Expect clear skies tonight with lows reaching the 45 to 50 degree range. The weather turns stormy for Wednesday through Saturday night. Periods of heavy rain are expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning where some locations could pick up over an inch of rain. The rain will fall in a 12 hour period, so any flooding that might occur should be localized. There are also chances for thunderstorms Friday through Saturday night. Some of these storms could be severe Saturday and Saturday night.

Today: Mostly sunny in the morning…then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 71. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tonight: Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows around 57. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning…then slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 75. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

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

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 70.

Monday Night And Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — Fort Riley officials say they have adjusted entry procedures at the base after increased security measures clogged Interstate 70 earlier this week.

The U.S. military raised the security status for all bases in North America on Friday. The Manhattan Mercury reports long lines at the Henry gate entrance on Monday stretched onto I-70 in both directions and brought interstate traffic to a standstill.

Base spokesman Bob Everdeen says Fort Riley is trying to balance the need to protect both the fort and people driving on the interstate. He says lines to enter the post were back to normal on Tuesday morning.

Officials declined to discuss procedures that were changed because of the elevated security status.

The Junction City Middle School Auditorium was full of laughter, applause and even a few tears during last nights Geary USD 475 Retirement Recognition Ceremony.

Seven of the 17 retiring employee’s within the district were recognized during last nights ceremony including long time teacher Margaret Kilpatrick who has spent the last 50 years of her career with Geary USD 475.

Kilpatrick explained what she will miss the most about teaching by sharing a story about what happened  when she got to school Tuesday morning, after being absent Monday.

She explained she had a student come up to her and say,”Mrs. Kilpatrick I really missed you yesterday.”

“Those will be the things that I will miss,” she said.

Other retiring educators include Carol Arjona, Director of Secondary Education; Donald Haffner, District Hearing Officer; Louise Jahnke, English IV Teacher and Dept. Chair at JCHS; Jorja Poppe, Library Clerk at Eisenhower Elementary; Connie Ronnebaum, Physical Education at Custer Hill Elementary; Patti Smith, First Grade Teacher at Jefferson Elementary; Rebecca Cook, Physical Education at Fort Riley Elementary; Sandra Daams, Athletic/Counseling Secretary at JCMS; Jane Handlos, Head School Nurse; Joe Handlos, Principal at Fort Riley Elementary; Cynthia Quinlan, Science Teacher at LDC; Shari Reno, KDG Teacher at Franklin Elementary; Catherine Shaw, School Nurse at Custer Hill/Jefferson; Jerry Shubert, Tech Ed Teacher at JCHS; Sandra Wallace, ELL Teacher at Morris Hill Elementary; Charles Williamson, Third Grade Teacher at Ware Elementary.

Each Retiree received a retirement bell and plaque from Geary USD 475. The district will be losing a combined 442 years of teaching among the 17 retirees.

Closing arguments in the trial for Christopher Lyman in Geary County District Court are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The defense rested their case, and prosecutor Chris Biggs called only one rebuttal witness onTuesday.

Lyman is charged with Premeditated Murder, three counts Felony Murder based on an underlying felony of child abuse in three theories….torture, shaking, and cruelly beaten, plus three counts of Child Abuse, and one count each of Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Criminal Sodomy.  The charges stem from the case involving the September 2013 death of an eight-month old infant boy.

The infant was taken to the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital on September 15, 2013, and then transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri with major injuries. On September 18, 2013, police had learned that the boy had died.

This is the second week in the trial for Christopher Lyman.

 

GRANDVIEW PLAZA- A Grandview Plaza woman was injured in an accident just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Hyundai Elantra driven by Corliss J. Barner, 59,  was east bound on Interstate 70 three miles west of Kansas 18 in the right hand lane.

An unknown black Ford pick up attempted to merge into the Hyundai’s lane from the left lane.

Barner slammed on her brakes, swerved to the right to avoid being hit by the pick up and lost control of the car.

The Hyundai exited the road to the right, bounced off the bridge, came back into the east bound lane, exited the road to the left, went into a flat spin and came to rest on top of a guardrail.

Barner was transported to Geary Community Hospital.
She was properly restrained at the time of the accident according to the KHP.

The Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau is still seeking volunteers for the Cabelas National Team Walleye Fishing Tournament coming to Milford Lake May 28th-30th.

Connie Hall, CVB Director explained she still needs to fill volunteer spots on the early morning shift’s for Thursday May 28th and Friday May 29th,”In the very early morning hours and that’s basically what I would call a ramp controller, just keeping the traffic flowing as the anglers launch their boat and that would be from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., that requirement.”

She is also seeking volunteers for the afternoon shift to be a “fish runner” on those days as well.

“This is the people that would carry the fish from the weight in site to the release boat, which isn’t that far but we need to have enough people there.”

To volunteer you can contact the CVB at (785) 238-2885 or by email at gearycountycvb@junctioncity.org.

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MANHATTAN- Police in Manhattan have made an arrest in a domestic violence, arson case.

The Riley County Police Department reported a 2001 Honda Accord was damaged with a blunt object and bed sheets were damaged by fire following a domestic altercation in the 1800 Block of College Avenue.

Officers arrested Tanya Wright, 52, Manhattan, and jailed her on a $9000 dollar bond.

There were no injuries. An investigation in the case continues.

 

The Junction City Public Works Department reported a water main break in the 800 block of West 10th Street Tuesday morning. That has been repaired.

Tuesday afternoon they confirmed there was a two other water main breaks, including one at 2520 North Wind that was not on the city main, but on private property, and another in the 1600 block of Hale Drive.  The owners of a trailer court at North Wind were making arrangements to have their line repaired. Repairs were completed on Hale Drive.

The Cabela’s Team National Championship will be at Milford Lake May 28-30.

The Cabela’s NTC will be comprised of 185 teams that qualified through competition in local tournaments organized by walleye clubs sanctioned by The Walleye Federation. 

Many of the anglers have been pre-fishing the lake for several weeks, but most will begin arriving the week of May 17. Teams will vie for more than $250,000 in cash and prizes.

The entire field will compete the first two day on Milford Lake with each team being allowed to bring their best fish to the scale each day. Only the top 25 teams will advance to the final round on day three.  The public can watch the teams daily when they take off from the Milford Marina at Milford State Park each morning at 7 a.m., then watch the weigh-ins which begin at 3 p.m.

The tournament will be live-streamed on the internet at www.cabelas.com.ntc and at www.walleyefederation.com. The tournament is also being filmed for national television by NBC Sports and the Pursuit Channel.

Connie Hall, Geary County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director, said if any business is interestsed in offering coupons / promotions to the competitors while they’re in town, contact the CVB at 238-2885 or email the gearycountycvb@junctioncity.org.

Ten volunteers are needed to help with the tournament. Volunteer times are 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. through weigh-in conclusion. Jobs will include traffic control, parking, information table, and running fish after weigh-in to the release boats. If you can help, contact the CVB at 238-2885 or email the gearycountycvb@junctioncity.org

 

The Kansas Ornithological Society and Milford Lake Friends monthly bird walk will be Saturday, May 16 at 8 a.m.

Coordinator Chuck Otte said participants will meet at the parking lot on the south end of Milford Lake Dam, just across the highway from the Corps of Engineers Office. This month’s walk will focus on woodland birds, both migrants and breeding species.

The walks usually last about two to three hours, and involve moderate walking. If you have binoculars or a bird book bring them.

For more information contact Chuck Otte at 238-4161 or 238-8800.