Peoples

Brandon [email protected] next generation of Kansas farmer leaders were in Manhattan this week, advocating for the future of agriculture. Addie Haverkamp is one of 13 state officer candidates competing during the 97th annual Kansas FFA Convention. Her passion is helping consumers better understand where their food comes from. “It gets a lot of bad rap, per se, on social media, because consumers don’t know where their food is coming from,” she said.

1 week ago | themercury.com | Brandon K. Peoples

Brandon [email protected] Manhattan man who recently retired from the K-State Foundation seeks a seat on the city commission this fall. Larry Fox is the foundation’s former director of real estate. He said Manhattan struggles with many of the same challenges facing other communities. “Manhattan is a great town and a lot of people want to move here,” he said. “I feel like I can bring maybe some business sense to the commission.”Fox filed with the Riley County Clerk’s office on Wednesday.