MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 21-year-old woman in a Manhattan apartment fire.
The Riley County Police Department says the Monday night fire was intentionally set. Bond for the suspect is set at $75,000. Police say she was sent to the hospital. Her condition wasn’t immediately known.
The blaze did an estimated $15,000 in damage.
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Junction City firefighters were called back to Rex’s Smoke Shop at 1824 North Washington Street Tuesday afternoon about 4;30 p.m.
That business was the site of a fire this past Saturday, which Fire Chief Terry Johnson caused estimated damage totaling in the $50,000 to $75,000 range.
Johnson stated when firefighters arrived on Tuesday they found smoke coming from the inside of the building. “We quickly gained access and firefighters were able to quickly douse the fire that was on the floor inside the front of the structure. No additional damage to the building, and we ventilate the building real quick, got the smoke out.”
Johnson said this is still an ongoing investigation and authorities do not know what caused the fires. He did note that an electrical in nature cause is suspected in the initial fire last Saturday but that has not been confirmed. “We do suspect it’s electrical in nature, exactly where and what item we can’t pinpoint because of the damage.
No one was injured during either fire call on Saturday or Tuesday.
The Geary County Commission has approved a request from Westar Energy for construction of six culvert accesses.
They will stretch from East Lyons Creek road to Skiddy, Wolf and Beck Roads, said commissioner Keith Ascher. He noted now they are pretty narrow entrances. “So now with this new substation they’re going to be building a new transmission line, so they needed wider accesses to get into the properties to get their bigger equipment in. We went ahead and authorized that.”
Westar Energy is building a major new electric substation adjacent to Hawkinsmith Road in southeast Geary County.
The sound of marching bands will fill the air across the Kansas State University campus on Saturday for the Central States Marching Festival.
Forty bands high school marching bands from four states will participate. Among them will be the Junction City High School Marching Band.
Participating bands will take part in clinics with members of the Kansas State University Marching Band staff and present a field performance that will be judged by a panel of nationally recognized march band authorities. The bands then receive individual clinics with members of the video critique panel after their field performances and obtain a rating of superior, excellent or good by class with accompanying awards.
Band clinics will begin at 10 a.m. in the indoor football facility, Memorial Stadium and Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Field performances start at noon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium and will run throughout the day and evening. General admission to the festival is $10, or $5 with a student ID.
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department has reported the arrest of Brandi Nicole Gantenbein, 27, and Tonya Lynn Braucher, 30, on multiple drug related counts following the execution of search warrants for residences at 208 East Hawley and 210 Hawley in Herington.
Gantenbein was arrested on suspicion of felony counts of Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, plus misdemeanor charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Endangering a Child.
Braucher was arrested on suspicion of felony counts of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a misdemeanor count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and two counts of Endangering a Child.
The search warrants were executed by The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement Unit, Deputies of that department, and officers with the Abilene and Herington Police Departments.
During the search of the residences law enforcement officers seized more than one ounce of methamphetamine and several items of drug paraphernalia. The case is ongoing and more arrests are possible.
SALINA–Pope Francis has transferred Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger from the Diocese of Salina to the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, according to a media release.
The Holy See made the announcement Tuesday in Rome. Weisenburger was notified last week by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Pierre Christophe, that Pope Francis was entrusting to him the pastoral care of the good people of the Diocese of Tucson.
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, sixth Bishop of Tucson, submitted his resignation in accord with Church law upon reacing his 75th birthday. He will serve as the administrator of the Diocese until Weisenburger’s installation. Weisenburger’s appointment comes more than a year after Kicanas’ offered his retirement. In light of Kicanas good health and exceptional service, it is not surprising that the Holy See extended his tenure for an extra year. Weisenburger stated “I am humbled to follow in the footsteps of a shepherd who has served graciously and generously for many years. Bishop Kicanas has served in many national capacities for the Catholic Church and is highly esteemed. Knowing that he will continue to reside in our Diocese is a great comfort for me and a blessing for our people.”
Weisenburger served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City for almost 25 years. On Feb. 6, 2012, he was appointed Bishop of Salina by Pope Benedict XVI. His ordination, which marked the beginning of his ministry, was on May 1, 2012, at Salina’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. His installation as Bishop of Tucson will take place on Nov. 29, 2017.
While the Catholic people in the Diocese of Salina find it an honor that their beloved bishop has been selected to serve as the Bishop of Tucson, they are saddened to see him leave. Under his leadership, the people of Salina has witnessed many significant improvements. Weisenburger’s five and one-half year tenure in the Salina Diocese was marked by the opening of a new Diocesan Catholic Charities headquarterswith considerably upgraded ministries and services. He also has led the efforts to shine a spotlight on the cruel abuse of the poor at the hands of the predatory (“payday”) loan industry. In addition to Catholic social ministries he also focused his energy on personal visits to the 86 parishes of the Salina Diocese, vocation recruitment, higher education for clergy, cooperation with Via Christi-Ascension in their acquisition of Manhattan’s hospital — now Catholic in identity. .He also restructured the Diocese’s chancery with an emphasis on professional lay ministers collaborating with clergy in all areas of administration, which included dedication in promoting women to greater responsibilities and service within the diocesan structure.
The Diocese of Salina serves approximately 44,000 Catholics. The Diocese of Tucson, which borders with Mexico, serves approximately 450,000 Catholics, many of whom are Spanish-speaking. While not fully fluent, Weisenburger does enjoy a working knowledge of Spanish and has always treasured his ministry with the Hispanic community. Weisenburger also has an intense concern and love for the wellbeing of migrants, refugees, and immigrant peoples. He is humbled by Pope Francis’ appointment and hopes to join with the bishops of Arizona and New Mexico in being an articulate and indispensable voice of compassion for all immigrants.
Edward Weisenburger was born in Alton, Ill. on Dec. 23, 1960, to Edward John Weisenburger and Asella (Walters) Weisenburger, the third of their four surviving children. His father was a military officer and his mother a homemaker. Weisenburger grew up primarily in Lawton, Okla., where he graduated from high school in 1979. He attended Conception Seminary College in Missouri, graduating with honors in 1983. He then attended the American College Seminary at the Catholic University of Louvain in Leuven, Belgium, earning the Pontifical S.T.B. in Theology, an M.A. in Religious Studies, and a Masters in Moral and Religious Sciences. In the spring of 1987 he returned to Oklahoma and began three years of ministry at St. Mary Church in Ponca City, Okla.. On Dec. 19, 1987 he was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City by The Most Reverend Charles A. Salatka, Archbishop of Oklahoma City.
Weisenburger attended the University of St. Paul in Ottawa, Canada from 1990 – 1992, earning the pontifical J.C.L. degree in canon law. Upon his return home he was appointed Vice-chancellor and Adjutant Judicial Vicar. In addition to chancery and tribunal duties he also did weekend parish and prison ministries from 1992 to 1995 and served as an on-site chaplain for rescue workers in the weeks following the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. In the fall of 1995 he began 17 years of service on the Council of Priests and the College of Consulters. He likewise served as a member of the Seminarian Board for 15 years. In June of 1996 he was appointed Vicar General of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. He was an officer with the Archdiocesan Tribunal for almost 20 years and served as Promoter of Justice for the cause of canonization of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother. On October 2, 2009 he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, with the title Reverend Monsignor. Bishop Weisenburger served as pastor of two parishes: Holy Trinity in Okarche, Okla. (1995-2002) and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City (2002-2012).
On Feb. 6, 2012, Weisenburger was appointed Bishop of Salina, Kan., by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI. He was ordained a bishop at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Salina, on May 1, 2012, with the Most Reverend Joseph Naumann, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kansas City presiding. Co-consecraters were the Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran, Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, and the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City. On Oct. 3, 2017, Weisenburger was appointed Bishop of Tucson by His Holiness, Pope Francis I.
Weisenburger enjoys membership in the Knights of Columbus as well as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Conception Seminary College as well as the national Catholic Rural Life organization. When time permits he enjoys reading and occasional travel.
Bishop Weisenburger’s mother died on March 22, 1998, and his father died on Dec. 22, 2013. The Bishop’s siblings include a sister, Mrs. Mary Jung of Yukon, Okla. (her husband Don Jung, their three children and five grandchildren); a sister, Mrs. Adina Heller of Corinth, Texas (her husband Karl Heller and their two children); a brother, Mr. Timothy J. Weisenburger (and his wife Donna) of Pittsburgh, Penn.; former sister-in-law Mary Weisenburger of Houston, Texas (and their son); and a sister who died at birth, Catherine Weisenburger.
September is normally 9 degrees cooler than August. But with August being below normal temperatures this year, and September being above normal, the difference was less than ½ of a degree. Adding to that was the below normal rainfall that occurred during the month.
The average daily high for September was 82.7, 2.5 degrees above normal, and nearly a degree warmer than August´s average daily high. The average overnight low was 62.5 degrees, 6.5 degrees above normal. This left us with a monthly mean temperature of 72.6, 4.5 degrees above normal and only four tenths of a degree cooler than August. There were 7 days in September with temperatures of 90 or above, compared to only 4 in August and slightly above the long term average of 6. The highest temperature for the month was 94 on the 14th. The coolest temperature for September was 47 on the morning of the 27th. There were no temperature records set or tied in September, the second month in a row without any records. Fortunately we were quite a ways from being a record warm month. The hottest September on record was 1954 with a monthly mean temperature of 78.1. The coolest September on record was in 1974 with a monthly mean temperature of 61.1.
September continued a dry period that started after large rains in early August. The first two weeks of September saw no rain across the region and highly scattered rains dotted the area the last two weeks of the month. Average September rainfall is 3.28 inches. Milford Lake received 1.58 inches of rain and Junction City received only 0.76 inches of rain. Normal year to date precipitation through September is 27.96 inches. Milford Lake has received 30.57 inches so far in 2017 and Junction City has received 27.14 inches. The driest September was in 1947 when only 0.24 inches of rain fell. The wettest September was in 1967 when 13.28 inches of rain deluged the region.
October brings us many of the finer parts of autumn including cooler temperatures and often our first frosty weather! Average daily highs in October start the month at 76 and by the end of the month are down to 63. Overnight lows range from 50 on the 1st to 40 by Halloween. Rainfall continues to decrease as we move towards the end of the year. Average rainfall for October is 2.62 inches. The first chance of snow starts to creep into the region in October with long term average snowfall of 0.1 inches for the month. Our average first frost (official temperature of 32 degrees or lower) occurs on October 19th. Since 1951 that first frost has been as early as September 17th but as late as November 10th. Two years
out of three however the first frost will occur within 12 days of October 19th. Given the current long range forecast, it could very well be after the 19th this year.
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Chuck Otte
County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State marching band members were forced to stop playing the “Wabash Cannonball” before the Wildcats took on Baylor because the pregame tradition had become the background music to an obscene chant.
The Kansas State Collegian reports that some student fans started chanting an expletive Saturday and the initials of another rival, the University of Kansas.
After Band director Frank Tracz cut the song short, the school played a pre-recorded message on the video board of head football coach Bill Snyder. He asked students to not disrespect the Wabash tradition with a “vulgar chant.”
Tracz blamed “immature and irresponsible” youths, saying they were ruining “what so many people have spent so many years building.” The song became a tradition when a 1968 fire destroyed the rest of the sheet music.
RILEY COUNTY — A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 6p.m. Wednesday in Riley County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Dodge Ram driven by Wesley W. Roddy, 26, Council Grove, was southbound on Kansas 177 nine miles south of Manhattan.
The pickup crossed the center line and entered the east ditch. The driver overcorrected, the pickup came back onto the roadway, entered the west ditch and hit the embankment.
Roddy was transported to the hospital in Manhattan. The KHP did not information on his seat belt usage at the time of the accident.
