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Corps of Engineers Reduces Outflows from Milford Lake

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The Corps of Engineers has reduced the outflow from Milford Lake to 25 cubic feet per second. The Corps said the current forecast predicts seven to ten days before they can resume releases. The current lake elevation is 1147.71 which is 3.31 feet above multi-purpose pool.

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The Corps of Engineers has announced that they were reducing outflows from Milford Lake Thursday afternoon from 4,000 cubic feet per second down to 2,000 cfs. Most likely they will go down to low flow at 25 cfs on Friday due to heavy rainfall that has occurred upstream on the Missouri.

They will receive further guidance after the morning gauges have been recorded and a forecast issued.

Junction City Blues Music Festival

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It’s all about the music!  The Junction City Blues Music Festival runs Friday night and Saturday in the Heritage Park, downtown.

This festival is the substitute for Jammin In JC which was not held this year. The music begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday and continues until 10 p.m. The hours Saturday are 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.  There is no admission charge for the concerts.

Geary County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Michelle Stimatze is hoping for a strong turnout from the public. “Well I’m hoping we get a pretty good crowd. I know we’ve had a lot of phone calls and a lot of facebook, people talking about it, sharing it. So we’re hoping we have a good crowd this year.”

Nine bands will perform blues music ranging from Smokers Blues Band to Joyride Blues Band.

JC’s BBQ and Grill will provide barbecue and other nonprofits will also be selling food in the park during the festival.

Kan. Board of Regents OKs funding increase for state universities

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents has approved an $85 million funding increase for state universities during the next two years.

The request approved Thursday would restore funding cut by the Kansas Legislature in 2009. Lawmakers will have to approve the funding increase.

The request includes $50 million for fiscal year 2020, which begins in July, and an additional $35 million for the fiscal year 2021.

The board’s official budget document will be submitted to the governor and Legislature by Oct. 1.

The state’s current funding of state universities is about $588 million out of a total state general fund budget of $7 billion.

Kansas State University to honor Dan Glickman with honorary doctorate

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MANHATTAN — Dan Glickman, the former U.S. secretary of agriculture and longtime congressman from Kansas, will receive an honorary doctorate from Kansas State University.

The awarding of the honorary doctorate was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents at its Sept. 20 meeting and is the highest honor Kansas State University can give. Glickman will be presented with the honor at the Graduate School’s fall commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Bramlage Coliseum.

Glickman was nominated for the recognition by several current and former Kansas State University administrators and faculty members as well as several distinguished colleagues, including Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas; Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; and Dorothy Reddel Caldwell, retired deputy administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.

“Few individuals can match Dan Glickman’s distinguished record of service to Kansas, the nation and the world, particularly on issues involving food and agriculture, and hunger prevention and food secure communities,” said Charles Taber, university provost and executive vice president. “Through this work, he has helped champion and advance K-State’s longstanding work with global food systems. We are truly pleased to honor him with the university’s highest honor.”

Glickman represented the state’s 4th Congressional District from 1977-1995. During that time, he was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, including six years as chair of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over federal farm policy issues. He also was an active member of the House Judiciary Committee, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and was a leading congressional expert on general aviation policy.

In 1995 Glickman was appointed secretary of agriculture by President Bill Clinton and served in the post until 2001. As secretary, he administered farm and conservation programs; modernized food safety regulations; and forged international trade agreements to expand U.S. markets.

Glickman earned a bachelor’s in history from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the George Washington University Law School. He served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1969-1970, and then as a partner in the Wichita law firm Sargent, Klenda and Glickman from 1970-1977. He also was president of the Wichita School Board in 1976.

Since leaving his cabinet post, Glickman has remained active in several organizations involved with agriculture, public health and more. He is a senior fellow at the Council on American Politics, a part of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. He also is a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, focusing on public health, national security and economic policy issues. He is executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program and senior fellow at the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. In addition, he is member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chicago Mercantile Exchange; chair of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition at the Center for U.S. Global Engagement; and a member of the board of trustees of the National 4-H Council.

As a member of the Meridian Institute, Glickman co-chairs an initiative at the Institute of Medicine on accelerating progress on childhood obesity. He is co-chair of the global agricultural development initiative of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and is a director of Oxfam America Inc. He also served as chair and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of American from 2004-2010, and taught at Harvard University’s School of Government and Institute of Politics from 2002-2004.

Glickman has been a speaker twice for Kansas State University’s prestigious Landon Lecture Series: On Sept. 8, 1995, he presented the lecture “Securing Our Place in the Global Economy,” and on Oct. 21, 2013, he joined five other former secretaries of agriculture for a Landon Lecture panel, “A Conversation With the Secretaries.”

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Tribute to the Troops Night

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Dog tags and the American flag

 

Posted By: USD 475 

Friday, September 21, 2018, USD 475 and Junction City High School will observe the annual “Tribute to Our Troops” event in recognition of Fort Riley soldiers and their families.

JCHS will also make special recognition to members of the 97th Military Police Battalion who are partners with Junction City High School in the Adopt a Schools Program. This program offers soldiers the opportunity to become involved in the community by mentoring students, supporting school events, and assisting with student learning.

In tribute to the “Big Red One,” JCHS has placed a Big Red One sticker on the helmets of all of their football players.

Events for the night will include a static display of military vehicles and soldiers running onto the field with JCHS players. Soldiers will also do pushups for every JCHS point scored against Topeka High School.

Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM at the Al Simpler stadium located at the Junction City High School. Gates to the stadium will open at 5:30 PM and the static display will be available at 5:00 PM. Half-time will include a K-9 demo and a performance by the Junction City High School Marching Band.

Ticket prices for adults with a Military ID will be $3.00 and without a Military ID $5.00. Student tickets will be $3.00.

Labor Day flood caused $17.2M in damage in Manhattan

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr says a flood over the Labor Day holiday weekend caused $17.2 million in structural damages in the city.

Flood victims rescued in Riley County -photo RCPD

Fehr told the Manhattan City Commission Tuesday that four commercial and eight residential properties suffered substantial damage — meaning more than 50 percent damage from the storm or 25 percent or more damage in successive storms.

Nearly 9 inches of rain fell, causing Wildcat Creek to overflow its banks and forcing more than 300 people to evacuate their homes.

The U.S. Small Business Administration opened a disaster loan outreach center on Tuesday. It will remain open until Sept. 27. Businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and renters can apply for money to help repair or replace their property.

Fort Riley Apple Day Set for Saturday

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Fall Apple Day Festival returns to Fort Riley from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 22. The festival, which is free and open to the public, is the largest annual event at Fort Riley and serves as the military installation’s open house.

Community members are invited to meet their Army through various attractions including Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard demonstrations, helicopter and tank displays, military working dog demonstrations, an ATV rodeo, kid-friendly activities and apple pie sales from the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley.  A number of food and information booths will also be available.

History will abound at the festival with reenactors and antique military vehicles on display.

Parking is free and a shuttle bus will run from Riley’s Conference Center to the festival grounds throughout the day.  No pets or alcohol are allowed at the festival.

The event is open to the public. The Grant Street access control point is open Saturday; Trooper access control point is closed. Visitors who don’t have a Department of Defense ID card may visit  https://www.riley.army.mil and click on the yellow “Accessing Fort Riley” tab at the bottom of the page
for installation entry requirements. Active-duty military, their family members 18 years of age and older, military retirees and Federal civilian employees may vouch for up to seven fellow vehicle occupants under the recently-announced Trusted Traveler Pilot Program. Passes for the day may be obtained prior to Sat.

Kirk Hutchinson  Public Affairs Specialist

Sheriff’s Deputies Work Non-injury Accidents

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to Old Highway 77 for a single vehicle non-injury accident. Kevin Brown, Ft. Riley, was traveling northbound in a 2016 Toyota Tundra when the vehicle struck a deer. The accident was reported at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday.

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Deputies responded to the 8300 block of Humboldt Creek Road for a single vehicle non-injury accident. Jamie Dickson, Dwight, was traveling northbound in a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox when the vehicle struck a deer. The occurred was reported at 9:55 p.m. Thursday.

Small plane makes emergency landing near Abilene

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DICKINSON COUNTY — A small plane made an unexpected landing just before 1:30p.m. Wednesday in Dickinson County.

Location of the emergency landing Google map

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Fixed-wing Piper piloted by John Albert Wilesky, 77, Solomon, was made an emergency landing in the 1000 Block of north Van Buren in Abilene due to running out of fuel.

Wolesky was not injured. The KHP released no additional details.

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