The Junction City Police Department has reported that an Ohio man, Fred james Holency, 26, was arrested on I-70 near mile marker 310 about 11 miles east of Junction City on Thursday.
Holency was arrested on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana With the Intent to Sell, No Drug tax Stamp, Following too Close, andPossession of Drug Paraphernalia.
The arrest was reported at 11:29 a.m.
will be low with these morning storms.Today: Not as warm. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Cooler. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Tuesday: Sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Thursday: Partly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
SALINA – Kansas State University announced this week the formal process to change the name of the Salina campus to reflect its 50-year mission as a polytechnic campus.
“We are positioning our campus for national growth,” said Verna Fitzsimmons, CEO and dean of Kansas State University Salina. “Our campus will continue to focus on career-based programs and experiential learning. We are taking a look at expanding what we offer to meet the needs of tomorrow’s careers.”
Read more about the proposed name change here
We have initiated the process with the KS Regents to change the name from K-State Salina to K-State Polytechnic – more details to follow!
— Kirk H. Schulz (@kstate_pres) September 16, 2015
On social media Thursday, the university wrote, “We understand that the recent name change proposal has created several valid questions, and we appreciate the feedback.
The largest inquiry has probably been whether or not the campus will still be a part of the K-State system. The answer is yes. We are not separating off from K-State and will continue to be Wildcats and bleed purple. EMAW!
Many students are wondering about their degrees – the diplomas will still say “Kansas State University.”
This campus has been following a polytechnic model for years and the proposed name change will reflect who we are and how our students learn. For more information, we’ve set up a page of Frequently Asked Questions that you can visit.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is hosting a town hall next week that aims to get feedback from veterans and their families.
The event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the facility’s auditorium. The agency VA’s regional office in Wichita also will be holding a benefits claim clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The agency said Thursday in a news release that representatives from the Dole VA Medical Center will be available to provide one-on-one assistance to veterans during the town hall. Senior staff will be present to hear from veterans and their families.
Veterans can get help for their benefits claims at the clinic, and the VA says staff will be on hand to finalize their claims as appropriate.
The Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau has been manning two booths again this year at the Kansas State Fair being held in Hutchinson.
Connie Hall, CVB Director explained that they are handing out a lot 
of information on Geary County and are answering a number of questions.
“Two areas that people are really asking about is ‘How is the fishing and Milford Lake?’ And another is ‘What is the process to get on Fort Riley now?'” said Hall.
The CVB’s second booth was left available to local lodging properties to use. Flagstop Resort and RV Park is manning the second booth Thursday.
Both booths are located in the Pride of Kansas Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
Zone A of Milford Lake remains in the clear status while Zone B has fell back in to a watch status and Zone C remains in a warning status following this weeks blue-green algae tests.
RJ Harms, Corps of Engineers Project Manager at Milford Lake 
explained that overall the lake did see improvement this week.
“Really overall conditions are really improving. The cell counts are way down. The only reason that Zone C remains in a warning is because of the toxin levels at Timber Creek Ranch,” said Harms. “Cell counts are down considerably from last week, the toxin levels are down considerably. With the weather and a couple of fronts coming through, I really kind of expect we’ll continue to see improvements, and hopefully before long everything will be worked out.”
Last year the algae hung around the lake through September but was no longer an issue after the first week of October. Harms is hoping that will be the case again this year.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical will be at Kansas State University’s mcCain Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The world’s most famous reindeer and a jolly cast of iconic characters including hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas.
Tickets are on sale now at the McCain Auditorium Box Office, online at www.k-state.edu/mccain, or by calling 785-532-6428.
A brown bag discussion September 23 will examine General Lesley J. McNair’s role during World War II. The program led by Lieutenant Colonel ( retired ) Mark Calhoun is scheduled for noon in the Visitor’s Center Auditorium of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene.
Calhoun will highlight previously unknown details of McNair’s career, focusing on his efforts to prepare the Army Ground Forces to serve under General Eisenhower – from North Africa to Sicily, to the D-Day landings and breakout during Operation Cobra, and ultimately to the crossing of the Rhine and victory in Europe.
Following his talk, Calhoun will answer questions and sign copies of his book which will be available for purchase in the gift shop.
Calhoun served as a U.S. Army aviator and war planner for 20 years. After retirement, he earned his PhD in History from the University of Kansas. Calhoun serves as an associate professor of history at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies, Ft. Leavenworth.
Junction City will receive $262,489 in KDOT City Connecting Links or KLINK funding for fiscal year 2017.
The state agency made the funding announcement on Thursday.
The funds will be used to help pay for mill and overlay improvements on Washington Street from 6th Street north to 14th Street. The total project cost is $524,978.40 with the remaining funds coming from a local match.
According to Assistant City Engineer, Kris Finger, that project follows two other KLINK projects awarded the city….one for this fiscal year and another for fiscal 2016.
The 2015 project includes mill and overlay on Washington from Chestnut north to 6th street, and 6th Street from Washington to Franklin. The 2016 project will be on Washington from Chestnut south to the roundabout at the southern edge of the city.
All of these projects are considered 50-50 projects, where the city will use available funds to cover half of the cost, and KDOT will pay the remainder.
MANHATTAN — A family video intending to capture loving memories of cherished parents has become a community treasure as the patriarch shares his experiences as a buffalo soldier at Fort Riley.
“I Was a Buffalo Solider: The Story of Nolan Self” will premiere 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at the C.L. Hoover Opera House, 135 W. Seventh St., Junction City. The Self family is inviting the community to attend the 25-minute film about one of the last living buffalo soldiers. To watch the trailer, please visithttps://vimeo.com/rustyearl/buffalo-soldier.
Self, a 97-year-old former buffalo soldier in the 10th Cavalry, served five campaigns during World War II. He was stationed at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley and moved to Junction City after retiring from the military. Self retired as employee of the city of Junction City after a 17-year career.
Self’s mother and 10 siblings moved from Leesburg, Louisiana, to Pine Bluffs, Arkansas, after his father’s early death. No one asked Self to quit school — no one had to — because he knew that’s what he had to do. He spent approximately four years in the Civilian Conservation Corps until he was old enough to join the Army. It was 1940, and that meant war.
Self recounts the trip on a Missouri-Pacific train from Pine Bluffs to Fort Leavenworth with about 400 young African-American men who were to become buffalo soldiers. It broke his mother’s heart to think her son was going off to war, but that’s not how Self saw it.
“The Army was a salvation to me and my family. I was glad to be a solider,” Self said of the job that provided financial stability for his mother and sisters. “I loved the horses, and in the Army I had two horses, in fact. When you are in the horse cavalry, you have a spare.”
Self explained the Army moved the 10th Cavalry to Fort Riley to train with the 9th Cavalry. That’s where he met fellow buffalo soldier and world heavyweight champion Joe Louis, who was stationed at Fort Riley with his family. Realizing there wasn’t much for the other buffalo soldiers to do, Louis called his friend, Count Basie, who agreed to perform a concert in Topeka. Louis rented buses, giving a couple hundred girls free transportation to the concert so the soldiers had someone to dance with. That’s when Self met the girl he would dance with for the next 72 years.
Self’s wife, Wilma, still smiles when she thinks of the moment they met.
“Well, I thought he was about the cutest kid I’d ever seen,” she said. “He was so handsome.”
The couple raised eight sons and the film depicts the deep love, affection, respect and wisdom the two have gained during their seven decades together. Closing shots depict Self standing next to the Buffalo Soldier Memorial in Junction City, and his jacket said it all: Army Strong.
The film was commissioned by Self’s son, Curtis, and produced by videographer Rusty Earl with the help of David L. Griffin Sr., assistant dean in the Kansas State University College of Education. The college is promoting the film as an educational tool and resource for teachers across the country. A second showing is scheduled on the university campus at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, in the Hemisphere Room at Hale Library. The public is invited to attend.
For more information about the buffalo soldiers, visit buffalosoldiermuseum.com.
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