The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that there will be a grand opening & ribbon cutting BBQ for Mathis Physical Therapy on September 22nd at 935 West 4th Street, Athletic Training Center.
The grand opening & ribbon cutting BBQ will begin at 3 p.m. on the 22nd.
The Native Stone Scenic Byway has been extended through portions of Wabaunsee, Riley and Geary counties.
KDOT made the announcement. The agency has been working in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the Kansas Historical Society.
The newly extended byway continues along K-99 Highway north from I-70, goes west onto K-18 Highway and then through the town of Wabaunsee. It courses westward into Riley County through Zeandale to K-177 at the edge of Manhattan where it turns southward on K-177 Highway, passes into Geary County and ends at the I-17 – K-177 interchange.
KDOT Secretary Richard Carlson said, “The extension will help broaden awareness of the Flint Hills and the role native limestone plays in the scenic beauty and history of the region. It is sure to spur interest in the communities along the route.”
The Konza Prairie, Pillsbury Crossing and waterfall on Deep Creek, the Flint Hills Discovery Center and a hilltop overlook on K-177 where visitors can survey the Flint Hills and the Kansas River valley are part of the expanded route.
Additional route markers will be placed along the extension and it will be included in the Kansas Byways Guide, added to the byway page on the Kansas Byways website at www.ksbyways.com and promoted on the Kansas Byways Facebook and Pinterest pages. The byway communities are also eligible for grant applications to enhance the route for visitors.
The Junction City – Geary County Metropolitan Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing Thursday night on a request for a special use permit for a tattoo studio.
According to the meeting agenda an application is being submitted by Drew DeLaFuente, agent, on behalf of Rural Rental, LLC, owners, requesting a special use permit to establish a tattoo studio in the Central Commercial District in a building at 628 North Washington in Junction City.
The MPC meeting begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Municipal Building.
The Junior Cheer Clinic is an opportunity for students, K-6, to come learn cheer skills, motions, and jumps, and then perform the skills learned at a JCHS football game.
The clinic is September 20-21st 4:30-6:30 at the Freshman Success Academy. The performance will be September 22nd for the first quarter of the JCHS football game at Al Simpler Stadium.
The cost is $20 and that covers the cost of the clinic and the t-shirt. The payment for this clinic is due no later then September 12th and can be delivered to the JCHS athletic office or mailed to:
Junction City High School.
Attn: Kelsey Garver.
900 N. Eisenhower.
Junction City KS, 66441.
To sign up: use the following url to complete the google form: https://tinyurl.com/ybvqhy8h
Questions? Contact Kelsey Garver at Kelseymckay@usd475.org or call at (785)-717-4200
Kelsey Garver
Junction City High School
Family and Consumer Sciences
Head Cheerleading Coach
On the 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division hosted a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the Global War on Terrorism monument.
Major General Joseph Martin, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, told the audience it’s vital that the cost paid by our heroes on that day 16 years ago or in the days that followed never be forgotten. “There’s no stronger statement of commitment than giving one’s life in the service of others. We owe them an unending gratitude, indeed for them no sacrifice was too great.”
Martin said, While we honor and remember their death we also commemorate their service of those heroes. And that is the true essence of Patriot’s Day in my personal opinion.” Martin added in the immediate aftermath of the attacks firefighters, police officers and first responders acted at all three sites of the terror attacks to save as many people as possible without regard to their personal safety, “and only in the service of others.”
Martin made it clear the 1st Infantry Division stands ready to meet the challenge whenever an adversary threatens this nation.
The Great Plains Theatre Academy in Abilene is announcing the offering of dance classes. They will be held on Saturday mornings starting October 7. The focus of the classes will be dance for Musical Theatre.
Dance has been part of GPT’s plan to expand their offerings to Abilene and the surrounding area as part of their regeneration. GPT is housed in a new space, in the former Alco headquarters building, with a new staff and a mission to meet the needs and desires of the community to participate in the arts.
Thanks to donors Wendell and Nancy Gugler, GPT is able to install a new dance floor for classes and rehearsals.
Movement for Musical Theatre is a beginner’s class teaching the basic technique for Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Musical Stage Dance. It will run from 9 – 10 :30 a.m.
Musical Theatre Performance will prepare students to perform two musical theatre numbers to perform in recital December 17 on the GPT stage. Students will work in the styles of Jazz, Tap, Beginning Ballet and Musical Theatre Dance. This class will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Classes are open to the public ages fifth grade to adult.
Randy Rhoten,who danced and assisted with choreography in all three summer productions at GPT, will be teaching both dance classes.
The cost per month ( four Saturdays ) per class is $65. Classes will be held at Great Plains Theatre, 401 Cottage Ave. in Abilene. Students will need the following dance wear: black jazz shoes, black tap shoes, no loose fitted clothing and must have their hair tied up away from their face.
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The Geary Community Hospital Auxiliary received the Gold Award of Excellence at the 2017 Kansas Hospital Association convention in Wichita. The award is presented by the Hospital Auxiliaries of Kansas.
This is the state’s highest honor for hospital auxiliaries that have demonstrated service and commitment to their hospitals and communities. Several requirements must be fulfilled to attain this distinction. They include community involvement along with employee and physician relations. “Our Auxiliary group is an integral part of our hospital and we are very thankful to have such a hard working volunteer team,” said Joe Stratton, Chief Executive Officer of Geary Community Hospital.
This past Friday the Riley County Police Department conducted the sixth in a series of seven DUI Saturation Patrols.
Five officers from the RCPD were assigned to the Saturation patrol. They stopped 40 motorists. Of those, three drivers were evaluated for DUI resulting in two drivers being arrested for DUI. Additionally one subject was issued a citation for Minor in Possession of Alcohol.
KDOT provides the funding for the additional enforcement.
Five Fort Riley soldiers have died in the area in the past several weeks, including four of them off post.
It’s a concern for law enforcement said Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf. He noted they’re trying to set up a meeting with officials on Fort Riley. “I don’t know, they’re trying to get some folks from Washington ( D.C. ) involved in this.” The sheriff also stated, “We would like to sit down and try to get to the root cause as to what’s starting all this stuff, why is this happening. And hopefully we can get somewhere to find a way to solve this.”
Wolf confirmed “quite a few” of the Soldiers who died were members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. “There’ve been quite a few of them out of there, yes. I really don’t know what it is that has triggered this in all these folks. Everybody can guess and they can Monday morning arm-chair quarterback this deal. But there is something that has triggered this in all these individuals. What it is I’d like to know.”
The most recent Soldier to die was Staff Sergeant Garret Swift. he was found dead by police at his Junction City home on Labor Day, September 4.
