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Red Cross Blood Drive moved to 12th Street Community Center
The American Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. has been moved from the Junction City Municipal Building downtown to the 12th Street Community Center. The move was necessary because of an air conditioning problem at the Municipal Building.
Deputies arrest Kansas felon for burglary despite his excuse
WABAUNSEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 3p.m. Monday, the owner of a property located at 26736 Paw Paw Creek Road in rural Wabaunsee County contacted the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office 911 emergency dispatch and reported when they had arrived home they had observed a white Chevy pick-up on their property and a man later identified as Thomas “Tommy” Farrell, 50, St. Marys, Kansas, placing property that belonged to the property owner inside of the bed of the truck, according to a media release. The property owner attempted to block the drive so that the suspect’s truck could not leave.
Farrell drove the truck around the property owner and left the property with the owner following while still in contact with the sheriff’s office.
The truck drove east on Paw-Paw Creek Road and then turned south onto N. McFarland Road where it continued south to Sunflower Road. The truck stopped and Farrell told the property owner that he must have been at the “wrong address.” Farrell then returned to Paw-Paw Creek Road and unloaded the property that he had taken without consent, permission, or knowledge of the owner.
As he was unloading this property officers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office arrived.
Unfortunately for Mr. Farrell the “no harm no foul rule”, “all-e-all-e-outs in free rule”, or “the oops wrong house rule” does not seem to apply in this situation, according to the sheriff’s department. Deputies arrested Farrell for burglary and several other charges and booked into the Wabaunsee County Jail. His bond was set at $50,000.00.
Farrell has previous convictions for theft and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Milford Lake elevation remains high
The new numbers released by the Corps of Engineers at Milford Lake show the reservoir is at 1160.86 elevation, 16.46 feet above normal conservation pool. The inflow was 1320 cubic feet per second at the Clay Center gauge.
The Corps said releases from Milford Lake were reduced from 4,000 cubic feet per second down to 2,000 cubic feet per second on Monday, and may be decreased further this week to stay in criteria with the Phase I deviation of 140,000 at the gauge at Waverly, Missouri.
Camp Soar helps children affected by the loss of a loved one
If your child or a child you know experienced the loss of a significant loved one through death, divorce or distance Camp Soar may be able to help them.
Organizers said the day camp is mostly about fun. Participants play games and enjoy planned activities, while focusing on sharing memories, trying new things and learning that they are never alone in their grief.
Accord Hospice is hosting Camp Soar on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 12th Street Community Center. Lunch will be provided. This is free for youth ages 5 to 16. Registration is required. Contact astanzel@accordks.com or https://www.accordhealthgroup.com/camp-soar
Fall Classic Golf Tournament results are out
The Geary Community Healthcare Foundation hosted their 20th annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament at Rolling Meadows Golf Course last Friday. The 2019 Fall Classic raised funds to help purchase a surgical instrument washer for Geary Community Hospital.
A total of 130 golfers participated in this year’s event, which raised $28,314.
The championship team members for the 2019 Fall Classic included ( L-R ) Ken Dillon, Pat Landes, Scott Schulte and Jacob Small.
Flint Hills Regional Leadership Class meets the challenge
The current Flint Hills Regional Leadership Class was recently challenged to bring hats, gloves and socks to the Junction City – Geary County Day. They were challenged by graduates of the program the past two years.
The current class met the challenge, which will result in hats and gloves, single hats, boys and girls socks, newborn hats with gloves and single glove sets for children in local schools.
Phyllis Fitzgerald, Vickie Bobbitt, Susan Kamphaus, and Montika Atkinson accepted the donation from the Leadership Class and will donate the items to the schools.
Tax sale is pending in Geary County
There will be a sale of properties in Geary County on which delinquent taxes are owed, but county officials cannot say exactly when that occur.
County Commission Chairman Charles Stimatze said, “The new court system stuff is down and the state doesn’t know how to fix it. So they’re trying to work through the bugs on that.”
The amount of delinquent property taxes collected so far total $779,447.20.
4-H members receive special awards at the Kansas State Fair
Geary County 4-H Extension Agent Ginger Kopfer has announced that a number of awards were presented to Geary County 4-H members at the Kansas State Fair last week.
Kansas 4-H Foundation Selection recognition went to Olivia Kline in photography, Karley Kramer in photography, and Creytin Sanner in photography. Macie Muto’s visual arts entry was a Rock Springs Display Selection and a Kansas State University President Office Selection Award for photography went to Shevy Olson.
RCPD: Shots fired after large fight in parking lot near Aggieville
RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a report of shots fired at a residence in Manhattan.
Just after 3a.m. Sunday, police received a report of a large fight in progress in the parking lot of a house party located in the 1300 block of Fremont Street in Manhattan, according to Captain Josh Kyle.
Shortly thereafter police received multiple reports of shots fired with people running from the area.
The house where the fight occurred was hit by bullets, according to Kyle. Police have not reported any injuries.
An Aggravated Assault report was filed listing several men as victims ranging in ages from 21 to 31 years-of-age, according to Kyle.
The suspect who allegedly fired the shots was described as a black male wearing a white t-shirt and acid washed jeans.
Police have not made an arrest.
Preliminary information indicates that a number of people may have recorded the incident on their cellphones. Anyone with relevant video is asked to upload it at the link below:
https://rileycountypdks.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/aggravated_assault