SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A Junction City woman whose boyfriend died of a drug overdose has been sentenced for drug distribution.
Moody-photo Saline Co.
Racheal Moody, 27, was sentenced Monday to nearly two years in prison. Prosecutors say she supplied the methadone that her boyfriend, 27-year-old Christopher Allen, overdosed on in October 2015.
She was sentenced for interference with law enforcement and distribution of methadone.
Moody originally was charged with distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death but pleaded to lesser charges in February.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University has named five finalists for its next chancellor.
Dr. John Floros-photo courtesy KSU
The NMSU Board of Regents voted this week to approve a short list of candidates to lead the southern New Mexico college amid declining state funding. Kansas State University College of Agriculture Dean John Floros is listed as a finalist.
Barbara Damron is also listed as a finalist. She will leave her post as secretary of higher education when Gov. Susana Martinez leaves office at the end of the year.
The other finalists are Missouri University of Science and Technology Provost Robert Marley; former president of Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, Brian Stevenson; and U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory former president Dan Arvizu.
The fire bell went off two times for the Geary County Rural Fire Department on Tuesday.
The first call came in for a rekindled from last Saturday in the far southwest corner of the county. Rural Fire Chief Garry Berges confirmed Dickinson County sent assistance as well to help put out the blaze which covered about 20 acres. “The wind had shifted and had started some additional grass, and then it went over a rock ledge and started some dead tree leaves and limbs on fire.”
In the second case there was a fire near McDowell Creek north of I-70 at a residence. Berges said a subject was doing some trash burning. “When we got on scene we found two old buildings were completely on fire and had been, and the fire was spreading toward the third building which happened to be a residence. Also it was heading to the north into some grass and tree area.” A skid loader belonging to a nearby land owner was used to knock that fire down. Riley County also provided assistance on that fire call which involved only a small area. The two old buildings that burned were empty and authorities did not do a damage estimate.
GEARY COUNTY — The bridge that carries Interstate 70 eastbound in Geary County over Clarks Creek is open again.
photo courtesy KHP
KDOT closed the bridge and detoured drivers after they found debris from a previous overlay that needed cleaned up and patched.
KDOT opened the bridge late Tuesday. There are no reports of any accidents or injuries.
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Photo courtesy KDOT
UPDATE:
KDOT has tweeted that engineers have assessed the Clarks Creek bridge over interstate 70 adnd it is structurally sound. The debris on the bridge is from an old pavement overlay that will be cleaned up and patched. The bridge will reopen tonight ( Tuesday night ).
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According to the Kansas Highway Patrol as of 5:20 p.m. an effort was being made to patch the interstate where the concrete crumbling has occurred. It is unknown how long the eastbound lanes of I-70 will have to remain closed at the location near the Clarks Creek bridge.
Eastbound traffic is still being diverted off of the interstate at the 303 exit and onto K-18 Highway.
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Late Tuesday afternoon traffic continued to be diverted off eastbound I-70 onto K-18 Highway at the 303 exit. The traffic backup was about three-quarters of a mile long.
Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf reported that it appeared some of the concrete on the bridge deck was breaking away. ” I spoke with some of the guys from KDOT. They believe it’s what they call delamination where the very upper levels of the concrete on the deck of the bridge heated up in the sunshine. It was the traffic driving over it that actually broke the concrete up. It looks a lot like gravel laying there on the deck of the bridge.”
Eastbound traffic is being diverted onto K-18 where motorists can travel into Manhattan and then can get back on K-177 and travel south back to the interstate.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol is diverting eastbound traffic on Interstate 70 to exit 303 at K-18 Highway. That location is about 7 miles east of Junction City.
Geary County Emergency Management Director Garry Berges said KHP and KDOT are on I-70 between exits 303 and 304 where one of the bridges on the eastbound lanes has an issue. Eastbound traffic is being diverted off the interstate onto K-18 into Manhattan and then back south on K-177 to the interstate where traffic can then travel east again.
No injuries have been reported.
The Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System provided the information.
Geary County 4-H has something for children to do this summer.
4-H Camp is open to youth in grades 2-7. This annual event will be held June 6-9 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Campers will join other youth from Geary, Dickinson, Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties.
Swimming, archery, horseback riding, crafts and canoeing are just a few of the opportunities for youth at camp. The cost is $225 with registration due May 10. You do not have to be a 4-h member to sign up for camp.
Contact the Geary County K-State Research & Extension Office at 238-4161 to sign up. You can also go to https://www.geary.k-state.edu/4-h/ or visit the Extension Office at 119 East 9th Street.
The Solomon High School FFA has partnered with community leaders and the American Legion to honor local veterans with a Solomon Veterans Memorial. The Memorial includes insignias from each branch of the military services. A laser-etched flag and eagle are on the center tablet.
The tablets on each side have inscribed quotes from General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General John J. Pershing.
The three black granite tablets rest on an 11-foot gray granite base.
The U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library have announced the final “50 WW1 Centennial Memorials in the USA.” The Solomon Kansas Veterans Memorial is included in the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials. This memorial includes a WW1 time capsule designed by Lynn Peterson of Peterson Monuments.
The Solomon Veterans Monument will be placed and dedicated in the Solomon City park on June 2.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene is hosting a gathering to honor Vietnam veterans and their families titled “Remembering Vietnam” on Saturday, April 14.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. with a keynote address by Chris Lovett, Vietnam veteran and professor at Emporia State University. Lovett will present an overview of the Vietnam War. A panel discussion about federal policy will follow at 11:15 a.m. At 2 p.m. there will be a panel discussion with Vietnam veterans. At 3:30 p.m. Rick Williamson, a Vietnam veteran who returned to Vietnam for a 19-day tour in 2015, will present “Vietnam: Then and Now.”
Vietnam veterans and their families are encouraged to attend and hare their experiences with others who understand. They can learn how to participate in “Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War,” an oral histories and memoir writing project. Oral histories will be filmed April 17 and 18 and the memoir writing workshop will be held on Armed Forces Day, May 19.
Corvias has begun a planned demolition of 324 homes in the Colyer Manor housing area of Fort Riley. During this time you may notice increased construction machinery, traffic and noise between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Drivers and pedestrians should exercise caution when traveling near the
construction areas. Additionally, children should not be allowed to play on
or near the construction equipment. Although the area is inviting for
exploring and play, it is not a playground and can present very real
hazards.
For questions or concerns about the demolition – which is expected to take
about one year – call Corvias at 785-717-2260.
Manhattan, KS: AMERICAN Airlines has reinstated larger regional jets to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) after a seasonal break as a part of Manhattan’s commercial airline service to DFW and Chicago O’Hare (ORD) airports. The Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7) offers first-class seating and additional overhead bin storage while carrying a greater number of total passengers. The aircraft also offers a significantly greater gross takeoff weight allowing for additional checked baggage, important to the region for transportation of Ft. Riley soldiers and families.
“It continues to be an exciting time to fly MHK,” said Jesse Romo, airport director for Manhattan Regional Airport. “Not only have the larger jets returned, but we’re also adding a third flight to Chicago for the summer.”
The new third-daily flight to Chicago will be offered beginning July 7th. This flight has been added to support the increased demand for summertime travel to or through Chicago O’Hare. Currently, the flight is scheduled to be offered for approximately 30 days, based on the historic seasonal demand. The airport expects the temporary additional service to end August 4th but is hopeful that if the community uses the service then it potentially could stay.
The continued activity at the airport indicates the region’s increasing usage of the airport. “Enplanements continue to be on the rise as January, February and March numbers have all exceeded last year’s numbers,” said Romo. The year-to-date total enplanements have increased 12% over 2017’s totals. “The reason why MHK continues to be a success is because of all the people who chose to fly local, and we can’t thank you all enough.”
