GEARY COUNTY – A Junction City woman and her daughter died in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 International Truck driven by Steven Wayne Johnson, 42, Houston, TX., was eastbound on Interstate 70 six miles east of U.S. 77.
The truck entered the median and onto westbound lanes and struck a 2006 Ford 500 driven by Jessica Michelle Thompson Junction City.
Both vehicles came to rest in the North ditch.
Thompson and her 5-year-old daughter Leah Michelle Thompson were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Penwell Gable Mortuary.
An emergency medical team flew the driver’s 6-year-old son Jaydon Allan Thompson to Wesley Medical Center.
Johnson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was not injured, according to the KHP.
The crash shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Grandview Plaza most of Tuesday afternoon.
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GEARY COUNTY – A woman and a young girl died in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Grandview Plaza to investigate the accident.
An air medical team also transported a boy to a hospital for treatment.
Check the Post for additional details as they become available.
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A crash this morning on I-70 west bound has caused the west bound lanes to be temporarily closed. The crash took place at approximately mile marker 300 near Grand View Plaza.
A temporary detour is in place until the site has been investigated and cleared. West bound traffic will exit I-70 at the Interchange at mm 301 and take US Business 40 west (Whiskey Lake Rd/Canyon View Drive) to rejoin I-70 at the interchange at mm 299.
City Commission meetings will be broadcast live beginning Tuesday, November 16th.
City Commissioner Phyllis Fitzgerald made the announcement stating that it was a technical issue that held up the live broadcasts at previous meetings. “Even though they were able to record, there was just so much feedback that [you] weren’t able to hear anything.”
Jim Germann, technician for the City said the issue was resolved last Friday.
“When they rebuilt the Municipal Court building we put new CC TV cameras in there and they were not working with the box that pushes out our channel 3 broadcast, so last Friday we took all of that new stuff down and put the old stuff back in there,” said Germann.
As of the last test, Germann said the old equipment was broadcasting clearly.
The new equipment came from a Salina based company that in previous attempts has ignored City officials in their request for assistance.
“We never heard back from them, and that’s kind of what the hold up was” said Germann. “For a couple of months we were waiting on them to come and troubleshoot the system and see if it could be repaired; but since we didn’t hear anything from them we just went ahead and put the old equipment back in place to get it operating so people could watch it on channel 3.”
The City Commission meets on Tuesday evenings, the next meeting is 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 16th (today).
During tonight’s meeting there will be three special presentations featuring Pawnee Mental Health, Early Childhood Education, and Shop Small Week.
In every death related to suicide at least six people are personally affected.
The Saturday before Thanksgiving is internationally recognized as Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
In association with the international day of remembrance, Pawnee Mental Health will be showing the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s documentary entitled, “Life’s Journeys:Reclaiming Life after Loss” at the Junction City and Manhattan offices.
The documentary details the grief and healing that occurs after a suicide loss; it will be shown at 10:00 am in Manhattan and Junction City offices on Saturday, November 19th.
This is free and open to the public.
Pawnee Mental Health is located at 814 Caroline Street in Junction City and 2001 Claflin Rd in Manhattan.
The outbound lane to Henry Gate at Marshall Army Airfield on Fort Riley is closed due to the accident on Interstate 70 westbound earlier this afternoon.
Traffic leaving Fort Riley though Henry Gate is being re-routed.
The inbound lane for traffic wishing to gain entrance to Fort Riley is open, according to US Army Enterprise Alerts.
MANHATTAN— A Riley County District Court Judge sentenced Manhattan businessman Zach Burton to 32 months in jail on Tuesday for unlawful sexual relations with a female student at Riley County High School .
In September 38-year-old Burton, a former backup quarterback at Kansas State admitted in court that he had improper sexual contact with the former high school student. Burton was an assistant boys’ basketball coach and substitute teacher at the school.
Burton owns a business called Fieldhouse Development Inc.
The Dickinson County Historical Society will have special hours during the Holiday Season.
The Heritage Center will be closed Monday, November 21st through Thursday, November 24th. The Center will be open on Friday, November 25th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and Saturday, November 26th from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. The Center will be closed on Sunday, November 27th.
The Heritage Center will be closed on Monday, December 19th through January 2, 2017. The Center will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
Regents applaud their choice during Tuesday meeting
MANHATTAN – On Tuesday morning, the Kansas Board of Regents announced the appointment of Richard B. Myers as the 14th President of Kansas State University, according to a media release.
“It is with great pleasure that we are here today to make this announcement,” stated Zoe Newton, Chair of the Kansas Board of Regents. “General Myers is perfectly positioned to bring K-State into the future, but understands as an alumnus the importance of honoring the traditions and history of this great university.”
U.S. Air Force General Richard B. Myers (Ret.) served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 to 2005. As the nation’s highest ranking military officer, Myers served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. Prior to becoming Chairman, Myers served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Myers has commanded at all levels and served in significant staff positions throughout the Air Force. His largest commands included U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan; Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado.
General Myers has served as the Interim President at Kansas State University since April 2016.
Congratulations to the new @KState President and my good friend General Richard Myers. K-State is proud to have you. pic.twitter.com/kovMbmdZ2z
“The decision was a hard choice because of the quality of candidates that applied,” stated Regent Dennis Mullin, Chair of the K-State Presidential Search Committee. “General Myers surfaced to the top because of his strong leadership and vision. When the Board looked at the needs of K-State today, they believed that his skill set was aligned closely to those goals. His effectiveness as Interim President and his love for K-State were also great attributes. I have really enjoyed this process and feel like it has allowed us to hire the best person as the 14th President of Kansas State University.”
“I was surprised at the large number of applicants and how qualified they were,” shared Professor Fred Guzek, faculty representative on the Kansas State University Presidential Search Committee, “and as the 2015-2016 Faculty Senate President, I was pleased to be included in the search process.”
Born and raised in Merriam, Kansas, Gen. Myers is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1965); Auburn University, where he earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration (1977); Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base (1977); U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks (1981); and John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he completed a program for Senior Executives in National and International Security (1991).
Gen. Myers joined the Air Force in 1965 through the ROTC program at Kansas State University, after which he entered pilot training at Vance Air Force Base. A command pilot, he has more than 4,100 flying hours, primarily in the F-4, F-15 and F-16, including 600 combat hours in the F-4. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005.
FORT RILEY, Kan. – A wreath-laying ceremony for former German and Italian prisoners of war takes place at the Fort Riley cemetery Nov. 17 at 10 a.m.
The annual ceremony is held in remembrance of the POWs who lived and worked at Fort Riley between 1943 and 1946, specifically the 62 Germans and 11 Italians now buried here.
German Army Col. Carsten Treder and Italian Army Maj. Antonio Laudando will be guest speakers at the event. Both officers are currently stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
In 1943, War Department officials established Fort Riley as one of 600 locations across the United States selected to house German, Italian and Japanese POWs. The camps became home for 350,000 prisoners —enough to man 35 German army divisions; approximately 4,500 were held at Fort Riley.
The POWs filled a labor void on area farms, working on roads, laundry and building maintenance projects. Prisoners earned about 80 cents a day. After the war, some of the POWs chose to stay in the local area to live and work.
The German and Italian Memorial Ceremony is open to the public. Those attending who don’t have a Department of Defense ID card should visit https://www.riley.army.mil to learn about Fort Riley access procedures.
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