The Milford Lions Club will hold a fundraiser at Freddy’s Restaurant at 523 East Chestnut in Junction City, on Tuesday, November 1st from 5-8 p.m.
Funds raised will support donations to Youth – Milford Elementary Robotics and community projects.
If you have used eyeglasses bring them.
Candidates for Geary USD 475 Board of Education and the Junction City Commission will participate in candidate forums on 1420 KJCK AM, The Talk of JC, beginning Monday, October 30. The forums will continue that week through November 3rd and wrap up on Monday November 6th. They are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day, and listeners may call in with their questions for the candidates.
City Commission candidate forums will air on October 30th and 31st, USD 475 Board of Education candidate forums November 1st, 2nd and 6th. On Friday, November 3rd one-hour will be dedicated to the proposed new Junction City High School project. A bond issue will be on the ballot for voter consideration on November 7th. If voters say yes the State of Kansas would pay 47% of the cost of a new high school, and the remainder of the necessary funding would come from federal heavy impact aid received by USD 475. School officials have made it clear no increase would be necessary in the local property tax levy for this project.
The Junction City Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum October 23rd that aired on 1420 KJCK AM, The Talk of JC. You can listen to that forum by clicking on the site below.
Rebecca Bossemeyer, Geary County Clerk, has announced that in-person advance voting has begun in the Geary County Clerk’s Office, 200 E. 8th Street, Junction City during the following hours:
–October 24-October 27 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
–October 30 – November 3 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
–November 4 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
–November 6 8:30 a.m. to noon
Be sure to bring your photo ID with you.
Advance voting by mail continues until October 31. Remember in order to have a ballot mailed, an application must be completed and returned to the Clerk’s office by the October 31 deadline.
Voters can check their registration, get polling place information and view sample ballots by visiting Geary County’s web site, www.geary.kansasgov.com and clicking on “Voter View Kansas” or calling the County Clerk’s office at 238-3912.
RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are working to dispel rumors of a serial rapist in Manhattan.
Several students, parents and citizens in Manhattan have recently contact local police about the recent rumors
These individuals have reported a serial rapist preying on members of the community, referenced text messages sent to the Riley County Police Department.
On social media, the department shared, “in the past several months, the Riley County Police Department has not worked any case where a person wearing a mask broke into a home with a gun and raped a person. This report has been circulating on social media and through text and is untrue to our knowledge. We’ve made multiple attempts to find the source of the information.
We want to stress that if this did happen, and there is a victim, we urge you to come forward, so that we can investigate and get you any help or resources you may wish to have.
The safety and security of our community is our top priority. Part of that includes keeping our citizens informed with the crimes that are and are not happening.
In July, the law enforcement authorities did release new information about a serial rapist who is believed to have attacked 13 women from 2000 to 2008 in Manhattan and Lawrence. Those crimes are not part of the recent alleged crimes.
The Geary County Commission has approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to assist the Geary County Attorney’s office.
County Attorney Krista Blaisdell said there’s been a high caseload for the office this year, and additional support will help offset that current caseload. “They approved the contract and that will be with Laura Allen, the Morris County Attorney. ”
Blaisdell added that Allen will provide additional contract services for the county attorney’s office over the next couple of months at the rate of $80 an hour.
Cold weather is coming.
Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte reported that weather forecasters are talking about temperatures dipping down into the 20’s Friday night which would result in a freeze. “For the most part we’re about a week past our average first frost. We haven’t really had an area-wide freezing temperature yet. Agriculture’s not going to be a problem. In fact some of these soybeans could use a good freeze to finish getting the stems dried down, get the leaves knocked off. We’re not that far behind on anything. I think actually a freeze is going to be a good thing, start knocking a few things down, let’s get us ready for fall.”
You might need to have an ice scraper for your vehicle windshield on Saturday morning.
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A 1st Infantry Division Soldier died Oct. 21 on Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sgt. 1st Class George Bible III, a platoon sergeant and Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., was found unresponsive in his on-post residence by officers from Fort Riley’s 97th Military Police Battalion. He was later pronounced dead by a doctor with Irwin Army Community Hospital.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. 1st Class Bible during this difficult time,” said Lt. Col. John E. Tiedeman, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn. Regt., commander. “It was an honor to serve by his side. His absence will be felt throughout the Army aviation community. We will never forget the contributions he made to this battalion, the Army and our nation.”
Bible joined the Army in March 2002 and arrived at Fort Riley in February. He was 36 years old. His home of record is Clarksville, Tennessee.
He deployed to Iraq in 2006 and 2007 and to Afghanistan in 2008, 2011 and 2013.
Bible’s awards include the Air Medal with Valor, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Medal, NATO Medal, Certificate of Achievement, Combat Action Badge, Senior Aviation Badge, Aviation Badge, Air Assault Badge and Driver and Mechanic With Driver – Wheeled Vehicles.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Riley Criminal Investigation Command office. For questions about the investigation, please contact U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Public Affairs Office at
(571) 305-4041.
Geary USD 475 has received notification from the U.S. Department of Education stating that the school district has qualified for federal heavy impact aid once again.
That means the district now expects to receive $85 million over the next four years instead of $66.5 million over the next three years.
That is good news for the proposed new Junction City High School project, which would be partially funded by heavy impact aid. That could leave a portion of the federal money for use on other capital improvement projects or to retire the bonds on the new school earlier.
The announcement was made by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Corbin Witt. He also stated that there have been changes in the legislation which in the past limited bonds from covering sports facilities unless they were being replaced to address safety concerns or ADA compliance issues.
The superintendent said the district sought an evaluation of current district sports complexes and found none of the existing facilities were ADA compliant. District officials decided to use the ADA compliance portion of the new legislation to provide better assurances to the community prior to the upcoming bond election.
The proposed construction of a sports complex as it relates to the JCHS Way Forward project is definitely included under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act. That portion of the project is estimated at $5.6 million of the $105 million maximum amount that would be available for the project.
Voters go to the polls November 7 to cast ballots on a bond issue for the new school. If they say yes the State will pay 47% of the cost of the project, and federal heavy impact aid will provide the remainder of the funding. Witt made it clear during a press conference at the Devin Center there will be no increase in the local property tax levy.
It’s Beatlemania time at Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium with “The Fab Four — The Ultimate Tribute.”
This McCain Performance Series presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2.
Representing every era of the Beatles’ ever-changing career, the Emmy-winning Fab Four members provide note-for-note live renditions of such classics as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Yesterday,” “Twist and Shout,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Hey Jude” and more. The group has performed its ultimate tribute to the Beatles around the world, including in Japan, Australia, France, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.
Tickets are available at the McCain Auditorium box office, online at k-state.edu/mccain, or by calling 785-532-6428. All Kansas State University students and kids 18 and under are half-price. Other discounts are available for seniors, military, university faculty and staff, and for groups of 10 or more.
