The Flint Hills Regional Council is hosting two public workshops for the community kick-ff of the Flint Hills / Fort Riley Joint Land Use Study. The first workshop will be held on January 31st at 7 p.m. at the Manhattan City Hall, City Commission Chamber. The second workshop will be on February 1st at the C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City.

Both meetings will have a short presentation and the JLUS team will be available for questions and discussions with the public.

The study is being done to address the primary military operations conducted within the region. It is intended to strengthen the relationship between the military installation and the civilian community by examining the issues associated with the growth and development of the communities in proximity to fort operations. The final report will propose recommendations that will provide information for these communities to continue to thrive within the Flint Hills region, while maintaining the mission of Fort Riley.

The Joint land Use Study is funded through a grant from the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense.

Geary County Sheriff’s Department Deputies responded on Wednesday morning to K-177 Highway mile marker 91 for a roll over injury accident.

The Sheriff’s Department reported that Michelle Eldridge was driving northbound in her Hyundai Accent when her vehicle left the roadway and rolled over. Eldridge and her passenger were transported by the Junction City Fire / EMS to a hospital for complaints of back and neck pain.

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The Sheriff’s Department also reported that Deputies responded Wednesday morning to US 77 Highway mile marker 158 for a non-injury car vs. deer accident. Lisa Hamilton, Junction City, was driving her Kia Sorrento northbound when a deer crossed in front of her vehicle and she struck the deer. There was damage to the driver’s side front of the car.

You can find out the history of your family heirlooms at the Antiques Showcase at the Geary County Historical Society on Friday, Feb. 17.

The event, which is inspired by the popular PBS series Antiques Roadshow, begins with a pork loin dinner at 6:30 p.m. That will be followed by a presentation and appraisal of artifacts. Jan Gray of Garden Gate Antiques and Jay Brown of Brown Real Estate and Auction Service will appraise the value of your antiques, while museum staff and volunteers will research the history behind each item.

Tickets are $25 for dinner and an antique appraisal. All items must be submitted to the museum by Feb. 3. Bring your antique to the museum by the first Friday of February, and it will be stored safely in a locked, climate-controlled room accessible only to researchers until the showcase.

All proceeds from the annual fundraiser will benefit the historical society and museum.

Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. You can stop by or call the museum at 785-238-1666 to reserve a ticket, or email them at GearyHistory@gmail.com for more information.

To comply with federal REAL ID Act standards and expiring extensions, visitors from additional states and territories without valid Department of Defense-issued ID cards will be required to present additional identification beginning Jan. 30.

On March 1, 2016, Fort Riley began enforcement of the REAL ID Act.  Since then, residents of Minnesota, Missouri and Washington have been showing additional identification.  Starting Jan. 30, residents with ID cards from Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Pennsylvania and South Carolina will be included. Additionally, IDs issued by Guam will be unacceptable Jan. 30 if the territory’s requested extension, currently under review, is not approved by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Congressional REAL ID Act of 2005 establishes federal standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and non-driver identification cards. Licenses issued by states or territories not in compliance with these standards are not accepted by the federal government for official purposes
like accessing a federal installation.

To access any federal facility or military installation, including Fort Riley, visitors from Guam, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington must present secondary identification.

For access without an escort when visiting Fort Riley, people having drivers’ licenses issued by non-compliant states or territories will need to provide an additional form of identification.

Acceptable secondary forms of identification include:

• U.S. passport
• Permanent resident card/Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form 1-551)
• Foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp or visa
• An employment authorization document that contains a photograph
  (Form I-766)
• School ID containing the photograph, name and expiration date (for
  minors only)
• Birth certificate or document with full name and date of birth
• Vehicle registration with name and address (must match address on
  non-compliant driver’s license)
•  Department of Veterans Affairs ID card
• Native American Tribal Photo ID
• Utility bill or other documentation showing the person’s name and
  address of principal residence (must match address on non-compliant driver’s
  license)

Visitors with a valid Department of Defense-issued ID card are not affected by this change.

For more information about REAL ID, visit www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.

For information about visiting Fort Riley, go to www.riley.army.mil and click on the yellow “Accessing Fort Riley” tab on the right-hand side of the page.

The Eisenhower Presidential Library will be the site of an Inauguration Watch Party on Jan. 20. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the Library Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

The program will begin with a Presidential inaugurations presentation by Jerry Wallace. During his 30-year tenure with the National Archives and Records Administration, Wallace served as historian-archivist for three presidential inaugural committees, including Richard Nixon ( 1973 ), and Ronald Reagan ( 1981 and 1985 ).

Following Wallace’s remarks and live coverage of the 2017 Trump inauguration, footage of the 1957 Eisenhower inauguration will be shown. This year’s inauguration marks the 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s second inauguration.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall of certain Baby Trend, Inc. booster seats.

The NHTSA said that the center rivet in the affected booster seats may break and in the event of a crash the child is at an increased risk of injury.

The recall states (in part):  Baby Trend, Inc. (Baby Trend) is recalling certain Hybrid LX 3-in-1 Centennial booster seats, model number FB58181, manufactured on July 23, 2016, and Hybrid LX 3-in-1 Kiwi booster seats, model number FB48417, manufactured on July 14, 2016. The affected child seats have a center adjuster rivet that may pull through or break if the harness is being used with a child weighing more than 40 lbs. As such, these child seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, “Child Restraint Systems.” In the event of a crash, the child seat occupant is at an increased risk of injury. Baby Trend will notify owners and replace the child seat or provide a full refund. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Baby Trend customer service at 1-909-773-0018.

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