The Central National Bank presented a check for $24,390.87 on Friday to the United Way of Junction City – Geary County in support of their 2018 campaign. Central National Bank staff spent the month of October raising funds for United Way.

“Each year the staff at Central National Bank enjoy coming together and planning activities such as bake sales, a silent auction, bingo contests and other fun events. We also have the opportunity to serve meals to the community with all funds that are raised going to the United Way organization. It is great to see the community come together to support these events,” said Lindsey Snider, Commercial Loan Officer and captain of the United Way team at Central National Bank. “These special fundraising activities combined with our strong employee payroll deduction program, as well as a company donation, have been the key to our successful campaigns, “said Snider.

This is the eleventh year in a row that Central National Bank has been named a Platinum Pacesetter, a designation given to organizations who raise over $15,000 in funds for the campaign.

“As a community bank, we recognize the importance of giving back to our community,” said Robert Munson, Central national Bank Junction City President. “Each year I am so pleased at the tremendous job that our staff does with the United Way Campaign here at Central National Bank. This year’s campaign total of $24,390.97 was absolutely amazing! A large majority of the total funds raised is directly attributable to the efforts and generosity of our staff, either from their contributions through our staff payroll deduction program, or from the special activities and events held during our internal United Way campaign.”

“As a business that has been in Junction City and Geary County for the past 133 years, we want to assist with programs that improve this community and help its citizens. The United Way of Junction City – Geary County provides a tremendous service to this community; Central National Bank is very pleased to be one of the pacesetter organizations with regard to the United Way’s fundraising efforts in this community.”

“Central National Bank would like to thank all of the staff who helped to organize this fundraising campaign, ” added Munson. “Each year it takes personal contributions and a great amount of effort to raise such a significant amount of money.”

The team who led the bank efforts this year consisted of: Lindsey Snider, Scott Rock, Andrew Haynes, Joel Poole, Pam Diekmann, Amanda Rolfs and Brandy Osborne.

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WICHITA – A Clay Center man was sentenced Thursday to two years on supervised release for selling assets he had pledged as collateral on a federal loan, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall. The defendant was ordered to pay approximately $84,594 in restitution.

Harold R. Mugler, 64, Clay Center, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conversion. In his plea, he admitted that in 2009 in received a $100,000 loan through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Over the following years, he sold off various pieces of farm machinery that he had pledged as collateral on the loan. He was behind on his loan payments in 2015 when the government learned of the sales.

Beall commended the USDA-OIG and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith for their work on the case.

The Dorothy Bramlage Public Library is donating $1,200 to the rebuilding effort for the Ellis Memorial Library in Port Aransas, Texas, population 4,054.  The building and contents were heavily damaged during Hurricane Harvey in August and the subsequent mold generated from the heat and moisture.

From the many school and public libraries destroyed by the summer’s hurricanes, Ellis Memorial Library was chosen by the DBPL staff as the site for the relief effort.  The Board of Trustees pledged the amount of money collected in fines during the month of November to the cause and the Friends of the Library accepted donations during their annual book sale.  A donation box was also at the Circulation Desk throughout the month.  The combined total from all sources was $1,200.

Library staff member Donna Porter, Head of Circulation, has been in contact with Geanette Dailey, EML Director, who said that the donation will be applied toward replacing their collection, furniture and shelving, all of which were destroyed.

Susan Moyer, Director

Dorothy Bramlage Public Library

Junction City Commissioner Pat Landes wants to develop a request for a proposal as part of a project to market the numerous vacant Land Bank lots on the west side of the city.

Landes reported this week that he and city manager Allen Dinkel have met with a couple of realtors, and they’re considering at developing the R-F-P. “What we’re looking at doing is create a request for proposal for the Land Bank to employ a listing agent, which would basically be a real estate firm, and they would be the ones that actually do the marketing of the lots. There would be a fee to purchase the lot which would be split between the listing agent and the realtor that is buying the property.” Landes said they would do the leg work. The city staff does not have the time to do all of that.

Landes added it needs to be done now so by spring builders can hopefully begin building again the lots can begin moving.

Proposals on the idea will be brought to the next Land Bank Board meeting.

Fort Riley, in conjunction with VFW Post 1281 (Herington) and the VFW Kansas Auxiliary, will host a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the post cemetery Dec. 16 at 11 a.m.

Brig. Gen. Stephen Smith, 1st Infantry Division deputy commanding general for support, is scheduled to provide remarks and Chaplain (Col.) Timothy Walls will provide the invocation.  Service representatives will place ceremonial wreaths for each of the armed forces, the Coast Guard, Merchant
Marines and POWs/MIAs.  Afterward, wreaths will be placed on individual military gravesites in the cemetery.

Wreaths Across America holds simultaneous observances in more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states and 24 national veteran cemeteries on foreign soil.  The intent is to remind people that “Every Stone Has a Story” and to teach younger generations about the value of honoring those who sacrificed
to protect America’s freedoms.  The organization’s motto is “Remember, Honor, Teach.”

The Fort Riley ceremony is made possible through donations and volunteers.

The La Nina climate phenomenon in the South Pacific Ocean is contributing to weather conditions that are expected to be warm and dry with low humidity. It’s leading to concerns about the possibility of an increase in winter wildfires from the mid-South across the Plains states.

Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte said there has not been a significant rainfall since mid-october and there have been above average temperatures. There have been major wildfires the past two years in southern Kansas. He knows it’s possible that could occur in this east central Kansas area. “Absolutely, the past two springs it’s just by an act of God that we haven’t had what they’ve seen in south central Kansas. Two springs in a row an entire county has burned basically. That could happen somewhere in the Flint Hills.

Otte noted there have been some strong wind events recently. “You get a fire going with one of those kind of wind events. You’re not going to stop it. It’s going to run.”

The extension agent said common sense and caution apply. Don’t have outdoor fires, don’t be throwing smoking materials out the car window as you’re going down the road.”

In Geary County Otte said the soil surface is not damp, all the thatch and vegetation is dry but there is some good soil moisture so the 2018 wheat crop is not suffering yet.

4331 Old Highway 13 in southeast Geary County was the site of fire Tuesday that fully engulfed a large abandoned 25 x 50 foot size shed. The blaze also spread to the surrounding grass, but there were no injuries reported.

According to Rural Fire Chief Garry Berges Geary County Rural Fire and Alta Vista Fire responded to the scene. This is the second fire to a building on the property in the past year. The property is abandoned and has no electrical or propane services to it.

On Wednesday authorities including an investigator from the Geary County Fire Department, Curt Janke, one from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and two from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office returned to the scene.  Janke reported the cause of the fire is undetermined for now, unless more information is obtained. “The big thing we cannot rule out is that there was a human influence on it. We’re not calling it suspicious, it’s undetermined.”  Janke stated the shed is completely gone. There were no injuries.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, the State Fire Marshal’s office or Crime Stoppers.

Another fire involving an abandoned two-story farm house occurred at the same rural site in 2016.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department has reported the arrest of two people on Dec. 4 following the execution of a search warrant at 2191 Eden Road Lot #22 Red Bud Lake in Dickinson County.

The search warrant was executed by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement Unit and Deputies of the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department.

Those arrested included Steven Ray Fuller, 46, Abilene, on suspicion of felony counts Possession with the intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Acquiring Drug Proceeds, No Drug Tax Stamp, one count each of felony and misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and misdemeanor allegations of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Criminal Use of a Weapon. Also arrested was Morgan Befort, 22. Salina, on a felony Probation Warrant out of Finney County.

During the search of the residence officers reported they seized one-half ounce of methamphetamine and $2,790 in drug proceeds, along with the paraphernalia items used to package, weigh, sell and consume methamphetamine.

The case is ongoing and further arrests are possible.

 

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