The Corps of Engineers has increased the outflow from Milford Lake up to 4,000 cubic feet per second.
The current lake elevation is 1151.3, up 6:91 above normal level. The current inflow is 608 cfs.
The Corps is now releasing water after holding water in the reservoir for some time to prevent downstream flooding.
WABAUNSEE COUNTY —The Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal’s (OSFM) Investigation Division has classified fire at the Wyldewood Cellars Winery in Paxico that occurred Thursday evening as incendiary.
The victim, who was found deceased at the scene, has been identified as Evan Jolly, 32, from the Kansas City, MO area.
He is believed to be the one who started the fire. The damage to the winery has been estimated between $750,000 and $1 million.
Officials have not released details on why he started the fire.
Just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday, fire crews and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the Wyldewood Cellars Winery just off the Paxico exit on Interstate 70, 32633 Grapevine Road, according to a media release from the Wabaunsee County Sheriff.
It took approximately two hours for crews from Paxico, McFarland, Maple Hill, Alma, Wamego and Wabaunsee to get the blaze under control.
The monthly Milford Lake bird walk will be Saturday, November 17th at 8 a.m.
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. The walk will focus on returning winter residents and fall migrants. The walks usually last about two to three hours. Dress for cold weather.
If you have binoculars or a bird book you can bring them. This will be the final walk for 2018. The next walk will be march 16, 2019.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident on K-18 Highway, mile marker 177, Monday evening.
Randall Moses, Junction City, was driving a Chrysler 300 southbound when the vehicle hit the rear end of a Nissan Rogue driven by Cody Schroeder, Abilene. No injuries were reported.
The Sheriff’s Department reported that Randall Moses was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence.
RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of an infant in Manhattan.
Just after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November 8, the Riley County Police Department Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call concerning an infant not breathing in East Manhattan, according to a media release.
The infant was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan then subsequently life-flighted to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City where he died.
Police released no additional information.
Great Plains Theatre in Abilene will have their final show of their 24th season with the new musical work “Not Another Christmas Letter! The Musical playing November 30th through December 9th.
The show is an original musical comedy unfolding in a series of comic and poignant vignettes with four actors bringing 46 characters to life celebrating everything that drives us crazy about Christmas….and why we love it anyway. From receiving that first obnoxious Christmas letter to taking the family piacture, from dealing with inlaws to facing “assembly needed” gifts on Christmas Eve.
The show opens at 7:30 p.m. on November 30th.
RILEY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Monday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Toyota Camry driven by Hailey Weaver, 21, Kings Beach, CA., was northbound on U.S. 77 fourteen miles south of Randolph.
The vehicle traveled off the roadway, struck a culvert, vaulted over the culvert, rolled and came to rest in the east ditch.
A passenger Lukas Jensen, 19, Topeka, was transported to the hospital in Manhattan. Weaver was possibly injured but the KHP did not release details on where she was treated. Both were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
The Friends of Animals event called Santa Paws is Saturday, November 24th at orscheln Farm & Home.
It will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You can have your Christmas portrait taken with Santa Paws, and portraits of your entire family and your pets. The cost is $10 per photo.
Gordmans will partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a sixth year in supporting the organization’s Thanks and Giving campaign, which supports the life mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.
Now through December 31st, Gordmans’ guests will have the opportunity to make a donation to St. Jude at the checkout counter. Stage Stores, who own Gordmans, have helped raise $5 million to benefit St. Jude in the past six years.
There is a Gordmans store outlet at 437 East Chestnut Street in Junction City.
The 17th annual free community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd from noon until 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 113 West 5th Street.
This is a free dinner. The public is invited. Turkey will be served with all the trimmings at no charge. Home delivery will be available upon request.
For home deliveries, meal pick-up and volunteer opportunities call 785-762-2780 before Tuesday, November 20th at 5 p.m.
