The Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Fort Riley on Monday and Tuesday ( April 9th and 10th ) by appointment only at the Colyer Forsyth Community Center at 22900 Hitching Post Road.
This will be an express drive, so just one donor every 15 minutes. Again, it is by appointment only.
Visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 or download their app to make an appointment.
The hours for the blood drive will be noon to six p.m. both Monday and Tuesday.
The Corps of Engineers reported on Friday that 25 cubic feet ( low flow ) of water is being released per second at Milford Lake.
The current lake elevation is 1141.85 and the Spring target elevation i 1143.
Distinguished concerts International New York City has announced that Michael Brown and the Junction City High School Chamber Choir have been invited to participate in a performance of the “Music of Eric Whitacre on the DCINY Concert series in New York City. The performance in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center is on Sunday, April 15th. The choir will join with other choristers to form the Distinguished Concerts Singers International, a choir of distinction. Composer Eric Whitacre will lead the performance and will serve as the clinician for the residency.
Dr. Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for DCINY states: “The Chamber Choir received this invitation because of the quality and high level of musicianship demonstrated by the singers as well as the exceptional quality of their audition recording.”
The singers will spend 5 days and 4 nights in New York City in preparation for their concert. “The singers will spend approximately 9-10 hours in rehearsals over the 5 day residence,” says Griffith. “Not all of the time is spent in rehearsals, since there is so much history and culture to see in New York City. However, the perfomance is the primary purpose for their visit to the city.”
Eric Whitacre is a Grammy-winning composer and conductor, and his concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians. His Virtual Choirs have united singers from more than 110 countries.
The JCHS Chamber Choir was notified of their selection in the spring of 2017. Their trip will include 25 to 30 students plus additional chaperones. They have raised funds during the past year for the trip.
Westar Energy is inspecting power lines using specially equipped helicopters to fly along sections of the transmission system. The images captured will help identify areas that may need maintenance and create a more modern record of the transmission system.
The flights will provide a more precise and searchable visual record of the transmission system, which improves power grid efficiency and reliability.
Flights are planned through mid-April. Flights will generally be from two hours after dawn until two hours before sunset and may occur on the weekends. They will take place throughout the eastern Kansas area served by Westar Energy.
Two small helicopters will be used for the project; one yellow and white, and the other one red.
The Cloud County Community College will hold a live fire training exercise on the Geary County campus on Wednesday ( April 11 ) frolm approximately noon until 1:30 p.m.
The purpose of the exercise is to test the College’ Crisis Response Plan, staff preparedness and test communications systems.
Junction City Police, Geary County Emergency Services, Geary County Fire Department and Geary County Emergency Management will participate in the exercise.
The Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System has announced that no agricultural burning will be allowed in Geary County on Friday.
That message comes from the Geary County Rural Fire Department.
MANHATTAN- Fire crews responded to a fire in an apartment complex at 704 Dondee Drive Thursday night in Manhattan.
Crews quickly extinguished the kitchen fire, according to a media release. One person was treated at the scene for a minor injury, according to the fire department. The Red Cross is assisting one resident displaced due to the fire.
The fire caused an estimated $20,000 damage and was caused due to unattended cooking, according to the media release.
TOPEKA— A Kansas man was injured in an accident Wednesday in Shawnee County,
Just before 9:30p.m., first responders were dispatched to the 5300 Block of S. Topeka Boulevard in reference to a vehicle, pedestrian accident, according to Sheriff Herman Jones.
Investigators determined that 33-year-old Nathan P. Hughes from Manhattan, Kansas was hit by two southbound vehicles while he was in the southbound lanes.
Hughes sustained life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The initial investigation leads sheriff’s deputies to believe Hughes was attempting to cross Topeka Boulevard. He was struck by the driver’s side mirror of a southbound UHaul moving van. They believe this caused him to fall to the ground and the he was subsequently run over by a southbound Buick passenger vehicle.
There were no signs of impairment of the drivers of either vehicle, nor is there any suspicion that the drivers were in any way culpable of creating this accident. Deputies believe the motorists were lawfully driving on the roadway.
Authorities did not release an update on Hughes condition.
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TOPEKA— One person was injured in an accident Wednesday in Shawnee County,
Just before 9:30p.m., first responders were dispatched to the 5300 Block of S. Topeka Boulevard in reference to a vehicle, pedestrian accident, according to Sheriff Herman Jones.
Investigators determined that a 33-year-old man from Manhattan, Kansas was hit by two southbound vehicles while he was in the southbound lanes.
The man sustained life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The initial investigation leads sheriff’s deputies to believe the pedestrian was attempting to cross Topeka Boulevard. He was struck by the driver’s side mirror of a southbound UHaul moving van. We believe this caused him to fall to the ground and the he was subsequently run over by a southbound Buick passenger vehicle.
There were no signs of impairment of the drivers of either vehicle, nor is there any suspicion that the drivers were in any way culpable of creating this accident. We believe the motorists were lawfully driving on the roadway.
Deputies did not release the identity of the pedestrian due to the severity of his injuries and the lack of family notification, according to the sheriff’s department.
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DICKINSON COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities are investigating a reported bomb threat.
Just after 12:30p.m.Thursday, members of the Abilene Police Department responded to the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home located at 200 Southeast Fourth Street in Abilene for the report of a phone-in bomb threat, according to a media release.
Approximately 200 visitors and staff members were evacuated from the campus, and the campus was secured.
A thorough search of the campus was conducted by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Abilene Police Department, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office and security staff from the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. No suspicious items were located during the search.
The investigation into this incident is on-going. The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home plans to resume normal business tomorrow, April 6th.
