Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald Eggleston will make community listening tour visits to Fort Riley Middle School and the H.D. Karns Building.
He will be at the Fort Riley Middle School Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 and at the H.D. Karns Building Library at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1. These sessions are open to the public.
Free seasonal flu vaccines are available for all enrolled veterans of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System. The vaccines are available now through March 31, 2020 at the Topeka and Leavenworth VA Medical Centers and all associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics. One of those clinics is located in Junction City.
No appointment is needed. The vaccines are available at all primary care, mental health and specialty clinics during scheduled visits and on a walk-in basis during all open clinic hours.
Veterans are instructed to bring their VA identification card and wear a short sleeve or loose-fitting shirt.
On Wednesday, Pawnee Mental Heath Services will be hosting a legislative bus tour of their Crisis Stabilization Center in Manhattan.
More than 30 members of the legislature are touring facilities across the state that provide mental health services, with Manhattan being one of the sites.
The Manhattan stop will be at Pawnee Mental Health Services facility at 1558 Hayes Drive to learn more about the new Crisis Stabilization Center, which is scheduled to open in mid-October. The event will be from 3-3:30 p.m.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to U.S. 77 mile marker 161 for a non-injury accident with a deer. Eric Reaves, Junction City, was southbound in a 2011 Dodge Durango when the vehicle struck a deer in the roadway.
Minor damage was reported and the vehicle was removed by the driver.
The accident was reported at 11:24 p.m. Monday.
The Eagle Riders will sponsor a taco feed Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. on the 9 / 11 anniversary. It will be at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles 203 East 10th Street location. A donation will be given to charity.
First responders are invited to eat for free.
The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will host a 9/11 commemoration ceremony Wednesday at 10 a.m, at the Global War on Terrorism monument, which is located on the east side of Cavalry Parade Field.
Col. Kevin Lambert, 1st Infantry Division Chief of Staff, will speak at the event, which will also include a wreath laying, a three-round salute fired by an honor guard and “Taps.” First responders from Junction City and Manhattan will join Fort Riley Directorate of Emergency Services professionals in the commemoration.
Visitors to Fort Riley who do not have DoD ID card will need to stop by the Henry Gate visitor’s center to get a pass. DoD ID cardholders are considered Trusted Travelers and may vouch for up to seven other people in their vehicle. Anyone 16 years old and older will need a photo ID.
Organizers of the fundraising effort for a new library in Junction City will be launching new fundraising efforts this fall. Library Director Susan Moyer said they will contact people to talk about the project and solicit support for it.
Moyer stated the fundraising dollar amount needed varies based on square footage. “Right now we’ve been told we’re probably around that $10 million mark for a new facility that would give us a 30,000 square foot ground floor.” Another option includes an unfinished second floor for future cost-efficient growth. “But it obviously adds cost to the project.”
The plan is to build the proposed new library at the same central Junction City location as the current facility.
The current library covers approximately 13,000 to 14,000 square feet, explained Moyer. “We’re well undersized for the community that we serve which is why we’re looking at something closer to 30,000 square feet.
All photos were taken by Javon George, JCHS.
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The Chamber of Commerce has announced that the grand opening for the new Aldi grocery store is scheduled Thursday in Junction City.
The store will be located at 520 East Chestnut Street.
The ribbon cutting is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
The Deihl Community Grants Program in association with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation has awarded Pawnee Mental Health Services a grant totaling $24,930.
Forty-eight children were removed from their homes in Riley County in fiscal year 19. Sixty-eight Riley County children are currently in out of home placement. Those kinds of experiences are traumatizing to children and their families. Pawnee said another area of concern related to traumatic experiences is that Riley County had 183 Protection from Abuse filings, 174 Protection from Stalking Orders, and 52 reported incidents of rape in 2017.
The Deihl Family grant provides Pawnee Mental Health Services the ability to train and certify all eligible Pawnee therapists in the City of Manhattan and Riley County in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Pawnee therapists will then be able to meet the basic mental health needs of children, adolescents and adults in the community who have trauma-related mental and behavioral health disorders and to reduce the need to refer these individuals out of the community to higher levels of care.
