The 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office has reported the death of a 1st Infantry Division soldier at about 5:50 p.m. Wednesday from a gunshot wound in his residence on the installation.
The name of the Soldier is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin. No other people were injured.
The incident is currently under investigation.
Deputies with the Geary County Sheriff’s Department responded to 
a single vehicle accident near Britt Road on Old Hwy 40.
According to the Sheriff’s Department the vehicle was in the ditch, and only minor injuries were being reported.
Furniture debris spilled on the highway led to four separate accidents on I-70 near the east side of Junction City Wednesday evening.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department reported that Deputies responded to Interstate 70, mile marker 298 for debris in the roadway. On scene they learned that Bernard Rosey of rural Geary County was driving a Chevrolet Silverado when the un-secure load he was hauling spilled onto the highway, causing four separate vehicles to strike the debris.
There were no injuries reported.
The drivers whose vehicles hit the furniture included Brianna Beshirs of Junction City in a Hyundai Sonata, Donald Euler of Milford driving a Toyota Tacoma, Joni Parsons of Salina who was in a Toyota Camry, and Natasha Pumpkin Seed of Junction City in a Hyundai Sonata. All of the vehicles were removed from the scene by their owners.
Saturday evening looks mostly dry!Rest Of Tonight: Colder. Mostly clear. Patchy frost. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
Friday: Cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning… Then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Friday Night: Not as cool. Rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of showers 80 percent.
Saturday: Cloudy in the morning then clearing. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
Saturday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
The Junction City Police dispatch confirmed a non-injury accident occurred on McFarland Road about 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
A portion of McFarland Road west of U.S. 77 Highway was blocked off to traffic while authorities worked at the accident scene. The street was later reopened.
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Bronco Busting Showmen and their Spectacular Wild West Shows” will be the title of the program for the 43rd annual meeting of the Geary County Historical Society. It is scheduled Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
The program will be presented by Kansas Humanities speaker Jane Rhodes.
Wild West shows at the turn of the 20th century delighted audiences in the United States and abroad. A substantial number of skilled cowboys and shows originated in the Great Plains region. This presentation will highlight western entertainers including Will Rogers, Pawnee Bill, Tom Mix, and Lucille Mulhall, and shows such as Pawnee Bill’s Historical Wild West Indian Museum and Encampment, the 101 Ranch Real Wild West, and the Mulhall Congress of Rough Riders and Ropers.
A reoccurring thread throughout all those shows was Buffalo Bill Cody.
A pork loin dinner will be hosted by the Pilot Club. The cost of the meal is $15.
RSVP before Nov. 4 by contacting the museum via email or telephone at 785-238-1666.
The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their annual Crossroads of Leadership program coming up in November.
The program kicks off in November with a two-day retreat and the 
runs through May, meeting once a month.
“Crossroads of Leadership is an opportunity for, whether you’re a young leader, a person that has been identified in your company as a potential leader, or even someone who has been around awhile but just doesn’t seem to know a lot about how the City or the County work,” explained Dennis Beson, Chamber CEO.
The cost to participate in the program is $350 for chamber members or $400 for non-members.
Each meeting will have a different focus ranging from how the City of Junction City operates, how Geary County operates, along with a focus on area agriculture and big business in Junction City/Geary County.
Those interested can pick up an application at the Chamber of Commerce Office located at 222 West 6th Street. For more information contact the Chamber at (785) 762-2632.
The annual All Treats Day celebration in Junction City will be Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5:15 – 7 p.m.
The Junction City High School Marching Band will be a Halloween costume parade for all ages at 5:30 p.m., merchants will be handing out candy during trick or treating, and the Flint Hills Church will provide balloon animals at 9th & Washington. The Exchange Bank will host a hot dog stand at 7th & Washington with proceeds going to United Way.
There will also be games and candy from 6-7:30 p.m. at the 12th Street Community Center following the parade.
All Treats Day is sponsored by the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Junction City Parks and Recreation Department.
Since Junction City’s new Chamber of Commerce CEO took over in August he has been focused on contacting members who are past due on their membership fees.
Dennis Beson updated the Chamber Board of Directors Wednesday
morning and explained that he and the staff have been focused on contacting members with past due accounts.
“Just touch them to find out, are you still interested in being in the Chamber? If not, what is the problem? Why aren’t you being a member? And maybe, simply, they just didn’t realize,” said Beson. “And we’re finding that, very easily, we’ve brought that number down by 20 percent in just the last 45 days.”
Beson added that in most cases they have been able to renew most of the memberships.
“Only people we’re finding that really aren’t sticking with us are people who maybe the business has closed or it’s getting ready to move or close.”
Membership retention and recruitment has been important to Beson as he continues to strive for a goal of 500 members by the end of 2016.
Major General Wayne Grigsby Jr., 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general has announced on the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Facebook pages this week that the “Big Red One” is hosting a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony at 11 a.m. on November 6 on Marshall ArmyAirfield.
Soldiers returning from deployments today are often met with family, friends and fanfare but that wasn’t always the case decades ago as troops came home from fighting in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony will properly honor the troops who fought in the conflict and the sacrifices they made.
To participate veterans are asked to arrive at Building 837 on Marshall Army Airfield no later than 10 a.m. Community members who want to help welcome the veterans home are asked to arrive at Building 853 on Marshall Army Airfield via the Henry Gate access point no later than 10 a.m.
Veterans will be directed to a waiting area while members of the community gather inside ahead of the 11 a.m. ceremony. Those veterans wishing to participate are asked to send an email to 1stIDEvents@gmail.com to RSVP.
Go to www.riley.army.mil/vietnamveteranswelcome.aspx for more information on the event.