Margaret Kilpatrick will serve as President of the Junction City Area Retired School Personnel during the 2018-19 school year. During the organization’s election of officers Mary Louise Stahl was the choice for President-Elect, Sharon Sharpe Recording Secretary, Julia Ferguson Corresponding Secretary, Sheila Ritchie Treasurer and Shelley Hoyle-Kite will serve as Past President.

During their business meeting members heard from representatives of the Food Pantry of Geary County that during the past week 100 families were served, equating to about 400 people. There is a need for beans, rice and cans of tuna. Other items may be donated to the local Food pantry at 136 West Third Street.

There was a request for donations to the Summer Picnic Program to help feed children at five different sites in Junction City when school is not in session during the summer. Shelf stable foods are made available five days a week for students who attend one of the sites beginning at the close of school in May.

Music for the meeting was provided by members of the cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of fleet Street under the direction of Michael Brown., Members included Chloe Brass, Peyton Dabb, Dillon Duncan and Isaiah Poulson.

The information on the meeting was provided by Ferrell Miller.

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The Junction City Fire Department has a new machine to provide medical supplies for the Emergency Medical Services provided to the community. This was accomplished with the help of the Geary Community Healthcare Foundation and fund raising at local events.

According to Fire Chief Terry Johnson the Healthcare Foundation raised the $15,000 needed to make this project a reality.

The machine is similar to a vending machine for snacks. It allows for accurate tracking of medications used by EMT’s. By working with the pharmacy at Geary Community Hospital tracking the medications is simpler and less expensive for the JCFD. Dr. Eric Carter and his team in the pharmacy at GCH provide the needed medical supplies and restock the machine as needed. That creates less loss of medications to expiration dates. With the software in the system the Fire Department will become more efficient in how they order the needed medications.

 

RILEY COUNTY — The driver who hit Riley County police officer with his car is facing numerous charges.

Just before 1p.m. Friday, a 2005 Dodge Stratus driven by Paul Demere, 55, Manhattan, swerved onto the right shoulder of Seth Child Road and struck a 2015 Ford Taurus and Riley County Police Officer Robert Learned.  The 30-year-old officer was on a traffic stop returning to his vehicle.

Demere was booked on charges of aggravated battery, DUI; and transporting an open container, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report. He remains in custody on a $15,000 Bond.

Learned was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment.

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RILEY COUNTY—A Riley County Police Officer was injured in an accident before 1p.m. Friday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Riley County Officer 30-year-old Robert Learned of Wamego was on a traffic stop returning to his vehicle on Seth Child Road just north of Farm Bureau Road.

A northbound 2005 Dodge Stratus driven by Paul Demere, 55, Manhattan, swerved onto the right shoulder, struck a 2015 Ford Taurus and Officer Learned.

Learned was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan.

🚨🚨🚔 SLOW DOWN & MOVE OVER 🚔🚨🚨

An RCPD Officer is recovering at the hospital after being struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop today. Luckily the officer will be OK, but please pay attention, slow down & move over for emergency vehicles. It could save a life.

— RCPD (@RileyCountyPD) March 9, 2018

Demere was not injured. Authorities did not release possible charges against him.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — No Manhattan High School football players will be charged in a beating that injured two teammates last fall.

Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman said in a letter to Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson this week that he found insufficient evidence to prove a criminal case in the October incident. He said investigators were given vague and conflicting statements and he was unable to determine who participated or caused injuries.

The Manhattan Mercury reports two high school football players were hurt by teammates when they were hit and kicked in what was called a “birthday beatdown.” Goodman said the conduct did not rise to the level of a criminal act.

The case was sent to Lyon County because two of the players’ parents work at the Riley County Attorney’s office.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s has reported an overnight crime spree occurred. They released information on one arrest.

They reported that between 10 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, Alex Q. Madacs, 20, of Dickinson County, is accused of allegedly burglarizing one residence in the county, and of stealing six motor vehicles from residences around the county, attempted to steal five vehicles, burglarized nine other vehicles, and set fire to one of the vehicles. During the crime spree he was allegedly able to steal a 40. caliber pistol from a residence, a 25.06 rifle from a motor vehicle, as well as numerous items of personal property from various other vehicles. The pistol was recovered from Madacs at the time of his arrest.

Madacs was located in the 2600 block of Fawn Road in Dickinson County near the burning vehicle. He was taken into custody without incident and is being held in the Dickinson County jail pending a first court appearance on Monday.

Deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office located additional stolen personal property, a stolen motorcycle from Manhattan and recovered the rifle while searching the residence and property of Madacs.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s office was assisted by the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Abilene Police Department.

This is an ongoing investigation and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office expects additional arrests to be made in the coming days.