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Central National Bank Junction City Employees Raise Over $24,000 to Benefit United Way

The Central National Bank presented a check for $24,390.87 on Friday to the United Way of Junction City – Geary County in support of their 2018 campaign. Central National Bank staff spent the month of October raising funds for United Way.

“Each year the staff at Central National Bank enjoy coming together and planning activities such as bake sales, a silent auction, bingo contests and other fun events. We also have the opportunity to serve meals to the community with all funds that are raised going to the United Way organization. It is great to see the community come together to support these events,” said Lindsey Snider, Commercial Loan Officer and captain of the United Way team at Central National Bank. “These special fundraising activities combined with our strong employee payroll deduction program, as well as a company donation, have been the key to our successful campaigns, “said Snider.

This is the eleventh year in a row that Central National Bank has been named a Platinum Pacesetter, a designation given to organizations who raise over $15,000 in funds for the campaign.

“As a community bank, we recognize the importance of giving back to our community,” said Robert Munson, Central national Bank Junction City President. “Each year I am so pleased at the tremendous job that our staff does with the United Way Campaign here at Central National Bank. This year’s campaign total of $24,390.97 was absolutely amazing! A large majority of the total funds raised is directly attributable to the efforts and generosity of our staff, either from their contributions through our staff payroll deduction program, or from the special activities and events held during our internal United Way campaign.”

“As a business that has been in Junction City and Geary County for the past 133 years, we want to assist with programs that improve this community and help its citizens. The United Way of Junction City – Geary County provides a tremendous service to this community; Central National Bank is very pleased to be one of the pacesetter organizations with regard to the United Way’s fundraising efforts in this community.”

“Central National Bank would like to thank all of the staff who helped to organize this fundraising campaign, ” added Munson. “Each year it takes personal contributions and a great amount of effort to raise such a significant amount of money.”

The team who led the bank efforts this year consisted of: Lindsey Snider, Scott Rock, Andrew Haynes, Joel Poole, Pam Diekmann, Amanda Rolfs and Brandy Osborne.

Geary County Booking Photos Monday Through Friday Dec. 11 – 15

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Ina guy ( photo unavailable ), Trespassing on areas; unlawful acts, Obstructing legal process or official duty; resist arrest, Disorderly conduct, Arrested 12/11

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Auction Items Still For Sale

Still need to Christmas shop? We have a few items left over from our last auction! Questions or want to purchase call 785-762-5525

MBros Furniture Recliner $225

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Harley Davidson Watch $185

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Vernon’s Jewelry Necklace and Jewelry Cleaner: $350

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Other Items available:

3 (One junction city and two Manhattan) Animal Doctor Wellness Exam Certificates $85

Foxhole Paintball Pair of Play Cards $20

2 Country Floral Gift Party Packs (themed party supplies) $25 each

2 Mary’s floral Gift certificates (worth $40 each) $25 each

Hampton Inn one night stay $60

Everitt Enterprises 16×20 Canvas custom print $50

2 Junction City Brigade pairs of season passes $60/pair

Everitt Enterprises refurbished desktop computer $175

6 Whole Body Chiropractic (2 visits per certificate) $40 each

 

Deputies Respond to Two Non-Injury Accidents

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to Rockwood and Northwood for a non-injury accident. Cliff White of Milford was driving his 2015 Chevrolet Silverado work truck when he parked it. The vehicle rolled back into a tree causing damage to the rear of the vehicle.

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The Sheriff’s Department reported that Deputies responded to US 77 at mile marker 156 for a single vehicle non-injury accident. Marzette Brookins of Junction CIty was traveling northbound in a 2012 Chevrolet Impala when his vehicle struck a deer.

Junction City woman jailed for alleged DUI

RILEY COUNTY —A Junction City woman is in custody for alleged driving under the influence, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report.

Just after 2a.m. police arrested 21-year-old Savannah E. Verschage in the 700 Block of North Thurston in Manhattan. She remained jailed on a $750 Bond at the time the report was issued at 6 a.m. Friday.

Kansas man sentenced for ag loan fraud

WICHITA – A Clay Center man was sentenced Thursday to two years on supervised release for selling assets he had pledged as collateral on a federal loan, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall. The defendant was ordered to pay approximately $84,594 in restitution.

Harold R. Mugler, 64, Clay Center, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conversion. In his plea, he admitted that in 2009 in received a $100,000 loan through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Over the following years, he sold off various pieces of farm machinery that he had pledged as collateral on the loan. He was behind on his loan payments in 2015 when the government learned of the sales.

Beall commended the USDA-OIG and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith for their work on the case.

Kansas State University officials say food supply threatened

KSU President Richard Myers during Thursday’s testimony

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The president of Kansas State University has told Congress that the country is unprepared to deal with its food supply that he says is threatened by both terrorism and natural plant and animal diseases.

University President Richard Myers was invited to testify Wednesday by Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. He says there’s an urgent need to protect the country’s food supply from “naturally occurring and intentionally developed and delivered biological threats.”

See text of Myers testimony here.   Watch it here.

Myers also said the university needs federal funding to continue research on four emerging animal diseases.

The university has been using its own biological isolation labs to research the diseases in anticipation of the opening of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.

Roberts says Myers’ recommendations should be written in Congress’ next farm bill.

aTa Bus Announces Free Rides

 

 

In the spirit of the holidays, Flint Hills aTa Bus is offering FREE Rides on Friday, December 15th in Junction City and FREE Rides on December 15th and 16th in Manhattan.  This offer is for both fixed route and demand response services.  More at flinthillsatabus.com.  Or call (785) 537-6345.

 

$1.8 million NIH grant to help tiny gene regulator research at KSU

By Stephanie Jacques

Bright green fluorescent markers in a microscopic worm and a $1.8 million NIH grant help Anna Zinovyeva, Kansas State University assistant professor of biology, research life’s tiniest tools for gene regulation, microRNA.

MANHATTAN — A teeny, tiny worm and a $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant may help a Kansas State University researcher understand how the smallest molecules can have big effects on gene expression.

Using microscopic worms as a model system, Anna Zinovyeva, assistant professor in the Division of Biology, is researching how small bits of non-coding RNA, called microRNAs, decrease gene activity in animals. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded Zinovyeva with a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for New and Early Stage Investigators because her research might lead to breakthroughs in human health research.

“Cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders and cancers all have underlying disruptions in gene expression,” Zinovyeva said. “Some genes might be too active and some genes are not active enough. Tiny molecules called microRNAs are one way cells regulate gene expression.”

MicroRNAs, about 22 nucleotides long and initially shaped like a hairpin, are found in plants, animals and some viruses. According to Zinovyeva, it is thought that these tiny strands of RNA regulate about half of animal genes, including those in the microscopic worm, called Caenorhabditis elegans, used for the study. Zinovyeva said there are more than 100 microRNAs in C. elegans and about 1,000 in humans. Each one could regulate expression of hundreds of genes.

“C. elegans is a great genetic model system that allows us to study how microRNA activity is regulated,” Zinovyeva said. “Basic experiments are easier and faster with C. elegans because their lifespan from egg to reproductive age is about three days. Yet because microRNAs in C. elegans are very similar in humans, what we learn can be very much applicable to human biology and health.”

According to the NIH, the award provides promising investigators with stable funding and research flexibility to increase productivity and chances for research breakthroughs. Since the grant’s stipulations are flexible, it will give Zinovyeva’s lab group the opportunity to explore exciting new leads in microRNA regulatory activity.

“This award gives researchers freedom to follow new and thrilling directions so I’m excited about that,” Zinovyeva said. “The grant will allow me to recruit more talented graduate students and postdocs to the lab and support the lab with equipment and supplies as we follow the research where it leads us.”

Using the worms, Zinovyeva said she hopes to understand the molecular details of how microRNA production and activity is regulated.

“We are very much in the beginning stages of trying to understand the basic mechanism of this process,” Zinovyeva said. “Our hope is that the insights we gain will, in the future, contribute to development of therapeutic tools that can fix disturbances in gene expression.”

Police recover bear stolen from Russell Stover factory

photo courtesy Abilene Police

DICKINSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities and others in Dickinson County have been investigating a burglary  since November of last year and have good news.

The Russell Stover Candies bear taken during the overnight hours of November 4th, 2016  from in front of their factory in Abilene is back.

Police reported on social media Wednesday morning they recovered the bear. They did not released additional details.

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DICKINSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Dickinson County are investigating a burglary and asking the public for help.

During the overnight hours of November 4th, unknown suspects stole the beloved Russell Stover Candies bear from in front of their factory in Abilene, according to Abilene police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dickinson County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-5DK-TIPS.

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