Fort Riley has announced via social media that Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley will have new clinic hours for Soldiers, starting Feb. 4.

All troop clinics will have new hours of operation. The new hours for Farrelly Health Clinic, Custer Hill Health Clinic and Novosel Aviation Health Clinic are 0730 – 1630 hours. These new hours will align closer to the 1st Infantry Division activities and make it more convenient for patients.

The new hours do not affect unit sick call screening policies or same-day sick call appointments. Nor do they apply to IACH or Flint Hills Medical Homes.

The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded a Community Development Block Grant to Junction City.

The grant award was announced by City officials last week, but the formal release from the Department of Commerce confirmed that Junction City will receive a grant for $425,000 to complete a street project. The City will contribute $387,500 in city matching funds.

The project will include improvements at the intersection of Spring Valley Road, Ash and Liberty Hall on the west side of the city, and the widening of Spring Valley Road for about 1,000 feet in a southerly direction from that intersection.

Statewide, the Department of Commerce awarded a total of $11 million in Community Development Block Grants.

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RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged forgery.

Just after 2a.m. Thursday police arrested David Voter, 48, of Manhattan was arrested in the 900 block of Thurston in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

He is being held on a $10,000 Bond for two counts of forgery.

He has two previous convictions for aggravated battery and criminal damage to property in Marshall County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

ABILENE – (January 24, 2019) – A Dickinson County woman has been ordered to repay more than $2,500 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after being found guilty of Medicaid fraud-related charges, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.

Ashley Loomis, 29, of Abilene, pleaded no contest in November and was found guilty in Dickinson County District Court of one felony count of making a false claim to the Medicaid Program and one felony count of conspiracy to commit making a false claim to the Medicaid Program. On Wednesday, Dickinson County District Judge Benjamin J. Sexton ordered Loomis to repay $2,532.85 to the Kansas Medicaid Program. Judge Sexton also sentenced Loomis to 24 months probation with an underlying prison sentence of 16 months. Convictions such as this one may also result in a period during which the defendant is prohibited from being paid wages through a government health care program.

An investigation by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division revealed that Loomis’ mother, Dawn Penrod, billed Medicaid on Loomis’ behalf for services provided as a personal care attendant to Penrod, who is a disabled person, while Loomis was incarcerated between August 2014 and October 2015. There were approximately 352 hours billed to Medicaid while Loomis was incarcerated in either Dickinson County, Harvey County or Pottawatomie County jails.

The cases were prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Alma Heckler of Schmidt’s office.

 

 

The Hope High After Prom is an event organized by parents in Hope to provide an alcohol-free alternative to the traditional drinking parties.  A goal of the project is to avoid the tragedy of drinking and driving accidents, and organizers hope to implement a substance-free celebration for the students in the community to prevent tragedies.

According to information from the planning committee Co-Chairs Charlotte Barten and Melissa Schrader an After Prom Party for Hope High School students and their guests is being planned following the Junior – Senior Prom on April 27th as a joint school, family, community and business project.

This will be the 31st year for this type of celebration for the students of Hope High School. There are no public funds available for the project, and organizers must raise the full amount needed. Contributions will be accepted.

Checks for the substance-free party should be made out to “Hope After Prom.” If you would prefer to donate merchandise or gift certificates, that could be used for door prizes. For tax purposes, if requested, organizers will provide the appropriate receipt for donation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geary County Attorney Krista Blaisdell confirms that a January 31st status check has been scheduled in Geary County District Court for Jeremiah Grubb, 33, Junction City, in the case stemming from the December death of Jenna Schafer, Junction City.

Grubb was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of Conspiracy to Commit Capital Murder. A formal court charge has not yet been filed.

Grubb is being held in the Geary County Detention Center without bond since it is a capital murder case. The status check hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on the 31st.

Blaisdell confirmed that Grubb had a first appearance in Geary County District Court on Wednesday.

Grubb was also arrested Tuesday on suspicion of Possession of a Hallucinogenic, Possession of a Stimulant and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to I-70 exit 303 and the intersection of K-18 Bypass Wednesday evening for a two-vehicle non-injury accident. Bruce Bowie, Ellsworth, was driving his 2008 Ford pickup southbound on the K-18 Bypass and failed to stop at the stop sign, striking the 2011 Nissan SUV driven by Frank Smith, Junction City.

Bowie was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence, Transporting an Open Container and Failure to stop at a stop sign.

The accident was reported at 5:28 p.m.