There will be a Red Cross blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday, November 13 and 14 at the Junction City Municipal Building.

The hours on Tuesday, the 13th, will be 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday the 14th, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Call 1-800-Red Cross to make an appointment. Walk-in’s are welcome.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to Interstate 70 about eight miles east of Junction City for a hit and run non-injury accident.

Marvin Daugherty, Reading, was driving his 2017 Toyota Rav4 when a silver in color passenger vehicle sideswiped his the passenger side of his vehicle, causing minor damage to it.  The accident was reported at 4:26 a.m.

The case is under investigation.

The Geary County Extension Office is hosting a meeting on agricultural leases on Tuesday, Nov. 13th at 7 p.m. at the Geary County 4-H / Senior Citizens Center on South Spring Valley Road.

Extension Agent Chuck Otte will discuss topics on agricultural leases including the impact of the Kansas ag lease law, crop share leases, cash leases and the importance of communication. There will also be a discussion about what tenants can and cannot do in regards to double cropping and grazing crop residue or wheat pasture.

The meeting is expected to last one to one-and-a half hours. Admission is free but pre-registration is requested by the close of business on Friday, Nov. 9th. To pre-register call the Geary County Extension Office at 785-238-4161 or cotte@ksu.edu.

The Junction City utilities’ online payment website is currently down.  Finance Director Lindsay Miller reported that the software and IT Department are working together to get this resolved as promptly as possible.  At this time, we do not have a timeframe of when it will be back up and running.  The City will let the public know as soon as the online payment is fixed.  Until then, you can make your payment using one of the following options:

• Drop the payment in our drop box outside City Hall, 700 N. Jefferson.
• Call us at 785-238-3103 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Drop the payment in the mail.  City of Junction City, PO Box 287, Junction City, KS  66441
• Come on in and see us at the customer service counter!  We are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

 

The City apologized for any inconvenience this has caused, and they are working to get this resolved as soon as possible.

The Flint Hills Regional Council has launched a regional community website called Communities to Call Home. The website profiles 26 communities within the Flint Hills in Geary, Riley, Clay, Pottawatomie, Morris and Wabaunsee counties.

Each community has its own page with information such as population, median home prices, median rental prices, local employers, schools, religious organizations, public amenities, commercial services, broadband availability and major employers as well as drive time to regional employment.

Employers in the region can direct new residents and employees to the website to view the spectrum of living options in the region.

The Corps of Engineers continue to increase the outflow from Milford Lake. On Wednesday it went up to 3,000 cubic feet of water per second.

The lake is currently 8.64 feet high. The Corps had to hold back water in recent weeks to prevent downstream flooding.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State cornerback Duke Shelley was arrested this week for failure to appear and released after paying a $500 bond, though his status for this weekend’s game against Kansas remains in question.

A school spokesman said any punishment will be handled internally.

The Wildcats’ best cornerback, Shelley had a warrant issued by Manhattan Municipal Court after he was cited for driving without proof of insurance and having expired tags. He was arrested Tuesday.

The senior from Georgia has 33 tackles and three interceptions this season, even though he has missed the past two games with a leg injury. Wildcats coach Bill Snyder expected him to return at some point this season, possibly in time for the Sunflower Showdown against the Jayhawks.

In October police arrested K-State football player Daquan Patton, 21, for failure to appear, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report.  He failed to pay an earlier speeding ticket, according to RCPD.

Patton is a red shirt junior linebacker from Cedar Park, Texas, according to the KSU football roster.

This year, the State of Kansas Legislature appropriated funds to pay for any public school Junior and any public school Senior who has not previously taken the assessments to take the WorkKeys assessment and/or ACT test. The ACT is a test taken for admission to a college or university. WorkKeys is an assessment that measures one’s general knowledge of workplace expectations and behaviors. Students may choose to take one test, both tests, or neither test.  If you need assistance in making your decision, please visit with your student’s Academy Counselor.

Deadline to signup for these tests through USD 475 is November 15, 2018

WorkKeys Assessment

Thursday, February 21, 2019 (makeup date: April 3, 2019), at the Junction City High School
Open to any Junior and any Senior who has not previously taken the WorkKeys

ACT Test

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 (makeup date: April 2, 2019), at the Junction City High School
Open to any Junior who plans to attend college or university after graduation from high school and any Senior who has not previously taken the ACT

For More Information

For additional information please speak with your student’s academy counselor

BIT, Emily Russell- emilyrussell@usd475.org or by calling 785-717- 4232
FAHS, Kris Tanner- kristitanner@usd475.org or by calling 785-717- 4235
SET,  Deshawn Fogle – deshawnfogle@usd475.org or by calling 785-717- 4234

Student Signup Information

In order to qualify for these tests at no cost, students must signup through the appropriate link provided below. Registration outside of these links could result in a fee. For more information contact your student’s academy counselor.

www.usd475.org/ACT

Deadline to signup for these tests through USD 475 is November 15, 2018

 

 

Mat Droge

Executive Director of Marketing and Media Relations – USD 475