Challenge awards have been presented to Washington and Westwood Elementary Schools in Geary USD 475.
The awards are from the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force, which named 76 schools in 33 public school districts as award recipients.
The Challenge Award recognizes Kansas schools that are making a notable difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in their school population.
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Geary USD 475 officials were presented with an Energy Excellence Award on Monday.
This award from the national energy conservation company, reflects the energy cost savings the school district over the past 24 months. Those savings totaled $1,070,078.
In this program the district tracks consumption, including electricity, water, sewer, natural gas and fuel oil by the use of energy-accounting software.
Energy conservation leader awards were also presented to Washington Elementary School in the Large Elementary category, Westwood Elementary School in the Small Elementary division and Junction City Middle School in the Secondary category.
Front Country will make their way to the Great Plains Theatre in Abilene on Friday, April 21st at 7 p.m.
These musicians mixed their styles together to feature a range of classical and contemporary styles.
This west coast group was a loose collection of performers until 2012 and 2013 when they gathered around a single microphone at the RockyGrass and Telluride festivals, and won first prize in those prestigious band contests.
Fresh off the stage at the Fox Theatre in Denver and the Gold Room in Colorado Springs, Front Country will stop in Abilene during the midwest leg of their national tour.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $80 for a table. Call Great Plains Theatre at 785-263-4574.
Geary Community Hospital hosted a visit with Congressman Roger Marshall on Friday, April 14.
Congressman Marshall toured the facility and listened to the challenges surrounding the current state of healthcare financing and political affairs in northeastern Kansas.
The Junction City High School Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Lady Blues, Chamber Choir and the JCHS Jazz Band recently performed at the Kansas State High School Activities Association Large Group Music Festival in Lawrence or at the Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival at Washburn University in Topeka.
Groups performing at the KSHSAA Festival were evaluated by a panel of judges and given a rating based on their performance.
The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Bernard-Stevens, and the Wind Ensemble ( band ), conducted by t. J. taylor received “2” ratings,” The two choral groups under the direction of Michael Brown and Annika Stuckey received a “1” rating.
You can hear these groups perform during the JCHS Spring Band Concert at Settles Auditorium at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24th, and at the USD 475 Jazz Bands clinic & concert at at Junction City High School on Thursday, April 27th at 7 p.m.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department reported that Deputies responded to US 77 Highway mile marker 148 for a single vehicle non-injury accident Saturday night.
Gary White, Herington, was driving a 1994 Dodge Ram when he lost control of the vehicle due to the weather and struck a tree.
A thunderstorm moved through the area at the time of the accident.
Gene Taylor was introduced Monday morning as the new Athletic Director at Kansas State University. Taylor will begin work at the university on May 1st.
He was introduced by the President of Kansas State University Richard Myers.
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The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Isaac Torgerson, Fort Riley, has been arrested on suspicion of Aggravated Assault following an incident on Saturday.
Deputies were dispatched to the area of US 77 Highway, mile marker 154 for a white Dodge Ram 2500 truck where a gun had been waved out a window towards another vehicle. While enroute, dispatch advised the reporting party believed the subject had gained entry to Fort Riley by use of the Estes Gate.
Contact was made with two Junction City residents, who said the vehicle had cut them off and then slowed down to 30 miles per hour in a construction zone. They stated the passenger in the vehicle pulled out a gun and waved it out the window with their finger on the trigger. Deputies checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday dispatch advised authorities that Fort Riley had the vehicle stopped at Estes Gate. Deputies then made the arrest of Torgerson.
The April Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event will be Thursday, April 20th.
This month’s event will be at the Junction City Little Theater Annex Building located at 618 N Jefferson St. in Junction City.
The event will feature a preview of the upcoming production Grease as well as tours of the JCLT Annex.
For more information contact the Chamber at 762-2632.
