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Public Works Summer Schedule Hours
The City of Junction City Public Works Department will start its Summer schedule hours beginning Tuesday, May 30th.
Beginning Tuesday, the Public Works Department will begin operations at 6:30 am in an effort to overcome to heat during the Summer months.
As a reminder to all City sanitation customers, please have your garbage on the curb or alley by 6:00 am.
For questions, contact the City of Junction City Department of Public Works at 238-7142.
Biplane fly-in next weekend in Junction City
Pilots from across the country will descend upon Junction City next week for the annual biplane fly-in.
Jim Clark, Auto dealer, is part of the organizing committee for the event.
“It’s just a celebration of all things with two wings,” said Clark. “A fly-in is an opportunity for pilots to get together and show their aircraft – a lot of people have been to car shows and things like that – this is basically a car show with wings.”
Antique aircraft – that is still operational – from as early as the 1920s will be present during the fly-in event at Freeman Field in Junction City.
“Freeman Field is one of the most beautiful small airports you’ll ever find around this part of the state or in the central part of the country, because of the grass strips which is a must,” said Marvin Hornbostel. “If you’re going to fly an antique airplane it has to be a grass strip.”
For 23 years the fly-in was held in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Clark said that he attended that fly-in regularly throughout the years.
“The volunteer grow just got tired [of hosting the event]; and I had been going down there forever and I spoke with them and said ‘can we move it to Junction City’ and they said ‘more power to you’,” said Clark.
There will be flight simulators and other activities for children of all ages.
Planes will begin to come into town around Wednesday in preparation for the big event on Saturday.
The biplane fly-in is Saturday, June 3rd at Freeman Field in Junction City.
Senior Nominees Sought for Wichita “First Pitch” Honor
PRESS RELEASE
Area Agencies on Aging in Kansas are teaming up with Wichita’s National Baseball Congress to honor older Kansans’ contributions to their hometowns and communities.
The group is seeking nominees over age 70 from all parts of Kansas to be honored as part of the 2017 National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series. Those selected for this honor will throw the Keeping Seniors in the Game!SM “First Pitch” at featured games of the annual National Baseball Congress tournament. The event takes place in Wichita’s Lawrence-Dumont Stadium from Saturday, July 22, 2017 through Sunday, August 6, 2017.
Names and contact information of nominees should be submitted to your local Area Agency on Aging by Thursday, June 15. To connect with your local Area Agency on Aging call toll-free 1-866-457-2364.
“We are excited to work with the National Baseball Congress to recognize the amazing contributions and the vitality of older Kansans,” said Julie Govert Walter, Executive Director of the North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging who leads the “Keeping Seniors In The Game! initiative.
“Every day Area Agencies on Aging across the country help thousands of older Americans and caregivers keep well and be active,” Walter said. “Honoring seniors’ contributions to their communities at NBC’s World Series highlights important services like Meals on Wheels and the friendly and trustworthy information Area Agencies provide that helps seniors and caregivers ‘stay in the game’ in their home communities,” she said.
Nominations are also accepted by the North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging in Manhattan. Call toll-free 800-432-2703 or e-mail stefaniem@ncfhaa.com.
The NBC World Series was founded by baseball innovator Hap Dumont in 1934. For NBC World Series information and ticket prices go to www.nbcbaseball.com or call 316-977-9400.
Single Vehicle Wreck
One vehicle was involved in an accident on the west side of the McFarland Road – Spring Valley Road intersection late Wednesday morning.
No injuries were reported.
JCPost.com will provide more information as details become available.
Fort Riley to host annual Memorial Day observance
Fort Riley, Kan. – The annual Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Riley takes place Monday, May 29 at 11:40 a.m. at the Post Cemetery.
The observance honors the men and women who died while serving in our country’s armed forces.
Fort Riley and 1st Infantry Division Acting Senior Commander Brig. Gen. Patrick Frank will provide remarks.
The ceremony is open to the public; however, those without a Department of Defense ID card need to arrive early at the Henry Gate visitor control center (Exit 301 off I-70) to obtain a pass to the installation.
New law increases fines for those not wearing seatbelts, funds diverted to SAFE programs in schools
The Kansas Legislature has successfully passed Senate Bill 89 which, among other things, increases fines from $10 to $30 for a person 18 years of age and older who is not wearing a seatbelt in a passenger car when that car is in motion.
Governor Sam Brownback signed the bill into law.
Twenty dollars from each $30 seatbelt violation fine will be diverted to the Seat Belt Safety Fund which was established with the signing of the bill. The fund will be administered by the Secretary of Transportation to fund an expansion of student-driven Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) program to be available to every high school in Kansas.
The SAFE program is active in Junction City.
Junction City Police Department (JCPD) Chuck Leithoff said that Junction City High School does participate in the program.
“It’s a program that is sponsored by the State, it’s Seatbelts Are For Everyone, and we have a group at the high school – the Key Club that manages that program for us,” said Leithoff. “They put out announcements once a month through the school about wearing your seatbelt; and they do some checks for us like peer checks and they keep stats of who is wearing their seatbelts and who is not.”
Leithoff added that the a lot of the work done toward seatbelt usage with high school students is peer driven.
The JCPD recently participated in the Click it or Ticket program to promote seatbelt use around the high school and in the community.
SAFE is a program that began in 2009 in Crawford County to address low seatbelt use among young drivers. At the end of 2016 the SAFE program – a Kansas initiative – was operating in four out of ten high schools across the state, accounting for 142 schools in 62 counties.
The passage and signing of this new law allows funding for the other six out of ten high schools that are unable to participate in the program. The law is unique in that it provides necessary funding for programs not through taxes or fees but from fines for violators of the seatbelt law.
Two candidates file for Milford City Council
Geary County Clerk Rebecca Bossemeyer has confirmed another filing to the Milford City Council.
Joey King, 114 River Street, has filed for election. King joins Mike Overbay who filed last week.
Three seats are up for election.
The filing deadline is noon on June 1st.
Memorial Day Trash Pick-up Schedule
There will be no trash/garbage pickup by the City of Junction City on Monday, May 29th due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Pick-ups will be the following day:
- Monday’s pick-up will be Tuesday, May 30th
- Tuesday’s pick-up will be Wednesday, May 31st
- Wednesday’s pick-up will be Thursday, June 1st
- Thursday’s pick-up will be Friday, June 2nd
- Friday’s pick-up will be Saturday, June 3rd
In order to ensure pick-up your trash should be out by 6:00 am Tuesday morning (for regular Monday pickup customers).
Carts should be removed from the curb-alley by the following day of their scheduled pick-up.
Additional items that are set out may require making arrangements for a special pick-up.
For questions contact the City of Junction City, Department of Public Works at 238-7142.
Missing Manhattan woman may be with murder suspect
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Riley County police say a missing 37-year-old Manhattan woman might be with a suspect in a homicide.
Police say Cora Brown could be in danger if she is with 38-year-old Steven Harris.
A warrant issued Tuesday accuses Harris of murder and attempted murder after the Sunday shooting death of 39-year-old German Gonzalez Garcia. A second man was shot and critically wounded.
Harris is 5-feet-7-inches, weighing 145 pounds. He has short brown hair, brown eyes and distinctive tattoos on his head and neck.
Brown is described as 5-feet-3-inches, weighing about 120 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Police did not say why they believe Brown might be with Harris.
Police also are looking for a gold 2004 Buick Rendezvous in connection with the Harris.