Sylvia Dugan had five minutes to grab all the groceries she could at Dillons Food Store Saturday morning. She was the big winner in the promotion which supports the Junction City Brigade summer collegiate baseball team.

According to Brigade General Manager Cecil Aska, Dugan was the winner of the five minute grocery grab. “You get five minutes to fill up a cart. And it’s all you can get in that cart. It’s a minute in each section of the store and then you have to move to another section.” Dugan grabbed groceries valued at $245.55.

Tickets were sold for the promotion, and some $50 and $100 gift cards were also awarded after a drawing held earlier in the week. Aska estimated that the Brigade expected to make about $3,000 from the promotion, which will be used to support the baseball team and to help fund a future scholarship for a player.

Names of the gift card winners included in the $100 category Mike Pender, Earl Stackhouse, McKenzie Clark, Dave Henderson and John Kolloff. In the $50 category some of the winners were Anna Johnson, Ken Bellamy who won two cards, Julie Owens, Pat Wright and two people who chose to remain anonymous and wanted their gift cards donated to the Open Door homeless shelter. The Brigade will grant that request.

 

The National Weather Service is reporting that snowfall is likely late Saturday night into Easter Sunday. Very high fire danger is expected area-wide on Saturday.

The snowfall is expected to be light to moderate with the highest amounts near the Kansas – Nebraska border. Accomulations are expected to be mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces. While 1-2 inches could fall in the northeast corner of the state, a large portion of Geary County including the northern, central and southeastern parts of the county are in an area that could receive a trace to one inch.

The forecast for Sunday includes north winds at 20-25 mph with gusts up to 25-30 mph, relative humidity of 30-40%, and there are dry fuels.

Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley invites military retirees and
their family members to a Retiree Health Fair April 14 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Retirees will be able to get health screenings and needed vaccinations.
Team members from specialty care clinics and ancillary services will also be
on hand to talk with retirees and family members to address specific health
interests.

Attendees will be able to learn more about nutrition, public health, the
pharmacy, the Army Wellness Center, women’s health, general surgery,
physical and occupational therapy.

Representatives from Fort Riley’s Staff Judge Advocate office will be
available to assist retirees with wills or powers of attorney.

Retirees and family members will also have the opportunity to tour the
hospital facility and get a behind-the-scenes look.

Irwin Army Community Hospital opened its new facility in 2016 and is located
at 650 Huebner Road at Fort Riley.

For more information about the retiree health fair, you may call
785-240-8260 or 239-8114.

UPDATE:

 

The victim in a Thursday night shooting at Motel 6 on Lacy Drive in Junction City has been identified as Trenton Penn, Minneapolis, Kansas. He was life flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka following the shooting, and was reported in stable condition on Friday.

Police now say that they have ruled out one of the suspects they listed earlier in connection with the incident.

Police said they located Jeremy Garza , 27, on Friday and have ruled him out as one of the subjects involved. They are still looking for Cody Breeden, 24, Jeremy Breeden, 28, both of the Abilene area, plus another male suspect who they have not yet identified.

If you have information contact the JCPD TIPS line at 785-762-8477 or leave a webtip at Gearycrimestopper.com You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.

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GEARY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an attempted murder and searching for three suspects.

Just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to report of a gunshot at a motel in the 1900 Block of Lacy Drive in Junction City, according to a media release.

Police found a 19-year-old Minneapolis, Kansas man with a gunshot wound. He was flown to a Topeka hospital for treatment. Police did not release the victim’s name.

An investigation revealed the shooting occurred during a fight at the motel room, according to the release.

Police arrested 19-year-old Morgan Fabre of Manhattan on requested charges of conspiracy to commit pre-meditated first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and criminal threat. She is being held

without bond.

Police are searching for three suspects who should be considered armed and dangerous. Cody Breeden, 24; Jeremy Breeden, 28; and a man whose identity is not yet known.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Junction City Police or a web tip at GearyCrimeStoppers.com

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The Junction City Police Department has reported the arrest of a 19-year old Manhattan man, Morgan Noel Fabre, on multiple counts including suspicion of Attempted Murder. Other counts include suspicion of Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, Criminal Threat and Conspiracy.

The arrest occurred at 1:45 a.m. Friday at the JCPD.

As more details become available we will provide them on JCPost.com.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Cold Weather Rule ends on Saturday, March 31. That means Kansans who are behind on electric and natural gas utility bills will be subject to disconnection of service unless they contact their utility company to make payment arrangements.

The Cold Weather Rule is in effect from November 1 through March 31 each year. It provides protection from disconnection to residential customers serviced by utilities under the Kansas Corporation Commission’s (KCC) jurisdiction. That protection ends on Saturday. Failure to make arrangements or failure to adhere to an already established payment plan could result in service disconnection. Reconnection may require payment in full.

The Cold Weather Rule requires regulated utilities to set up 12-month payment plans for customers who cannot afford to pay their full bill. As part of this arrangement, the customer must make an initial payment of 1/12 of the overdue amount, 1/12 of the bill for current service, the full amount of any disconnection or reconnection fees, plus any applicable deposit owed to the utility. The balance is billed in equal payments over the next 11 months in addition to the regular monthly bill.

The KCC adopted the Cold Weather Rule to protect customers during cold winter weather by providing a reasonable and organized method of paying past due and current bills. For a complete list of utilities regulated by the KCC visit: https://www.kcc.ks.gov/aboutus/jurisdiction

More information about the Cold Weather Rule is available at: https://www.kcc.ks.gov/consumer-information/cold-weather-rule. Kansans may also contact their local utility company or the KCC’s Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at (800) 662-0027.

The Sunflower Quilters Guild has invited quilters and want-to-be quilters to participate in a workshop to make a log-cabin type quilt called a French Braid. The workshop will be held Saturday, April 21, 9:30-2 at the Faith Lutheran Church, 212 North Eisenhower Drive in Junction City.

The workshop instructor will be Trudy Barker, Chapman.

The cost of the workshop is $15. The enrollment deadline is April 17.

For a supply list, to enroll in the workshop, or for additional information contact Donna Martinson, 785-238-7303.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas regulators are seeking to take over management of 15 nursing homes after the operator of the facilities advised the state it will not be able to make an upcoming payroll.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said Wednesday it has asked 13 district courts to put the facilities in their jurisdiction into receivership while arrangements are made for them to continue providing care for about 845 residents. The agency said Skyline Health Services, which operates the nursing homes, appears to be insolvent.

“Our most pressing concern at this point is stability,” KDADS Secretary Tim Keck said in a news release. “We want to ensure the residents of these facilities continue to receive the care they need, and to make sure the staff, which provides that care, continues to be paid.”

The facilities are managed by Skyline Health Services, based in Wood Ridge, New Jersey. The company acquired the Kansas nursing homes in 2016.

Mission Health Care has agreed to oversee operation of facilities. Mission operates nursing homes in Kansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Affected Skyline Health nursing homes in Kansas are Chase County Care & Rehabilitation Center, Cottonwood Falls; Downs Care & Rehabilitation Center, Downs; Edwardsville Care & Rehabilitation Center, Edwardsville; El Dorado Care & Rehabilitation Center, El Dorado; Eskridge Care & Rehabilitation Center, Eskridge; Kaw River Care & Rehabilitation Center, Edwardsville; Lansing Care & Rehabilitation Center, Lansing; Neodesha Care & Rehabilitation Center, Neodesha; Parkway Care & Rehabilitation Center, Edwardsville; Pittsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburg; Spring Hill Care & Rehabilitation Center, Spring Hill; Wakefield Care & Rehabilitation Center, Wakefield; Wellington Care & Rehabilitation Center, Wellington; Wichita Care & Rehabilitation Center, Wichita; and Wilson Care & Rehabilitation Center, Wilson.