Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Interstate 70 eastbound 313 off ramp at 12:57 a.m. Thursday for a single vehicle minor injury accident.
The Sheriff’s Department reported that Dillon Cash, Fort Riley, was driving a 2000 Cadillac when the vehicle ran off the roadway at the 313 eastbound off ramp. Jorge Jasperse, Fort Riley, was a passenger in the vehicle. He received minor injuries.
The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Joseph ‘DoDa’ Craig of Junction City has been bound over for arraignment and trial in Geary County District Court in connection with the January shooting death of David Phillips, 24, Manhattan.
Phillips was found shot to death at an 827 West 12th Street Apartment C location in Junction City on January 26th of this year. Testimony during a preliminary hearing for the 24-year old Craig in District Court revealed that Phillips had been shot in the head three times.
During preliminary hearing testimony, Police Lieutenant Trish Giordano discussed information that had been received from witnesses in the case, which indicated there had allegedly been discussion between Craig and and co-defendant Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Williams, 19, Junction City, about robbing and shooting Phillips, and stealing his money and marijuana. Other information provided to police by witnesses indicated it was Craig who had allegedly “ended up pulling the trigger,”that Williams had grabbed a backpack with marijuana in it and jumped out of a window at the time of the incident, and later Craig had been caught on bank video allegedly depositing money from the robbery into his accounts at the Central National Bank.
Craig faces multiple charges including Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Robbery, Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon, and in the alternative Premeditated 1st Degree Murder or Felony Murder. Craig has been bound over for arraignment in District Court on December 2nd. According to County Attorney Steve Opat, Williams faces the same counts, with the exception of the criminal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon count.
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is warning more than 2,100 veterans in eastern Colorado and parts of Kansas that their personal information may have been compromised.
The department said Wednesday an employee emailed unencrypted documents including the personal information to the employee’s personal email account.
The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System says the information included the veterans’ full names, the last four digits of their Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses.
The agency is sending letters to everyone who might be affected.
The VA says it’s investigating and taking steps to prevent future incidents.
VA spokesman Dan Warvi declined to day whether the investigation focuses on the employee accused of releasing the information.
The 1st Infantry Division Band and Junction City Community Band join forces for the annual tradition holiday concert featuring holiday favorites and new takes on classic carols.
Seats are first-come, first-served.
Theater doors open at 7:00pm.
If you have special needs, please come early and alert a volunteer and we will accommodate you before 7:00.
This event is free and open to the public.
Show dates are Friday, December 16th and Saturday, December 17th at 7:30 pm.
For more information, contact the Opera House at 238-3906.
A Christmas Carol will be part of the Holiday season at the Opera House and Junction City Little Theatre.
This joint production by the C.L. Hoover Opera House and JCLT tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kinder man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Directed by Joe & Sheila Markley and Ellie Dillon.
Show dates are:
Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for military, and $5 for students and children 18 and under.
For tickets call the Box Office at 238-3906 or click here to purchase online.
Anansi the Spider will premiere at the C.L. Hoover Opera House on Friday, November 18th at 7:30 pm.
A lively telling by Kansas City’s Mesner Puppet Theater of four classic folk tales from Africa and the Caribbean. These humorous fables feature Anansi, a trickster spider who sometimes get tricked himself. In How the Stories Came to the World, Tiger Becomes a Riding Horse, The Magic of Five and Dinner for Two, Anansi the Spider offers universal lessons of wit and cleverness.
For tickets call the Box Office at 238-3906 click here to purchase online.
MANHATTAN — Food Network star Robert Irvine is bringing his brand of no-nonsense cooking to Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, as part of the McCain Performance Series.
Irvine’s all-new multimedia and multisensory show features never-before-seen interviews, cooking challenges, question-and-answer sessions, and a healthy serving of audience participation. Irvine has no knowledge of the culinary challenges he will receive, and he’ll need the audience’s help to conquer them.
With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas. During his time training U.S. Navy chefs as part of a guest chef program, he worked in the White House kitchens and his creations were served to high-ranking government officials. During his career, he’s had the opportunity to serve 6,000 servicemen and women on a U.S. aircraft carrier and plan the menu for a celebrity-studded after-party at the Academy Awards.
Tickets for a VIP Pre-Show Cooking Seminar with Irvine are still available. This event will feature an exclusive opportunity to see the chef in action, sample his culinary creations, ask questions, and opportunities for photos and autographs. The seminar starts at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in McCain Auditorium and costs $100, plus fees and taxes.
Tickets to the seminar do not include admittance to the 7:30 p.m. show, for which tickets must be purchased separately. Tickets for the seminar and the show are available at the McCain Auditorium box office, by calling 785-532-6428, or online at k-state.edu/mccain.
SALINE COUNTY – A woman from Abilene was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday in Saline County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Mazda passenger car driven by Brianna Chelsea Lake, 20, Abilene was westbound on Interstate 70 six miles east of Salina.
The Mazda rear-ended a westbound 2008 Mack truck driven by Duane A. Unruh, 47, Hutchinson, that had just merged into the driving lane.
Lake was transported to the hospital in Salina.
Unruh was not injured.
Lake was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
The annual Ladies Reading Club Fall Festival will again feature the sale of high-quality pecans. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 at the clubhouse on 224 N. Jefferson St.
The Georgia pecans sell for $11 a pound and are notable for their size. It is advised that people get what they need early because they usually sell out and won’t be available again until next year.
In addition to the sale of the club’s signature pecans, guests can enjoy free coffee and a selection of home baked foods at various prices. This is a great opportunity to stock up on treats for the holiday season. A soup and sandwich lunch will also be served.
This year’s festival will include a drawing for three themed baskets, each of which would make a wonderful Christmas gift. Tickets are $1 each and winners need not be present to win.
There will also be a drawing for a quilt made by club member Charlotte Grelk which is currently on display at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. It is contained in one of two displays cases devoted to the festival and Ladies Reading Club history.
The proceeds from the festival help to finance various club projects, including music scholarships and support for veterans. In addition, it also provides funds for the upkeep and maintenance of the historic clubhouse which has served as the group’s home since 1897.
The Ladies Reading Club was founded in 1875 and became an affiliate of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1898. It is the older affiliate in Kansas and operates in the oldest clubhouse west of the Mississippi River.
Manhattan, Kan. (Nov. 8, 2016) — Voters approved a special ballot question Tuesday that will raise Manhattan’s sales tax to pay for street repairs.
The 0.20% sales tax increase was approved, 65 percent to 35 percent, with 16,153 people casting ballots on the question, according to unofficial final results from Riley County.
“I am pleased Manhattan voters supported this important local initiative,” Mayor Usha Reddi said. “These additional funds will significantly expand our ability to properly maintain our local streets and improve safety around our schools.”
The sales tax increase to 8.95 percent will take effect April 1 and will sunset after 10 years. The City of Manhattan expects to start seeing revenue from the tax in June, and projects will begin to be scheduled for 2018 using the funds. The increase is expected to generate $2 million annually, with approximately $1.9 million going toward repairs of existing streets and $100,000 going toward Safe Routes to School projects.
The Manhattan City Commission approved the ballot question earlier this year after hearing from a steering committee that weighed multiple options for street maintenance funding.
