The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to mile marker 93 on K-177 Highway for a single vehicle accident. Emily Piette, Olathe, was traveling south in a Mazda6 when her vehiucle left the roadway, overcorrected, causing the vehicle to travel down an embankment before coming to a stop. No injuries were reported.

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The Sheriff’s Department said Deputies located a 2012 Honda Accord on U.S. Highway 77, mile marker 144 that struck a turkey vulture. The vehicle had minor damage. No injuries were reported.

According to the National Weather Service, a high pressure system will bring continued pleasant weather. Sunny skies are expected to be accompanied by highs in the lower and middle 80s. 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — An exhibit about a gallery that marketed art to middle class American homes beginning in the 1930s is going on display next month at Kansas State University before heading to three other museums.

Touted as the first critical overview of the Associated American Artists, the exhibit opens Sept. 15 at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. The Kansas museum has a large collection of AAA prints, and a curator there helped develop the exhibit.

The AAA was known for its mail delivery sales. Regionalist artists Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry were among the painters it promoted.

The exhibit also will appear at the Grey Art Gallery at New York University, the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Syracuse University Art Galleries in New York.

Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte has reported the county’s 24-hour rain fall total as of 7 a.m. Sunday was one-and-64 hundredths inches of rain.

Two storm cells swept through Geary County beginning late Saturday evening and again early Sunday morning. Despite the rainfall, Geary County was never placed under any severe storm warning.

 

Junction City police have reported that an armed robbery occurred at 504 West Sixth Street late Friday night. No injuries were reported.  They said the case is under investigation.

Police also received a report of a robbery in a seperate case. On Saturday afternoon a subject reported to officers that he had been robbed at the 1300 block of Grant Avenue in the overnight hours.  The investigation is continuing and no injuries were reported.

ABILENE, Kan. (AP) — A multi-million dollar fundraising campaign is underway to update exhibits and education about President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the Eisenhower Foundation began raising money three months ago. The money will go toward improving the Eisenhower Presidential Museum, Library and Boyhood Home, its website and education programs. The museum is located near Eisenhower’s boyhood home in Abilene, a town of about 6,800 residents in north-central Kansas.

Foundation executive officer Meredith says that the update is important because new details have been emerging over the past two decades about Eisenhower’s presidency. She says the museum needs to be revamped so it can get Eisenhower’s story up to date.

Sleichter says it’s not yet known how much money will need to be raised over the next five years.

SENECA- Four people were injured in an accident just before 2:30p.m. on Saturday in Nemaha County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Honda Civic driven by Justin Robert Gerdes, 28, Fort Riley, was northbound on U.S. 63 seven miles north of Seneca.

The driver attempted to pass another vehicle and collided with a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant driven by Kelsey Ann Bradley, 21, Seneca head-on.

Gerdes, Bradley and passengers in the Mitusbishi Bryce Brenden Bradley, 46, and Dana Elizabeth Bradley, 45, both of Seneca, were transported to Nemaha Valley Community Hospital.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

 

Constitution Day programs will be held again this year at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation.

The interactive event, designed for 4th and 5th grade students will be offered during the week of Sept. 14-18. Kansas recognizes the week containing Sept. 17 , the date the U.S. Constitution was signed as Celebrate Freedom Week.

The program helps students honor and celebrate the priveileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, as well as commemorate the signing of the Constitution. Space is still available for schools to participate. Reservations from teachers should be made by Sept. 3 by calling 785-263-6754 or emailing Pam.Sanfilippo@nara.gov.

The event will include four 30-minute participatory student activities. Groups of 20-25 students will rotate through the four stations:

Activity 1: “Holding History” – Students will examine copies of letters kids wrote to President Eisenhower. Discussion will include topics of that period in history and how citizens can interact with the Executive Branch of Government.

Activity 2: “Dear Mr. President” – Following a discussion of several current topics, students will write their own letter to President Obama.

Activity 3: “The U.S. Flag” – Students will look at flag artifacts and hear about the changes to our flag under President Eisenhower when Alaska and Hawaii were added as states.

Activity 4: “Presidential Pics” – In the Presidential Gallery of the Museum, students will create a collage on their school IPad app, Pic Collage. ( If the school does not have IPads available for their visit, a gallery scavenger hunt will be substituted. )

 

 

During Friday’s retreat the Flint Hills Regional Council began the discussion about next years budget.

Gary Stith, Executive Director explained that currently they believe they will roll over around $200,000 into next years budget, but that would still leave them about $100,000 short.

“But we’ve got about three different income sources of funding were working on getting firmed up. I feel pretty good about our ability of getting some of that funding, so we’re fine,” said Stith.

One of the possible funding sources includes another HUD grant that the Regional Council was contracted to write the application for by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. The HUD grant would fund the Wildcat Creek Watershed Resiliency Project.

“It could be as much as $40 million, we haven’t finalized the application. The State, the City of Manhattan, Riley County and the Flint Hills Regional Council are working on this.”

If the grant application is approved Stith believes it is likely that they will be retained to handle a portion of the grant administration process, which would be an additional funding source that could last a couple of years.

Other projects currently being undertaken include developing a new Comprehensive Plan for the City of Council Grove.