Junction City police will be conducting DUI saturation patrols throughout the city on Friday night and Saturday morning, July 10-11. According to Captain Dan Breci there will be five additional patrol cars on the streets to detect and deter drunk driving.
The patrols are designed to identify intoxicated drivers. Those motorists stopped for traffic violations who are suspected of intoxication will be given an on-site field sobriety test. Confirmed impaired drivers will be arrested.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to K-18 Highway at the eastbound I-70 off-ramp for a two vehicle accident early Sunday morning.
Ronald Lovell, Salina, was making a left turn onto K-18 in his 2010 Pontiac when he was struck by Craig Nash, Fort Riley, who was driving a 2002 Audi. Nash was later arrested on suspicion of DUI, No Insurance, and Failure to Stop At a Stop Sign.
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The Sheriff’s Department said Deputies responded Saturday afternoon to the area of U.S. 77 Highway and Rucker Road for a single vehicle non-injury accident. A 2000 Cadillac driven by Sylvester Hawkins, Lawrence, was traveling northbound on U.S. when an unknown motorcycle pulled out in front of the vehicle causing the car to leave the road, ending up in the east ditch.
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The Sheriff’s Department reported that Deputies arrested Simon M. Ward, Manhattan, on Saturday at K-244, mile post 1.5, on suspicion of Aggravated Assault.
The annual election of officers is on the Geary USD 475 Board of Education agenda Monday.
The Board meets at 5 p.m. at the Devin Center.
The BOE will elect a president and vice president for the coming year. They will also consider salaries for classified, occupational therapists, and administrators during the meeting.
According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, a moist and unstable airmass will be in place across the area today and tonight ahead of a cold front. Widespread showers and thunderstorms
are expected along and ahead of the front as it moves southeast into early Tuesday. Heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding as well as flooding along larger rivers through Wednesday (dark green area). Some strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening with strong winds and heavy rain the main hazards along with hail around an inch. Additional periods of locally heavy rain will be possible Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Today: Partly sunny with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tonight: Cooler. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening… Then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tuesday: Cooler. Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of showers in the morning…then slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
Friday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
WAMEGO – Two people were injured in an accident just before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in Wabaunsee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol a 1999 Mistubishi Eclipse driven by 21, Patrick Joseph Arrow, 21, Louisville, was northbound on Kansas 99 one mile south of Wamego.
The vehicle went left of center and struck a 1980 GMC passenger vehicle pulling a trailer. The collision caused debris to strike a Buick Park Avenue.
Arrow was transported to KU Medical Center. A passenger in the Eclipse Kaytlan Ann Tanner, 20, Louisville, was transported to Stormont Vail. There were no additional injuries reported.
Tanner was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP.
Junction City police reported arrests during the 24-hour period on July 4 and early Sunday morning July 5.
–Gerald Dwight Baker, 35, Junction City, suspicion of Domestic Battery. he was arrested at the JCPD.
–Lawrence J. Reece, 45, Junction City on suspicion of Damage to Property. He was arrested at 2211 Thompson Drive.
–Joseph Wade King, 29, Junction City, suspicion of Domestic Battery, with the arrest occurring at 130 West 7th Street.
–Timothy C. Mack, 27, Junction City, suspicion of Driving While Under the Influence, 416 West 6th Street..
–Lawrence J. Reece, 45, Junction City, suspicion of Violation of a No Contact Order, 2211 Thompson Drive.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The thirst for Kansas-produced alcoholic beverages is growing, with wineries multiplying and the state’s largest craft brewer experiencing a revenue boost of about 50 percent.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Tallgrass Brewery’s revenue growth comes after a 60,000-square-foot call center in Manhattan was converted into a new brewery. Tallgrass founder Jeff Gill says the brewery is producing more than twice as much as it did in its former facility and eventually will produce even more.
Much of Tallgrass’ beer is distributed in other states with more developed markets for craft beer, but he says interest is growing in Kansas.
Highland Community College winery expert Scott Kohl said that in 2010 there were about a dozen wineries in Kansas, and now there are about 35.
The fireworks display after the final concert is a highlight of Sundown Salute.
Bennett Fireworks provided the fireworks show which was watched by several thousand people in downtown Junction City Saturday night.
Sundown Salute Director Sharon Glessner discussed the fireworks. “The fireworks show went really well. It was a lot better than last year. Of course, we had the music accompanying it. I did hear from Roger ( Roger Bennett ) that there was a little glitch towards the end, and they were concerned about one of their workers getting so hurt so they had to stop. People missed the grand finale….everybody was waiting for that grand finale and it just didn’t come. And he apologized for that. But it was still a great show.”
A fireworks display is a tradition at Sundown Salute.
From a law enforcement perspective Sundown Salute was great.
That’s the sentiment of Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown following the conclusion of the celebration Saturday night. “Everyone was very well behaved. I think if I’m correct I don’t believe we made any arrests in the park this year or in the carnival….so, that’s unprecedented.” Brown added to his knowledge police had no arrests in the park during the entire four nights of Sundown Salute.
The police chief said there were no incidents during the Sundown Salute parade. “Obviously there was some concern about the information out throughout the nation about attacks planned by ISIS on the fourth, but thank God nothing like that came about here.”
Brown has been working to provide security for Sundown Salute since 2002, and noted he couldn’t recall as well a behaved crowd. He credited good weather as one factor, but also credited the citizens.
“During the parade we had some extra security measures that I won’t talk about out during the parade just in anticipation of some kind of issue that may arise, but everything worked out well.”
The headliner for Sundown Salute, Loverboy performed, the weather cooperated, and the annual Fourth of July celebration ended with fireworks.
It was a good Saturday night for Sundown Salute.
Director Sharon Glessner estimated the crowd for the evening in the 18,000 to 20,000 range. “We had a great crowd, phenomenal crowd for event tonight.” She added the crowd estimate could possibly go higher once officials have had a chance to review all aspects.
Loverboy, the Canadian rock group that rose to prominence in the 1980s with four multi-platinum albums, performed their hits such as “Working for the Weekend” and “Turn Me Loose,” and members of the crowd at times sang along. This was the group’s second appearance at Sunday Salute, with the first one occurring back in 2003.
