The 34th annual Prairie Run, featuring races of 10, 5 and 2 miles will be held Saturday at Fort Riley. They will begin and end at King Field House.
The 10 and 5-mile races begin at 7 a.m. followed by the 2-mile run.
This is open to both Soldiers and civilians, the general public.
The 10-mile race is a qualifying event for Fort Riley’s 10-miler team that will compete in the Army 10-miler in October.
By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
The annual Geary County 4-H project and livestock auction produced some hefty premiums for the 4-Her’s who were selling Thursday evening. According to Chuck Otte, Geary County Extension Agent, the total amount of all premiums combined was $45,660, up from $43,390 in 2018.
There was a big turnout from the community for the auction, held at the fairgrounds on South Spring Valley Road. It was preceded by the 4-H pork barbecue and watermelon feed.
The projects sold at auction brought $12,485, up from $10,565 in 2018 and the livestock brought $33,175 in premiums, up from $32,825.
The grand champion market steer belonging to Tava Gustafson brought a $1,600 premiumfrom Central National Bank, the grand champion market lamb owned by Kaitlyn Butler a $1,000 premium from Bruna Implement and the grand champion market hog belonging to Cody Brown a $1,100 premium from Rezac Livestock, JB Pearl, Suther’s Feeds. The champion market goat belonging to Kaycee Brown received a $900 premium from Copeland Insurance, Linden Stueve, Moonlite Trucking and Suther’s Feeds. The grand champion project that was entered in the auction by Grady Oentrich, a console table, received a $500 premium from Intrust Bank.
4-H Project and Livestock Auction results:
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight Bid Value Premium Bidder
6. Tate Miller 18968 Humboldt Class Champ Angus 1257 $ 110 $ 1,382.70 $ 700 Town & Country Vet
7. Weston Langvardt 48044 Blue Line Class Champ Crossbred 1281 $ 110 $ 1,409.10 $ 1,050 Century 21 – Holly Beck
8. Caden Goodyear 48047 Humboldt Class Champ Red Angus 1280 $ 110 $ 1,408.00 $ 950 Black Diamond Family Farms
9. Cassidy Miller 18966 Humboldt Res Class Champ Angus 1207 $ 110 $ 1,327.70 $ 750 JB Pearl, JC Harvesting
10. Reece Langvardt 48043 Blue Line Blue Crossbred 1178 $ 110 $ 1,295.80 $ 1,000
Central National Bank, Sink Gordon &
Associates
11. Kourtney Dibben 48046 Humboldt Red Hereford 1116 $ 110 $ 1,227.60 $ 950
First Choice Meats, Gaumond Lumber,
Herington Livestock, Don Eickholt, Lisa
Eickholt, Elaine Dean
12. Ethan Goodyear 48048 Humboldt Red Angus 1203 $ 110 $ 1,323.30 $ 750 Jim Clark Chevrolet
13. Calen Boller* 48056 Humboldt Red Angus 1251 $ 110 $ 1,376.10 $ 750 Intrust Bank
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
14. Adrian Williams Lyon Creek Red Photo of Road Sign $ 1,200 Flint Hills Grain
(Adrian’s photo was
turned back to be
resold.) $ 1,400
Jim Schmidt Family, Phillip Goodyear
Family, Jorgan Beck Family, Mark
Miller Family
15. Alyce Donoho Brookside Res Grand Champ K-State Colors Theme Rug $ 175 Central Kansas Controls
16. Mason Muto* Humboldt Red Fire Pit Woodworking Project $ 475 Intrust Bank
17. Corbin Sanner* Blue Line Purple Lemon Yogurt Cake $ 200 Allen & Paula Dinkel
18. Olivia Kline Humboldt Purple $ 350
Peggy Bennett, Michelle Stimatze,
Anita Ascher
19. Creytin Sanner Blue Line Purple Bubble Gum Planter $ 225 Keith Ascher
20. Deyton Dibben Humboldt Purple Owl Picture $ 200 Steve & Suzanne Altwegg
2019 Geary County Free Fair 4-H Livestock & Project Sale
Basket of Goodies
21. Shevy Olson Clarks Creek Purple Apple Pie $ 275 Florence Whitebread
22. Mikayla Dibben Humboldt Purple Beachy Canvas Wall Hanging $ 225 Copeland Insurance – Linden Stueve
Market Lambs Ear Sale Floor Market
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight Bid Value Premium Bidder
23. Kacey Butler 28039 Lyon Creek Res Grand Champ Hampshire 148 $ 130 $ 192.40 $ 525 Harris Show Lambs
24. Ivy Beck 56956 Lyon Creek Class Champ Dorset 116 $ 130 $ 150.80 $ 650 JC Livestock, 5L Club Lambs
25. Alli Lietzan 28028 Clarks Creek Res Class Champ Hampshire 131 $ 130 $ 170.30 $ 825 Jim Patterson, Kenny Brooks
26. Tucker Lietzan 28025 Clarks Creek Res Class Champ Suffolk 137 $ 130 $ 178.10 $ 825
Moonlite Trucking, Kenny Brooks
27. Josie Strauss 56952 Lyon Creek Blue Dorset 145 $ 130 $ 188.50 $ 550 JC Livestock
28. Emmy Gfeller 28037 Blue Line Blue Speckle 139 $ 130 $ 180.70 $ 1,000 Agri Trails Co-op 29. Zoe Riggs 28034 Lyon Creek Blue Hampshire 134 $ 130 $ 174.20 $ 525 Astra Bank
30. Amelia Strauss 56948 Lyon Creek Blue Speckle 144 $ 130 $ 187.20 $ 825 Geary Grain
31. Charlie Strauss 56958 Lyon Creek Blue Speckle 136 $ 130 $ 176.80 $ 1,050 Kniebel Cattle Company
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
32. Clara Gfeller Lyon Creek Purple Grandma Marge’s Chocolate Chip Cookies $ 700 Astra Bank
33. Allyson Donoho Brookside Blue “HOME” String Art $ 110 Central Kansas Controls
34. Hannah Leasure Brookside Purple XS Chocolate Cake $ 140 Baskin Robbins
35. David McIlwain Humboldt Blue Coral Reef Wreath $ 180 Edward Jones – Lisa Deibler-Miller
36. Heston Jahnke Clarks Creek Purple Peach Blueberry Bars $ 300 Prairie Land Partners – John Deere
37. Macie Muto Humboldt Red Wooden Dog Feeder $ 210 Jeff & Sherri Childs
38. Kassidy Jahnke Clarks Creek Purple Handmade Cards $ 275 Town & Country Vet
39. Cori Leasure Brookside Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies $ 250 Nellie Smith
40. Chalee Williamson* Humboldt Blue KSU Tailgating Kit $ 300 Jim Clark Chevrolet
Market Hogs Ear Sale Floor Market
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight Bid Value Premium Bidder
41. Grant Roeser 52537 Humboldt Res Grand Champ Cross 253 $ 50 $ 126.50 $ 950 JC Livestock, Lyons Ranch
42. Hanna Miller 52501 Lyon Creek Class Champ York 266 $ 50 $ 133.00 $ 900 Agri Trails Co-op
43. Blake Proietti 52523 Humboldt Blue Berkshire 234 $ 50 $ 117.00 $ 550 Pioneer Farm & Ranch
44. Rylie Ellis 52519 Humboldt Blue Cross 246 $ 50 $ 123.00 $ 950 Richard & Carol Ellis
45. Aleeya Williams 52504 Lyon Creek Blue Cross 298 $ 50 $ 149.00 $ 650 Gustafson Concrete
46. Wyatt Miller 52512 Lyon Creek Blue Hampshire 226 $ 50 $ 113.00 $ 750
Clay Center Livestock, Farmers &
Drovers Bank
47. Morgan Nabus 52559 Humboldt Blue Cross 241 $ 50 $ 120.50 $ 500 Central National Bank
48. Jewels Williams 52510 Lyon Creek Blue Cross 287 $ 50 $ 143.50 $ 500 Intrust Bank
49. Jacob Roeser 52540 Humboldt Blue Cross 302 $ 50 $ 151.00 $ 650 Glessner Dirt Contracting
50. Grady Erichsen 52517 Clarks Creek Blue Cross 287 $ 50 $ 143.50 $ 500 Flint Hills Ag Service – Channel Seed
51. Tyler Proietti 52521 Humboldt Blue Cross 241 $ 50 $ 120.50 $ 700 Heldstab Construction
52. Loagan Holm 52526 Lyon Creek Blue York 250 $ 50 $ 125.00 $ 500
Pottberg Gassman & Hoffman, Farm
Bureau Financial Services – Matt
Machin
53. Brock Nabus 52557 Humboldt Blue Cross 224 $ 50 $ 112.00 $ 500 Effland Seeds, PK Mechanical
54. Gracie Erichsen 52515 Clarks Creek Blue Cross 281 $ 50 $ 140.50 $ 500 Farmers & Drovers Bank, Lyons Ranch
55. Newt Miller 52509 Lyon Creek Blue Cross 263 $ 50 $ 131.50 $ 750 Harris Crop Insurance
56. Logan Nabus 52534 Humboldt Red Cross 257 $ 50 $ 128.50 $ 500 Pioneer Seed – Clint Kramer
57. Zachery Ferris 52507 Lyon Creek Red Cross 249 $ 50 $ 124.50 $ 500 Don’s Tire
58. Jada Nabus 52535 Humboldt Red Cross 276 $ 50 $ 138.00 $ 500 Jim Clark Chevrolet
59. Paige Roeser 52536 Humboldt Red Cross 301 $ 50 $ 150.50 $ 500 Central National Bank
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
60. Austin Sohnrey Humboldt Purple $ 200 Ronnie Thomas Memorial
61. Alana Donoho Brookside Purple $ 100 Roy Garrett, NAPA Council Grove
62. April Strauss Lyon Creek Blue $ 110 Clay Center Livestock
63. Colden Blockcolsky Clarks Creek Blue $ 100 Central Kansas Controls
64. William Strauss Lyon Creek Blue $ 160 Ronnie Thomas Memorial
65. Kaitlyn Sohnrey Humboldt Purple $ 330 Heldstab Construction
66. Chelsey Armbruster Lyon Creek Div Res Champ $ 120 Dr. Jimmy Jenkins
67. Lauren Moon* Brookside Purple $ 275 Central Kansas Controls
68. Taylor Gustafson Clarks Creek Purple $ 425 Day Excavating & Concrete
69. Jordyn Hubley Lyon Creek Blue $ 150 Larry Kramer
Market Goats Ear Sale Floor Market
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight Bid Value Premium Bidder
70. Lindsey Ascher 31800 Brookside Class Champ Boer 88 $ 210 $ 184.80 $ 500 Harris Crop Insurance
71. Eliot Oentrich 31798 Humboldt Red Boer 73 $ 210 $ 153.30 $ 500 Central National Bank
72. Karley Kramer 60284 Humboldt Red Boer 64 $ 210 $ 134.40 $ 875 Jim Clark Chevrolet
73. Ava Oentrich 31797 Humboldt Red Boer 75 $ 210 $ 157.50 $ 575 Pioneer Seed – Clint Kramer
74. Kaci Heller 31792 Lyon Creek Red Boer 58 $ 210 $ 121.80 $ 600 Dr. Jimmy Jenkins
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
75. Brittney Dibben Humboldt Purple $ 350 Flint Hills Grain
76. Braden Blockcolsky Clarks Creek Purple $ 175 Intrust Bank
77. Madalynn Harold Clarks Creek Purple $ 600 Gross Wrecker
78. Travis Leasure Brookside Red $ 100 Wallace & Sons Glass – Chris Wallace
79. Lorelei Olson Clarks Creek Purple $ 200 Flint Hills Ag – Channel Seed
80. Marques Story* Humboldt Purple $ 100 Heldstab Appliance
81. Olivia Harold Clarks Creek Purple $ 400 Day Excavating & Concrete
82. Emma Hinds Humboldt Purple $ 410 Richard Sutter
83. Avery Gustafson Houser Clarks Creek Purple $ 490 Houser Rentals – Kelley & Mick Herron
* Graduating Senior
Winter’s Night Painting
Desert Picture
Cookie Basket
Cornhole Game Boards
Gingersnap Cookie Basket
Snickerdoodle Cookie Basket
Barn Quilt
Chess Board with Drawer
Photo of Clarks Creek
Cherry Pie
Spiderman Movie Night Basket
Lemon Tart
Cookies
Zucchini Cupcakes
Geometric Art Painting
4-H Clover Nail Art
Blueberry Yogurt Cake
Photo of Field Work
Horseshoe Cross
Livestock
Numbers Market Value
83 2019 $ 17,678.90 $ 45,660 Total Premiums – 2019
39 $ 12,485 Project Premiums – 2019
44 $ 33,175 Livestock Premiums – 2019
84 2018 $ 15,202.15 $ 43,390 Total Premiums – 2018
39 $ 10,565 Project Premiums – 2018
45 $ 32,825 Livestock Premiums – 2018
69 2017 $ 18,135.35 $ 40,210 Total Premiums – 2017
39 $ 13,210 Project Premiums – 2017
30 $ 27,000 Livestock Premiums – 2017
73 2016 $ 16,518.90 $ 32,415 Total Premiums – 2016
40 $ 10,840 Project Premiums – 2016
33 $ 21,575 Livestock Premiums – 2016
59 2015 $ 14,008.55 $ 32,785 Total Premiums – 2015
34 $ 11,660 Project Premiums – 2015
25 $ 21,125 Livestock Premiums – 2015
54 2014 $ 17,131.24 $ 31,775 Total Premiums – 2014
31 $ 10,025 Project Premiums – 2014
22 $ 21,750 Livestock Premiums – 2014
If you want to pay for your purchases today, you can do so in the fair office. If not, bills will be mailed next week.
TOPEKA, Kan. —Riley County is one of the Kansas counties recently approved for addition to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster declaration for the state.
FEMA notified the State of Kansas, that President Donald Trump has approved Governor Laura Kelly’s request to add nine additional counties to FEMA Disaster Declaration DR-4449 for the incident period April 28 to July 12, 2019. Applicants in these counties will now be eligible to apply for public assistance funding to restore damaged public infrastructure.
The additional counties are Bourbon, Comanche, Crawford, Dickinson, Douglas, Edwards, Ford, Gray and Riley.
“The extended period of severe weather affected numerous counties throughout the state,” Kelly said. “This federal declaration will enable those counties to restore their infrastructure and get things back to normal as quickly as possible.”
The KDEM Public Assistance team will be contacting officials in these counties to schedule applicant briefings.
Additional counties may be requested following verification and validation of damage by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) and FEMA.
High
89° Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
There are numerous categories where 4-H projects are judged at the Geary County Free Fair.
One of those involved space technology where there was a robotics exhibit entered by 12-year old Sebastian Schultz of the Humboldt Creek 4-H Club. The device in the photo is battery-powered.
( A photo of that exhibit ).
Konza Prairie Community Health Center was the focus during a report to the JC Breakfast Optimist Club this week.
According to club member Ferrell Miller Konza CEO Lee Wolf and Community Development Leader Dani Holliday spoke to the club. Wolf stated that “there are service areas in the counties of Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie, Dickinson, Clay and Washington.” The Geary County service center was established in 1994 and is currently located at 361 Grant Avenue.
Not only does the clientele served include those who are uninsured, under insured or those who cannot afford to pay out of pocket expenses for health care, but all patients seeking to receive primary and preventative health care services as Konza Prairie accepts all insurance plans.
Lee said that federal and state grants plus donations support funding of the organizations to provide services to the increasing number of patients. Konza tries to enhance services that work with local hospitals and keep patients out of the emergency room and assist with follow up services by making referrals for radiology and lab work, for example. The work by Konza helps keep ” bad debt” down at hospitals” when people can’t or won’t pay their bills following health care service. There is a sliding scale used with patients at the Community Health Center.”
Holiday said there will be a Back to School Health Fair August 9th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 361 Grant Avenue location. It will be a collaborative effort with Geary Community Hospital, Live Well Geary County and Snap Ed. Physicals will be offered for $20 or five canned goods, which will be donated to the Food Pantry in Junction City. Other services offered that day will include immunizations, dental screenings and more.
There were 369 criminal index offenses reported in Geary County in 2018. According to the KBI Crime Index Report that equated to 11 crimes per 1,000 residents.
There were 81 violent criminal offenses that were reported including four murders, nine rape cases, five robberies, 63 aggravated assault / battery , and 288 property crime offenses. That latter number included 47 burglaries, 221 thefts and 20 motor vehicle theft incidents.
The crime index report was based on a total population of 33,566 people residing in Geary County. It included 12 months reported by the Geary County Sheriff’s Department, six months for the JCPD and 12 months for the Grandview Plaza Police Department .
RILEY COUNTY —Authorities are attempting to locate Jesse Sexton, 33, of Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department.
Authorities are attempting to perform a welfare check on Sexton after a request from family who are concerned for his safety.
If you know of Mr. Sexton’s whereabouts, please contact RCPD at (785) 537-2112 or Crime Stoppers.
The annual Geary County 4-H project and livestock auction is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday. That will be preceded by the 4-H Barbecue and watermelon feed at the fairgrounds on South Spring Valley Road.
Extension Agent Chuck Otte said there will be 44 head of livestock and 37 projects going through the sale. The total of 44 head of livestock is just two down from one year ago. “We’ve got all four of the grand champion market animals are being sold and we’ve got one grand champion project being sold.”
The 4-H pork barbecue will run from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The cost of a meal is $8 and that includes a BBQ pork sandwich, baked beans, chips, fresh vegetables and cookies. The watermelon will be complimentary of Junction City area banks. You can purchase a sandwich only at the barbecue for $4. Proceeds will benefit the Geary County 4-H Council, which funds local 4-Her’s and 4-H activities throughout the county.
JCNAZ and the Geary County Health Department are teaming up for It Takes a Village Community event on Saturday, July 27th. The hours will be 3:30 – 6 p.m. at JCNAZ church at 1025 South Washington Street.
There will be bouncy houses, prizes, student immunizations, school physicals for a suggested donation of $20 or items ranging from paper towels and bleach to non-clumping cat litter and IAMS dog and puppy food.
United Way will be providing free backpacks and school supplies for anyone who signs up their children.
