Geary County 4-H members received recognition at the recent State Fair.
Lindsey Ascher meat goat – class 3rd
Cody Brown market beef – Hereford Breed Champion
breeding beef – Gelbvieh/Balancer Breed Champion
Kacey Butler breeding sheep – All Other Breeds class 2nd
Information was provided by Geary County 4-H Extension Agent Ginger Kopfer
MORRIS COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities have identified the driver who ran over and killed a man on a Kansas highway just after 1:30a.m. Sunday in Morris County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Escape driven by Joshua R. Williams, 37, Herringon, was eastbound on U.S. 56 ten miles east of Herrington.
The Ford ran over Shawn Irons, 56, Herrington, who was lying in the middle of the road and then departed the scene.
Irons was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Zeiner Funeral Home. Williams and a 12-year-old passenger in the Ford were not injured.
The accident remains under investigation.
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MORRIS COUNTY — One person died in an accident early Sunday in Morris County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a vehicle was eastbound on U.S. Highway 56 ten miles east of Herrington.
The vehicle ran over Shawn Irons, 56, Herrington, who was lying in the middle of the road and then departed the scene.
The KHP reported the accident occurred between1:21and 01:44 a.m. Sunday. Irons was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Zeiner Funeral Home.
Authorities released no additional details.
A Junction City contractor has been indicted on charges of selling more than $7,000 worth of methamphetamine to undercover investigators, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
Gerald W. Etherton, 59, Junction City, is charged with six counts of distributing methamphetamine. According to court records in April of this year the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies began investigating Etherton, who owned Jerry’s Construction at 305 East 8th in Junction City. Undercover agents made a series of buys from Etherton ranging in amount from an ounce of methamphetamine for $600 to a quarter of a pound for $2,000.
If convicted Etherton faces a penalty of not less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million on five of the counts, and up to 20 years and a fine of up to $1 million on one of the counts. The KBI investigated with the assistance of the Geary County Sheriff’s Department, Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Attorney’s Office. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Skip Jacobs is prosecuting.
The estimated amount of federal heavy impact funding needed for the new Junction City High School project will total about $67 million. According to a report to the USD 475 Board of Education this week $58.3 million has been collected and another federal payment of $15 million is expected in the March to July 2019 time frame. That will exceed the amount allotted for the high school project.
In ensuing years the school district can expect a couple more federal heavy impact aid payments to arrive as well.
The remainder of the funding for the new school is coming from state aid.
The Kansas Department of Transportation Division of Aviation will host the fifth annual Fly Kansas Air Tour September 27-29.
KDOT has partnered with the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education to promote aviation and economic growth. To date 59 pilots and 45 aircraft are signed up to participate in the tour.
One of the stops will include Freeman Field, the airport in Junction City, at 12:30 p.m Thursday, September 27. they will be in Junction City until 3 p.m. Other stops on the 27th include Wellington, Hutchinson, Abilene and Salina. They will visit Clay Center, Rooks County and Great Bend on September 28, and and Rose Hill ( Derby ) on September 29.
All events will be free and open to the public.
Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte informed the JC Breakfast Optimist Club Wednesday morning that the record drought that lasted from September 1, 2017 until August, 2018, contributed to houses having cracked foundations, trees that have died or are in the process of doing so, bag worms and other conditions.
Otte added when rains arrived that caused a different set of conditions. Evergreens have experienced “Pine Wilt,” which caused those trees to die either in part or in while. He also stated that “bag worms are the worst he has seen in his 30 plus years a an Extension Agent.”
The JC Breakfast Optimist Club meets every Wednesday morning at the Hampton Inn in Junction City.
The Geary Community Healthcare Foundation hosted their 19th annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament at Rolling Meadows Golf Course last Friday. The event raised $33,607.
The funding will be used to help pay for the renovation and expansion of Suites 101 and 102 in the Medical Arts Building I at Geary Community Hospital.
A total of 160 golfers participated in the event.
The championship team members for the 2018 Fall Classic included Dr. Todd Frieze, Chris Klick, Harold Oakleaf and Garrett Rediker. They were each awarded cash and gift prizes in addition to individual trophies.
Earlier this year Foundation Executive Director Jolana Montgomery-Matney announced she planned to retire April 1, 2019. At her 19th and final Fall Classic Montgomery-Matney was honored for starting that event and thanked for her work to raise more than $558,000 through the Fall Classic. Money raised has helped fund healthcare needs at Geary Community Hospital, and for other projects in Junction City and Geary County.
RILEY COUNTY — Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen was injured in an accident just before 1p.m. Tuesday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Rafael Cuevas Huerta, 57, Manhattan, emerged from a private drive in the 2700 Block of Mohlman Road and failed to yield right of way.
Schoen, 58, Manhattan, was westbound on a bicycle when the van and bike collided.
Schoen was transported to Via Christi. He was wearing helmet, gloves and protective glasses.
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MANHATTAN — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating an injury accident involving Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen.
Just before 1p.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Police Department Dispatch Center received a call regarding an injury accident in the 2700 block of Moehlman Road in Manhattan, according to public information officer Hali Rowland.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a vehicle vs. bicyclist crash had occurred involving a member of the Riley County Police Department.
The bicyclist, Director Brad Schoen, was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries.
The RCPD released no additional details.
In February, Schoen announced he will retire this year after 36 years with the RCPD.
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JUNCTION CITY, KAN. – Geary County Schools USD 475 is proud to announce the visit of Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall. Stegall will visit Junction City High School on the afternoon of Monday, September 24, 2018. Accompanying Justice Stegall will be District Court Judge Steve Hornbaker of the 8th Judicial District. Judge Hornbaker currently sits in Junction City, Kansas. Information regarding Justice Stegall is found at https://www.kscourts.org/kansas-courts/supreme-court/justice-bios/Stegall.asp.
In addition to the Junction City High School visit, the Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session September 24, 2018, at Manhattan High School in Manhattan as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.
The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Monday, September 24, in the Manhattan High School Auditorium at 2100 Poyntz Avenue.
The public is invited to attend the special session to observe the court as it hears oral arguments in two cases to be announced about one month before the special session. After the hearing concludes, the justices will greet the public in an informal reception outside the high school auditorium.
Details about the court’s visit to Manhattan are available by following a link on the court’s website at www.kscourts.org under What’s New. The site will be updated as new information becomes available.
