To commemorate the 71st anniversary of D-Day the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene is hosting the Symphony at Sunset on the steps of the Presidential Library.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with the 35th Infantry Division Band followed by the Salina Symphony headlining at 8:30 p.m.

Salina native and award-winning tribute artist Les Lankhorst will perform as this year’s featured guest artist. He will pay tribute to the “Voice of the Century” marking the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra.

Guests are invited to arrive beginning at 5:30 p.m. to enjoy some of the many food vendors that they will have on site.

Tim Rives, Deputy Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library explained that they will have all types of food available.

“Everything from barbecue, to bier rocks, to popcorn and donuts, maybe not all at the same time but a lot of good stuff available,” said Rives.

There is no coverage charge for the event, they are asking for donations to help support this years performance.

Geary Community Hospital hosted a celebration ceremony for their hospital wide Walk Kansas team challenge Thursday.

Walk Kansas, an eight week statewide healthy living challenge, was facilitated locally by the Geary County K-State Research and Extension office and ran March 15 – May 9. GCH turned the wellness initiative into a friendly hospital wide challenge and had a total of eight GCH teams with six members per team participate.

Throughout the challenge, each team logged their daily activity along with the total amount of fruits and vegetables consumed. Each team’s mileage progression was tracked on a Kansas map. Collectively, the eight teams walked a grand total of 9,671 miles, almost the perimeter around the entire United States. A traveling trophy was presented to the winning team with the most miles logged. The trophy will be passed around to the winning team each year. Raffle prizes including gift cards from Manhattan Running Company, GCH bags and a “fitness basket” were given away to other participants as well.

In addition to the hospital wide team challenge, two teams added another wager to compete against each other, with the losing team washing the winning team’s vehicles. A bucket with scrubbers, soap and gloves was presented to the losing team.

Warm and muggy conditions are forecast for today along with scattered showers and thunderstorms. A cold front will move through the area tonight and thunderstorms are likely during the evening hours. Isolated heavy rain and flooding remains possible. Less humid and dry weather is forecast over the weekend with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Rest Of Today: Thunderstorms likely early in the morning…then scattered thunderstorms in the morning. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 77. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening… Then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 56. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs around 68. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night And Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

Monday Night Through Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Thursday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Shawnee County Jail claiming it failed to provide proper medical attention for a broken bone in his foot and subsequent head injury.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 34-year-old Junction City resident Jason Dixon filed the lawsuit in a handwritten petition May 13.

Dixon is being held on a federal hold order and pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine.

Dixon says he broke the bone while playing basketball in plastic flip-flops after being stepped on by another inmate, then later hit his head when he fell trying to get to his cell’s emergency button.

Shawnee County counselor Rich Eckert says his office hasn’t been served with the lawsuit.

FORT RILEY, Kansas – The final battalion assigned to the inactivating 4th
Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, is set to case its
colors in a ceremony at the post’s Cavalry Parade Field.

The casing ceremony for the 701st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th IBCT, 1st
Inf. Div., is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 2.

The 701st Brigade Support Battalion first activated on Oct. 5, 1917, as
Machine Shop Truck Unit #332. In 1918, it was redesigned as a Service Park
Unit and on July 1, 1920, the unit was assigned as a part of the 1st Inf.
Div. After World War II, the battalion was redesignated as the 701st
Maintenance Battalion and deployed to Vietnam with the division, earning six
battle streamers and two Meritorious Unit Commendations.

Through the years, the “Diligent” battalion has deployed overseas in support
of Operation Desert Storm and was the first battalion in the 1st Inf. Div.
to arrive in Southwest Asia. The 701st Main Support Battalion provided the
division with responsive logistic support, which continued through Kuwait,
Iraq and back into Saudi Arabia. The 701st BSB then redeployed in May 1991
as the last divisional unit to return to Fort Riley.

The 701st BSB deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina and, in 1999, the unit deployed
to Kosovo.

As the brigade support battalion for the 4th IBCT, the unit has played a
pivotal role in providing critical logistical and maintenance support
operations during 4th IBCTs most recent regionally aligned force missions on
the continent of Africa.

The 180 teams participating in this years Cabelas National Team Walleye Championship at Milford Lake wrapped up day one of the tournament Thursday with some impressive fish.

Two men from Kearney, Nebraska have found themselves on top of the the leader board after bringing in four fish, one shy of the five fish limit, weighting in at 23.15 lbs. Bill Kunze and Greg Belgum are the leaders after day one.

They have been at Milford Lake preparing for the tournament since last Saturday and Kunze said that they kind of had a game plan coming into day one.

“You still got to catch them, we thought we had a plan and everything worked out so far. We have one more day to make the third day, you can’t win it on the first day but you can still keep yourself in the tournament,” said Kunze.

The two also had one of the early leaders for biggest fish until Evan Schatz of Gillete, Wyoming checked in with a 7.14 lbs walleye to claim the biggest fish from day one.

Overall the anglers were reporting tough fishing as they seemed to be catching a lot but most of the fish weren’t either walleye or they were just under the required length 18 inches.

Day two of the tournament will commence at 7 a.m. Friday with the launch at Milford Marina. Weight in’s will be held again at 3 p.m. Friday. Following Friday’s weight in the 180 team field will be reduced to the top 25 all-American teams that will compete for the championship on Saturday.

A network of military Spouses who are also attorney’s have submitted a report to the Kansas Board of Law Examiners asking for a rule change that would allow Military Spouse Attorney’s to practice in the state of Kansas without taking the Kansas Bar Exam.

The Military Spouse J.D. Network has been going state to state seeking the rule change. Earlier this month the Network submitted a report to the Kansas Board of Examiners.

Brooke Nattkemper, the spouse of a Fort Riley Soldier is licensed to practice law in the state of Florida, but she hasn’t lived there since her husband got stationed at Fort Riley last October. She explained that if she wanted to become licensed in Kansas she would have to take the Kansas Bar Exam which is only offered twice a year and is very costly to take. The requested rule change by the MSJDN would change that.

“The suggestion for these changes is not anything easier, it’s not allowing anyone to get in any easier,” said Nattkemper. “It actually makes sure that you don’t have any disciplinary action in any of the jurisdictions that you’ve been admitted to.  Most of theses Spouses are very good at what they do. We are very careful about the rules of professional responsibility. We have very strong history’s of what we’ve done in our legal careers, and this is just an opportunity for us to be able to bring that to the state of Kansas.”

Nattkemper said the report and rule change request has received favorable support from the local law community.

It is unclear when or if the Kansas Board of Law Examiners will make a decision on the request.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Two members of the Chapman FFA Chapter were recognized May 28 for having some of the best career development programs in the state at the 87th Kansas FFA Convention.

Brittany Duer and Stone Hayden earned State FFA Proficiency Awards for outstanding accomplishments they have made in developing programs that will prepare them for careers in agriculture. Their advisers are Jack Burwell,Trenton Horn and Brandon Roth.

Duer received her award in Nursery Operations, sponsored by Turner Flowers LLC. Hayden’s award is in Diversified Horticulture, sponsored by Hummert International.

The proficiency award program recognizes students for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program. This program allows students to set goals and gain real-world experience in a chosen area of the agriculture industry.

Brittany’s SAE began with taking a horticulture class which sparked her interest in nursery. She then began to work in her chapter’s nursery and was eventually hired by Proscape, Inc. Through these opportunities, she has learned how to interpret chemical labels; identify trees, shrubs, weeds, diseases and pests; how to administer irrigation; and how to manage financial records. She plans on pursuing a career in the agricultural industry. Brittany is the daughter of Chad Duer and Christal Ade.

Stone’s SAE is his ownership of a landscape business. He started off mowing neighbors’ lawns, but he then expanded his business to become a cemetery groundskeeper. As he gained additional skills and experiences, his client base grew to other cemeteries, banks and a YMCA. Stone’s skill set has expanded into planting trees and shrubs, installing landscape beds and pruning trees. He plans on entering the landscaping industry professionally as a maintenance technician or installer for a progressive nursery and landscaping company. Stone is the son of Ted and Joan Hayden.

(Story Courtesy of Kansas FFA Association)

Rain couldn’t stop over 350 anglers from hitting the water at Milford Lake Thursday morning for the 15th annual Cabelas National Team Walleye Championship.

The cannon start was scheduled for 7 a.m. Thursday but was delayed due to weather according to Robert Cartlidge, one of the Tournament Directors.

“We had a little lightning in the area, and safety is always first for our anglers so we delayed putting them in the water by about 30 minutes this morning,” said Cartlidge.

The canon signaling the start of the tournament fired just after 7:30 a.m. this morning and the anglers made their way through the final boat inspection before heading out for day one of fishing. Teams will begin returning to the Milford Marina at 3 p.m. when weight in begins.

The public can watch the boats take off from the Milford Marina at 7 a.m. each morning and watch the weigh-ins at 3 p.m. daily.

(Pictures Courtesy of Rick Dykstra)

MANHATTAN- A suspect wanted in connection with a hit and run accident was arrested on Thursday morning following a manhunt in Riley County.

The Riley County Police arrested Jason Lawrence Calhoun, 37, Manhattan, just after 2 a.m. on Thursday.

Police say Calhoun fled the scene of an injury accident on Wednesday at Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Casement Road.

Officers arriving on scene of the accident observed two subjects, a man and a woman, fleeing the scene of the accident. Officers arrested the woman within minutes.

Calhoun was charged with aggravated battery with a reckless deadly weapon, distribution of opiates, opium or other stimulants, failure to give notice of an accident, failure to stop at an injury accident, unlawful possession of hallucinogens/marijuana, driving while suspended and evasion of drug taxation.

Bond for Calhoun was set at $30,000 and he is confined at the Riley County Jail.