Ben Kitchens Painting Co. of Junction City has announced that they have earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award. The award honors service professionals who have maintained exceptional service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List in 2017.

“The service providers that receive our Angie’s List Super Service Award have demonstrated the level of excellence that members have come to expect,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “These pros have provided top-notch service to our members and absolutely deserve recognition for the exemplary customer service they exhibited in the past year.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2017 winners have met strict eligibility requirements ranging from maintaining an “A” rating in overall grade to recent grade and review period grade. The SSA winners must be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check, record a current trade license attestation and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

“I am blessed to have a dedicated group of team members who understand and value customer service,” said Ben Kitchens. “My team is constantly striving to always give people more than what they expect to get. I couldn’t be more proud of their attitudes and effort.”

Ben Kitchens Painting Co., Inc., has been listed on Angie’s list since 2010. This is the fourth straight year the company has received this honor.

Service company ratings are updated continually on Angie’s List as new, verified consumer reviews are submitted. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in multiple fields ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.

There will be a soybean production meeting with required dicamba training on Wednesday, March 14th at 4:30 p.m. at the Geary County 4-H / Senior Citizens Center. Registration is required by March 9th. The cost is $5.

The announcement was provided by KSU Research and Extension.

Soybeans have moved into first place in acres grown in the Geary County area. The dicamba training, including general soybean weed management, will run from 4:30 until about 6 p.m. That will be followed by a break for a BBQ dinner and then the training session will resume.

After dinner there will be sessions on soybean insects, soybean diseases, general production considerations including fertility, planting rates and planting dates, as well as special presentation on ‘Online Extension Tools at myFields.info.’

To register call the Extension Office at 785-238-4161 or email Chuck Otte at cotte@ksu.edu

There will be a Youth Hiring and Education Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fort Riley Teen Center at 5800 Thomas Driving.

The event is open to area youth between the ages of 14 and 21, whether affiliated with the military or not, and allows youth to talk with potential employers, learn about volunteer opportunities and learn more information about higher education, including financial aid.

Job seekers should bring a resume and be prepared to interview with employers.

For more information call the Employment Readiness Office at 785-240-3018 or Fort Riley Education Services at 785-239-9243.

DICKINSON COUNTY – Three people were injured in an accident just before 5p.m. Wednesday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Ford pickup driven by Lisa R. Simmons, 52, Vassar, was eastbound on Interstate 70 one mile east of Mink Road. The vehicle rear-ended the tow unit of a 2002 Ford SUV driven by Dale E. Vondell, 58, Junction City, that was traveling 55 miles-per-hour while towing another vehicle

Simmons, Vondell and a passenger in the SUV Dorothy V. Vondell, 61, Junction City, were transported to Geary Community Hospital.

All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

The Junction City Police Department has reported the arrest of six people Tuesday evening at a 152 West Ash Street location on multiple allegations including Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Child Endangerment and Contributing to Child Misconduct.

Those arrested included Kendall D. Talley, 20; Sarah E. Hubbs, 18; Shay Lee McCarty, 20; Skyler Wasson, 20; and Markis A. Savage, 19, all of Junction City plus one juvenile. In addition to the above counts the juvenile was also arrested on suspicion of Introducing Contraband into a Correctional Facility.

The arrests were reported at 7:53 p.m.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to Interstate 70 about eight miles east of the city for a non-injury two-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning.

Lucas Arbaugh, Manhattan, was driving a 1997 Subaru Outback westbound when he swerved into another lane striking a Freight Liner driven by Randy Gooden, Burleson, Texas. No injuries were reported.