The Millenium Bank at 121 North Washington will be the site of the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours this month.
It is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday.
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Parking and Access Changes Coming at County Office Building
Changes are in the offing for the parking lot on the east side of the Geary County Office Building.
County Commission Chairman Ben Bennett said it is being prompted by security and liability issues. “First of December we’re going to close off the east door of this building and it will be an employee entrance only. And we also will designate the ( east side ) parking lot as an employee parking lot. All customers who have business in the County Office Building will need to enter by the doors on the north and south side of the building, on the Franklin Street side of the building.”
Bennett added there is also an ADA issue prompting the change.
Final Day to Register to Vote
This ( Tuesday ) is the final day to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 7 election.
The Geary County Clerk’s office is open late this evening until 6 p.m.
In Geary County voters will cast ballots for candidates in the USD 475 Board of Education race, Junction City Commission, Grandview Plaza mayor, and the bond issue for a proposed new Junction CIty High School. If approved that bond issue will secure state funding for 47% of the cost of a new high school and federal heavy impact aid received by the school district will pay the remainder of the cost.
Tax Code Simplification Effort Could Lead to Relief
The U.S. House is moving to try to make the federal tax code simpler.
1st District Congressman Roger Marshall noted there is one effort that would allow most to do their taxes on the back side of a postcard. You can google Roger Marshall to look at his website where there is an example of the postcard.
Marshall stated, “Then the next step is we want to give tax relief to middle and low income tax folks. So we’re going to take people in a ten-percent income tax bracket and decrease them to zero. People in the 15-percent bracket we’ll decrease them to twelve. And we’re going to double your deduction. So a family deduction is going to go from twelve to twenty-four thousand. So I think that’s going to spell relief for middle America.”
Marshall said this has received discussion but it is not quite ready to go to committee in the House. He believes the tax relief could be in place by 2018. Marshall noted the goal is to get it done this year.
Soldiers Recognized
Fort Riley reported on social media that Specialist Brandon Powell has been recognized as the Soldier of the Quarter and Sgt. Miguel Rowe the Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter. They are assigned to the 601 ASB Guardians, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.
The soldiers were recognized by the commanding general of Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Div., Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin during an award ceremony on Oct. 13 at Barlow Theater on Fort Riley.
County Employees – Officials Get Flu Shots
Geary County employees had the opportunity to receive flu shots from the Health Department on Monday.
Among them was Geary County Commission Chairman Ben Bennett, who told JC Post as always the County provides free flu shots to the employees, “because it is covered under our insurance program and our benefit package. This week is the week we wanted to kick that off and encourage all of our employees today. And a couple of other times we’ll have nurses from our Health Department here or they can go out to the Health Department, and they can take their families out there if they qualify in our benefit package and get their flu shots if they’d like to do that.”
Bennett got his flu shot on Monday.
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Police Take Ninth Grade Student With Handgun into Custody
Authorities took a 14-year old student at the Freshman Success Academy in Junction City into custody Monday without incident after police reported that school officials located a handgun on the person of the student during a routine security check.
That occurred about 10:30 a.m.
Authorities said the student made no threats and was cooperative with staff. The School Resource Officer took the student into custody without incident,
The Junction City Police Department released the information.
Fort Riley Preparing for Military Retiree Appreciation Day
Fort Riley hosts the annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day Friday, Oct.
20 at Riley’s Conference Center. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; registration starts at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to retirees of all military services and their spouses, widows and widowers.
Highlights include presentations on TRICARE, Irwin Army Community Hospital services, the Fort Riley commissary, Exchange services and the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division. Additionally, attendees can get
their Influenza shot and update other inoculations. Irwin Army Community Hospital will have a health benefits counselor and registered dietitian on hand to answer questions. There will also be presentations on long-term care for military retirees and their family members and a federal legislative update on issues important to military retirees.
K-State apologizes after stadium breast pump confusion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University has apologized to a concession worker who complained on Facebook about being told she would have to put her breast pump in a clear plastic bag before entering the football stadium.
Katie Doyle, of Holton, said she was humiliated by the experience Saturday. The mother of a 5-month-old son says she decided against putting the pump in a clear bag because she didn’t think anybody wanted to look at the milk-covered pump parts.
She also told the Post, “Kansas State contacted me to apologize. I feel the issue has been handled.”
Kansas State began requiring clear bags for ticketed athletic events last school year, although breast pumps are exempted as medically necessary. Kansas State senior associate athletic director for communications, Kenny Lannou, says there will be more staff training.
Doyle said that a security official was “very apologetic.”