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Kansas State University to Award Honorary Doctorate

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Jim Lindsborg

Kansas State University will award an honorary doctorate at fall commencement to a noted Kansas photojournalist.

Jim Richardson has photographed for more than 30 stories in National Geographic and serves as contributing editor to its sister publication, Traveler Magazine, will receive the honor at commencement for the university’s graduate school. That will be at 1 p.m. Friday, December 8th, in Bramlage Coliseum. He will also serve as commencement speaker at the ceremony.

The Kansas Board of Regents approved the university’s request to award the honorary degree to Richardson.

He was raised on a wheat and dairy farm in north central Kansas, and today lives in Lindsborg.

Pediatric Clinic Project to Receive Additional Grant Help

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The Dane Hansen Foundation in Logan , Kansas will provide funding to help with the pediatric clinic project being undertaken by Geary Community Hospital and Children’s Mercy Hospital.

The clinic space is under construction on the lower level of GCH.

The administrator for Geary Community, Joe Stratton, said the gift from the Dane Hansen Foundation will be for $100,000.

There were multiple partners for the project ranging from the R2B4 Bramlage Family Foundation to the Geary Community Healthcare Foundation, but Stratton noted just more than two million dollars has been raised overall, which is about the cost of the total project. He is hopeful construction can be completed by the end of the year.

Stratton stated, “We have 12 exam rooms back in that space. Then there’s a conference room, other treatment areas, break room and an office or two back there. “but it’s really really going to be nice once we get done.It’s going to be very kid friendly, a lot of bright colors, I think there’s a race car theme that will be done.”

Initially 20 parking spots will be designated on the south side of Geary Community Hospital for the pediatric clinic families.

Community Health Needs assessment

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Nikki Davies

A Live Well Geary County and GCH Community Health Needs Assessment will be undertaken in the community.

This will be done to assess the community perception and health needs.

According to Geary Community Hospital Marketing Director Nikki Davies per the Affordable Care Act this is required every three years for non-profit hospitals. Also, Blue Cross Blue Shield, is requiring similar data to administer the $500,000, four-year Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant.

The survey will help to better understand the needs of the community and opportunities for physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation.

There are seven pathways in the BCBS grant. They include community policy, resident / community well being, food retail, healthcare, restaurants, schools and work.

Link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NZM5LPN

Deputies Responded to Injury Accident

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to Interstate 70 mile marker 305 west bound for an injury accident just before eight o’clock Wednesday morning.

Michelle Williams, Wakefield, was driving her 2007 Nissan Altima west bound when it left the roadway and struck a rock wall. Williams was transported to Geary Community Hospital for complaint of head pain and cuts to her hands.

The location of the accident is about seven miles east of Junction City.

Geary County 4-H Members Receive Top Ribbons at Kansas State Fair

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Chelsey Armbruster                                        intermediate photography judging contest – 17th place (out of 93 participants)

 

Lindsey Ascher                                                meat goat – class 2nd

 

Cody Brown                                                     breeding beef – Gelbvieh/Balancer reserve champion

 

Kaitlyn Butler                                                   meat goat – class 3rd

 

Hailey Frazier                                                   photography – K-State Dean of Agriculture Selection

 

Jada Nabus                                                      photography – Kansas 4-H Foundation Selection

 

Miguel Rocha                                                  robotics – best of show recognition

 

Paige Roeser                                                   photography – Kansas 4-H Foundation Selection

 

Creytin Sanner                                                 photography – Rock Springs Display Selection

 

Jewels Williams                                               photography – Kansas 4-H Foundation Selection

 

Chalee Williamson                                         photography – Kansas 4-H Foundation Selection

 

 

Ginger D. Kopfer

Geary County Extension Agent

Indictment: Colorado Man Robbed Bank in Manhattan

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Fisher, Jr. -photo Fountain Valley Police

TOPEKA— A Colorado man already serving time for a bank robbery in Arkansas was indictedWednesday on charges he robbed a bank in Manhattan, Kan., according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

Kenneth Wayne Fisher, Jr., 41, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colo., is charged with one count of bank robbery. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 26, 2015, Fisher robbed Sunflower State Bank at 2710 Anderson Ave. in Manhattan.

A few months after the Manhattan robbery, Fisher was arrested in California. He was extradited to Arkansas to face charges of robbing a bank in Bentonville, Ark., on Aug. 28, 2015. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced earlier this month to more than eight years in federal prison for the Arkansas robbery.

Pie Making in Full Swing

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The preparation of 1,500 apple pies for the Fall Apple Day Festival Saturday at Fort Riley is under way on post.

Junction City Mayor Phyllis FItzgerald and Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi participated in the pie making on Wednesday.

K-State, Kansas community colleges sign agreements to launch DirectLink

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MANHATTAN — Kansas State University and the state’s community colleges have joined to improve the success of transfer students through the creation of DirectLink.

DirectLink is a dual advising initiative between the 19 community colleges in Kansas and K-State. It’s designed to support community college students as they transition to bachelor’s degree programs at the university by providing consistent and frequent interaction between the student, the community college advisor and the K-State academic advisor.

The DirectLink agreements between the community colleges and K-State were finalized at the Sept. 20 meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents in Topeka.

DirectLink launches this fall with eight degrees offered through K-State’s colleges of Agriculture, Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Human Ecology. The degrees are accounting, agriculture education, athletic training, civil engineering, early childhood education, elementary education, mechanical engineering, and nutrition and health.

“We are excited about this initiative as it will help community college students complete a bachelor’s degree at Kansas State University even more efficiently,” said K-State President Richard Myers. “This enhanced interaction and increased support provides great next steps in offering more tools to ensure academic success for all of our students.”

Participating students have access to K-State resources, a customized campus visit, degree audits and activities designed specific to DirectLink transfer students. The initiative also will improve the transition to K-State by addressing changes in curriculum or degree requirements earlier in the students’ academic career.

Additional information is available at the DirectLink website, global.k-state.edu/directlink.

Attending the signing ceremony at the Sept. 20 meeting were representatives from Allen Community College, Barton Community College, Butler Community College, Cloud County Community College, Coffeyville Community College, Colby Community College, Cowley Community College, Fort Scott Community College, Garden City Community College, Highland Community College, Hutchinson Community College, Independence Community College, Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Labette Community College, Neosho County Community College, Pratt Community College and Seward Community College.

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GCH Administrator Addresses Potential Hospital Alliance

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Dr. Joseph Stratton

There will not be an earthquake if a potential alliance forms between Geary Community Hospital in Junction City and Salina Regional Health Center. GCH Administrator Dr. Joseph Stratton told a Hospital Auxiliary audience Wednesday that they will “not fire everybody or shut down all the programs at Geary Community.”

Approximately two years ago GCH signed an affiliation agreement with Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka and they were able to save money. But at the turn of this year Geary Community officials felt they needed to decide to proceed alone or find a different partner. Different proposals from hospitals were considered but the leaders at Geary Community felt more comfortable with Salina Regional.

Stratton stated on the idea of an affiliation or deep relationship with Salina Regional,” it’s not decided yet. We’re going through a due diligence process in the next few months to see if we’re going to come into a full relationship with them. ”

Stratton noted that many other hospitals in Kansas have affiliations. For example Hays Medical Center is affiliated with KU Hospital, Via Christi which operates in Manhattan is owned by Assensia in St. Louis, Ventura Healthcare System in Denver is affiliated with several western Kansas hospitals.

Stratton stated that at GCH “we think we have something to offer. This is a positive thing.” He said not all patients would be sent to Salina Regional, but some of the doctors from that facility could come to Geary Community where the specialists needed are not available.

 

Junction City Crime Stats Show Reduction

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Crime statistics comparing the present to one year ago at this time show a reduction in the number of crimes in Junction City.

Police Chief Dan Breci said there has been a 9% drop from one year ago. “The good news is, when we look at crime stats the big year is 1989. We were running over 3,100 Part One crimes which is basically murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, theft, car theft, the big seven types of serious crime.” Breci added in 2016 there were 890 Part One crimes. He called the drop from approximately 3, 100 down to 890 incredible. “So crime is continually going down.”

Breci reported the information to the Junction City Commission Tuesday night.

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