The Geary County Free Fair wraps up its four day run with the annual 4-H Barbecue and Watermelon Feed plus the 4-H Livestock and Project Auction at the fairgrounds on the west side of Junction City.

The barbecue and watermelon feed are scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 7 p.m. It will also be Chamber Night at the Geary County Free Fair. There will be a Chamber ribbon cutting for the Senior Citizen / 4-H Center in the Arena.

1420 KJCK, The Talk of JC, will continue broadcast coverage from the fair with reports scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon.

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The Babe Ruth Midwest Regional baseball tournament for players ages 13-15 opens at Rathert Field.

The schedule of games includes Moorhead, Minnesota playing Davenport, Iowa at noon, and Bismark, North Dakota meeting Salida, Colorado at 2:30 p.m. Scottsbluff, Nebraska meets Columbus, Kansas at 5 p.m. and the Junction City Reds host SEMO from Missouri at 8 p.m.

The opening ceremony is at 7:30 p.m.

The opening ceremony and the ballgame involving the Junction City Reds will be broadcast on 1420 KJCK, The Talk of JC, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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The monthly Military Affairs Council Breakfast in Junction City begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott Convention Center. the guest speaker is Command CW5 Sam Baker with the Combat Aviation Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division.

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The latest in the Geary Community Hospital series of Farmer’s Markets continues at 4 p.m. Thursday in the north parking lot at GCH. It is scheduled to last until 7 p.m.

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The Junction City Commission Candidate forums on 1420 KJCK, The Talk of JC, wrap up on Thursday. From 8 – 9 a.m. candidates Tim Brown, Nicholas Allbritton and Jeff Underhill will be in the studios. Listeners are welcome to call in with questions during the forum. The telephone number is 238-1420.