The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that they are investigating a theft case.

Deputies responded Saturday evening to the 12000 block of Boller Road where a 12-foot pull-behind trailer, a zero-turn riding lawn mower, and a leaf blower were stolen.

The victim in the case was Aaron Stevens. According to the Sheriff’s Department he had been mowing at the Boller Road location, left for a time, and then returned to find the items missing.

Emmy Award-winning talk show host Jay Leno is coming to Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Also appearing with Leno will be special guest Emily West.

The acclaimed TV late-night show host is a noted stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, car builder and mechanic, and a philanthropist.

Under his helm the Tonight Show with Jay Leno was honored by the Television Academy with an Emmy for outstanding comedy, variety or music series. Leno was recently installed in the Television Academy’s Broadcast Hall of Fame.

Tickets for his show in the McCain Performance Series event begin at $30, plus applicable taxes and fees. You can get them at the McCain Auditorium box office, online at k-state.edu/mccain, or by calling 785-532-6428.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nearly 1,000 people are gathering in Kansas City to celebrate the 10th anniversary of an Animal Health Corridor that stretches from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri.

The Kansas City Star reports  the corridor has become a business site for more than 300 companies devoted to animal health. The companies’ projects include such things as earlier identification of sick cattle and developing drugs and diagnostics for animals.

A 10th anniversary dinner is scheduled for Monday night, with an investor showcase on Tuesday.

A consultant found last year that companies with a business location in the corridor represent 75 percent of the worldwide sales of animal health products and diagnostics. That’s about $19 billion of total global sales of $25.2 billion.

Kansas State University will break ground Friday ( Sept. 4 ) on a $75 million revitalization and expansion of Seaton Hall. The 100-year old building is home to the College of Architecture, Planning & Design, or AP Design.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony at 11 a.m. on the east side of Seaton Hall.

Sixty million dollars in state bonds and $15 million in private gifts and student fees will fund the 194,000-square foot project. Kansas legislators approved funding in June and the project will be done by the start of fall classes in 2017.

“This is a superb opportunity for us to show the potential of design and planning in transforming a historic building into an environmentally sensitive and technically innovative 21-st century academic teaching and learning environment, said tim de Noble, dean of APDesign.

The Regnier family’s V+H Charitable Foundation made the lead gift of $4 million to the project.

The newly renovated and expanded Seaton Complex is expected to offer a more effective setting for collaborative sudy and applied research, with improved security and technology.

According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, patchy dense fog may form early this morning, especially in low-lying areas, and near rivers and lakes. In the patches of dense fog visibilities may be reduced under one quarter mile and down to a few hundred feet. Motorist are urged to use caution and lower driving speeds when encountering dense fog.

Any patchy ground fog around sunrise should dissipate after 9 AM. Skies will become mostly sunny by Afternoon with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. The warm summer weather will continue into next weekend. Expect mostly dry conditions with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Our next good chance for showers and thunderstorms will be Sunday Night through Monday Night.
Today: Warmer. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Sunday: Partly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90.

The proposed 2016 Geary County budget includes an increase in the tax levy of 6.651 mills.

The public hearing on the proposed budget is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Geary County Office Building, with the County Commission scheduled to consider final approval of the spending plan after the hearing.

The governing body will also conduct budget hearings for Water District two and three, plus Sewer District four.

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Later at 5 p.m. Monday, the USD 475 Board of Education will conduct a public hearing on the school district’s 2015-16 budget, and then consider approval of the budget. It essentially leaves the property tax levy the same as this past year.

The school board will meet at the Devin Center.

 

Beginning Monday ( Aug. 31 ) KDOT said work will begin on Spring Valley Road on the south side of the K-18 / Spring Valley Road intersection. Planned work will occur between K-18 and Wildcat Lane.  Construction will include intersection improvements including the addition of a right turn lane and a traffic light.

This site is a route taken by many to reach Junction City Middle School, and by residents in that area of the city.

KDOT said initial construction will allow traffic to continue to access this section of Spring Valley Road with flaggers directing traffic on K-18 at the intersection. In two to three weeks construction will reach a point when traffic will be detoured around the project. The detour will require all motorists to use U.S. 77 Highway as the alternative to Spring Valley Road.

Construction on Spring Valley Road will be completed in phases. The first phase only is scheduled to be completed on or about Nov. 2 weather permitting.

 

As part of a training exercise two U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley rush a “wounded” Soldier from the unit to their M113 Armored Personnel Carrier.

The reserve Soldiers recently participated in the Combined Arms Breach during the Combat Support Training Exercise 86-15-03 on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

This was a multi-component and joint endeavor aligned with other reserve component exercises.

The 2015 Junction City – Geary County United Way fundraising campaign will kick off next Friday, Sept. 4 at the Junction City Blue Jay season opening football game with Highland Park at Al Simpler Stadium.

Aileen Cray, United Way Executive Director, said officials from the organization will be at the game, and will have a raffle under way. And so we’ll have some fun prizes. We hope to have two autographed helmets autographed by the team, and then we will then have four sideline coaching opportunities to raffle off.”  Cray added those will be the four following Blue Jay home football games in September and October.

Cray stated Randall and Stefanie Zimmerman will be the campaign chairs for United Way this year.  The fundraising goal will be $175,000.

Cray added, “So we’re very excited because we know so many people support the Blue Jays, and we definitely want to be a part of the community and the activity and have a great time.  The United Way location will be at two entrance gates at the stadium Friday night.