The Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to I-70 approximately four miles east of Junction City on Friday for a single vehicle non-injury accident.
A Ford Explorer driven by Jason Nolan, Abilene, was traveling east on Interstate 70 when the vehicle tire blew out causing him to lose control and roll the vehicle. Nolan had minor injuries and refused medical transport.
in most areas. Look for a warming trend next week as high temperatures warm into the mid to upper 80s on Sunday, and upper 80s to mid 90s Monday and Tuesday.Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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.
A fire Friday afternoon at 948 Grant Avenue Lot 85 left one family homeless.
On one was injured, but the mobile home belonging to the five-member Chad McBride family could no longer be occuppied. That information was provided by the Junction City Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Rick Rook stated the cause of the fire was accidental….electrical. He noted the family was receiving assistance from the Red Cross to relocate. “The house is not habital and sustained approximately $10,000 in damage.
The family members were out of the mobile home when firefighters arrived about 4:30 p.m. with three engines, two medic units and command staff.
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By Michael Pagels
MANHATTAN -A new bike sharing program has started in downtown Manhattan, and it looks like a hit! 
There are bright green bike stations in several areas right now; including in front of Civic Plus, at the Bluemont Hotel, next to Varney’s and at the intersection of 4th and Leavenworth at McCullough Development.
According to their Greenapplebikes.com, each station will be home to five bikes, and there will be more than 40 of them once the bikes are all put together.
The bikes are 1-speed beach cruisers, with front brakes and a basket. You can borrow the bike for as long as you need, and when you are done with it you just drop it off at another green station!
“Bike share is an important part of Manhattan’s integrated public transportation network, connecting communities to more destinations across the city. Bike sharing is ideal for short distances, allowing users the ability to pick up a bicycle at any “self-serve” station and return at their convenience. Bicycle maintenance is provided by volunteers.”
One man is in custody following a police chase that led officers down I-70 and eventually US 77 to near Herrington.
Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf explained that Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a 
man throwing items off the K-18 bypass over I-70 Friday afternoon, and when they went to check it out the man jumped in his vehicle and took off west bound on I-70.
While on I-70 speeds exceeded 90 mph at times. The suspect then exited I-70 at exit 295 and headed south on US 77.
According to Wolf while on US 77 speeds never exceeded 60 mph, and the suspect eventually turned off of US 77 onto Hwy 4 and stopped. He was then taken into custody without incident.
The suspects name has not been released at this time and no other information is being released while the incident remains under investigation.
Students at Milford Elementary School kicked off their anti-bullying campaign Friday with the help of some Blue Jay and Lady Jay athletes. 
The students split up and went to five different stations relating to team work and anti-bullying directed by members of the Junction City High School Football and Volleyball teams.
Phyllis Boller, Principal of Milford Elementary says she hopes the kids are able to take a lot out of Friday’s kick off.
“I want them to continue looking throughout the year being positive,
working together as a big team. As a team at Milford Elementary, in their classroom, working cooperatively in small groups, just wherever they are,” said Boller.
This years anti-bullying theme is “We are the Champions” which goes along with the school wide roll out of CHAMP, which focuses on presenting a positive behavioral approach to all aspects of the school day.
Grandview Plaza City Officials are in the process of fixing a problem with the City’s water.
Jerome Thomas, City Superintendent says the city takes quarterly
samples to meet state and EPA requirements, and right now Grandview Plaza is in non-compliance, but work is beginning to take place to address the issue.
“What it has is trimethylamine in the water, it’s an organic. We had to take some samples and then we had to send some public notices out to every citizen in Grandview Plaza that receives drinking water,” said Thomas.
The City has also met with Junction City officials along with representatives of Kansas Rural Water and KDHE. The plan moving forward is to introduce ammonia sulfate to the water in order to knock down the trimethylamine in the water.
Thomas did confirm that the water is safe to drink, despite the higher limits of trimethylamine.
Geary Community Hospital is transitioning to the hospitalist model of care.
Joe Stratton, GCH Chief Executive Officer, said this approach is not anything new in the healthcare business today. It will enable GCH to develop into a better hospital with more benefits to patients and families.”
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Dr. Jenkins primary focus will be care for family practice and unassigned admissions to the hospital. “After careful consideration, I believe this is the right decision for our community, the hospital and my career as a physician,” statd Jenkins. He will remain the medical director of Home, Health and Hospice and become the director of the AlphaCare clinic.
The hospitalist addition does not affect the Internal Medicine and Surgery Departments encompassing Dr.’s Mace, Lochamy, Craig, Otoo, Hachem and Bollman. They will still be responsible for the admission and care of their patients when in the hospital and business will remain the same.
Dr. Teran Naccarato will be joining Dennis Sewell, PA-C, effective September 8 in Medical Arts Building I Suite 305. Once Jenkins begins in the hospitalist position, Naccarato can then assume Jenkins’ patients. “It has been an honor serving as a primary care physicial at GCH and I believe Dr. Naccarato will be a great fit for our hospital and community,” said Jenkins.
“Several benefits are provided by moving to this model including, lower readmissions to the hospital, fewer patient transfers to out of town hospitals and will assist GCH in recruiting additional physicians, ” said Stratton. “These changes will enable us to enhance the quality healthcare we provide and promote the well-being of those we serve.
According to K-State Today Faculty Senate, Kansas State University President Dr. Kirk Schulz will present the State of the University Address at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, in the Alumni Center Ballroom and at 9 a.m., Monday, Sept. 28 in the College Center conference room at the Salina campus.
The address will be followed by an open forum serving as an opportunity for discussion with President Schulz. The events will be video streamed online for those unable to attend in person. The link will become active just prior to each event.
showers should diminish during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Thunderstorms will redevelop later this afternoon across northeast and east central Kansas ahead of a cold front.Today: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds up to 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90