Junction City police on their Wednesday morning tour log report have reported the arrest of a Junction City Middle School student Tuesday afternoon at the school on suspicion of Criminal Threat.
The arrest was reported at 1:32 p.m.
This is the latest in a series of recent arrests of City Middle School students on suspicion of Criminal Threat.
DICKINSON COUNTY— A Kansas teen died in an accident just before 9a.m. Tuesday in Dickinson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Nissan Sentra driven by Mariah M. Lowe, 18, Abilene, was eastbound on Interstate 70 nine miles east of Abilene.
The vehicle left the road on the south side, struck a concrete culvert, overturned and caught fire.
Lowe was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Danner Funeral Home.
She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Junction City police have reported that at 10 a.m. Tuesday the School Resource Officer at Junction City High School was made aware of two students at the main campus that had allegedly made comments constituting a criminal threat. According to JCPD Public Information Officer, Trish Giordano, both students, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.
Giordano also reported that at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Officers responded to the Freshman Success Academy in reference to a 15-year old who had an airsoft pistol in his backpack and had shown it to other students. When the airsoft pistol was located in the backpack it was disassembled. The student claimed he had brought the airsoft pistol to school to give to a friend. Even though no verbal threats were made, the student, age 15, was arrested on suspicion of Criminal Threat. Police said the student’s actions caused a classroom to be evacuated and the school’s regular activities to be disrupted which meets the definition under state law of Criminal Threat.
The Junction City Police Department will continue to take these types of incidents seriously and will keep the public informed. They are again asking that parents talk to your children and advise them that their behavior will have consequences. They thanked for the public for all the support they have received on being transparent with the issue. School safety is their top priority.
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The Geary USD 475 Board of Education has accepted a donation of four lots for a continuation of the JCHS home construction program.
The site is at 14th Street Place, across the street from the location where the last two homes were built by high school students.
The donation is being made by Don and Ruth Boyer.
TOPEKA – Today Governor Jeff Colyer, issued Drought Declarations for Kansas counties with Executive Order 18-11 at a press conference with Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey and Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter. The declaration includes all 105 counties either in an emergency, warning or watch status.
“The entire State of Kansas has been considered in drought or abnormally dry conditions for the past several weeks,” said Governor Colyer. “This has led to an extremely high risk of fire hazards and many have already occurred.”
The drought declaration placed 28 counties in emergency status, 29 into a warning status and 48 into a watch status. This action was recommended by Tracy Streeter, Director of the Kansas Water Office and Chair of the Governor’s Drought Response Team. Over the past six months the state-wide average precipitation was only 66 percent of normal and in January and February the state-wide average precipitation was even less, at 43 percent of normal.
“While wildfires are the most urgent concern at this point, water supplies can be dramatically impacted in a very short period of time, especially as we start to enter into spring and summer months,” said Streeter. “The Governor’s Drought Response Team will continue to monitor the situation closely as future outlooks call for drought persisting and make recommendations to the Governor as necessary.”
Secretary of Agriculture McClaskey, who was also present at the press conference, remarked on the potential impact the drought could have on Kansas agriculture, saying “The Kansas Department of Agriculture is committed to serving Kansas farmers and ranchers, especially during challenging times like the current drought. Whether that means making sure regulations and statutes are in place to move hay or working with our federal partners to gain access to additional grazing land, we stand ready to work with farmers and ranchers and all of our partners in agriculture.”
Counties who are in emergency stage are eligible for emergency use of water from certain state fishing lakes due to the Kansas Water Office (KWO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism (KDWPT).
County Drought Stage Declarations:
Drought Emergency:
Barber, Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Meade, Morton, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner
Drought Warning:
Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Chase, Cowley, Dickinson, Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth, Greeley, Greenwood, Harvey, Lane, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Ness, Rush, Russell, Saline, Scott, Trego, Wallace, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson
Drought Watch:
Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Crawford, Decatur, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Gove, Graham, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, Miami, Mitchell, Nemaha, Norton, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Rawlins, Republic, Riley, Rooks, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Wabaunsee, Washington, Wyandotte
For more detailed information about current conditions, see the Kansas Climate Summary and Drought Report on the Kansas Water Office website at: www.kwo.ks.gov
GEARY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after noon Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Buick Rendezvous driven by Demarco H. Branam, 25, Ogden, was westbound on Kansas 18 eight miles west of Manhattan.
The driver attempted to move left to get around a 2017 Chevy Silverado driven by John A. Kramer, 67, Milford. Branam lost control of the Buick and it rolled.
Branham was transported to Geary Community Hospital. Kramer was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
The 24th annual Chapman EDC St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m.
If you are interested in participating in the parade you can line up at 12:30 p.m. at the Chapman Middle School parking lot.
There will be three prizes of $25 for best entry.
Free hot dogs and Pepsi will be hosted by the Lions Club and Pepsi following the parade.
The Junction City Public Works Department has reported that the 1600-1800 blocks of North Monroe Street and the 300 block of Grant Avenue will experience periods of low water pressure or no water for a six to eight hour period on Tuesday.
The notice was issued at 8:43 a.m.
Junction City police have provided information on two armed robberies in the city Monday night.
According to Public Information Officer Captain Trish Giordano at 9:54 p.m. a subject reported being approached by two black men in the alley behind El Tapatio restaurant, 300 West 6th Street. The victim said one of the men had a gun and demanded money. The victim ran several blocks to his home after giving the suspects his cell phone.
At about the same time dispatch received a 911 call from a second victim that had been walking in the same area being approached by two black men, one with a gun and both wearing dark clothing. The two men demanded money and took the second victim’s wallet and cell phone. The suspects ran west through the alley after the incident.
One suspect was described as about 6′ in height and the other about 5’9. It is believed these incidents happened within a few minutes of one another.
Police are asking if anyone has information to contact the police department TIPS line at 785-762-8477 or leave a webtip at Gearycrimestoppers.com. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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Junction City police have reported that two armed robberies occurred within a three minute period on Monday night.
According to police the first one happened at 9:54 p.m. at 322 West 6th Street, and the second one at 340 West 6th Street at 9:57 p.m.
Police said both cases are under investigation.
JCPost.com will provide more information on these cases as it becomes available.
