The Junction City Public Works Department has announced that the City Street Maintenance program will begin Tuesday ( August 23 ).

The contractor will begin milling two inches off the roadway on South Jackson Streetand Skyline Drive.

Expect delays during the construction.  Motorists are asked to be patient and to obey all work zone signage and personnel.

MANHATTAN -Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, will deliver a Landon Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University, according to a media release.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

“Northrop Grumman is a leader in technology and innovation related to global security,” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff and director of community relations.

“Mr. Bush’s visit is well timed given the university’s growth in areas of technology and engineering education as well as a variety of other intersecting educational disciplines.”
Northrop Grumman specializes in innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems; cyber; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C4ISR; strike; and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers.

Bush was named chief executive officer and president in January 2010. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors for Norfolk Southern Corp., Aerospace Industries Association, Business-Higher Education Forum, Conservation International and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.

Previously, Bush served Northrop Grumman as corporate vice president, chief financial officer and president of the space technology sector. Before that, he was the president and chief executive officer for TRW Inc., where he started as a systems engineer.

Bush has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed the executive Management Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded to West Lyons Creek Road and US Highway77 for a noninjury accident at 11:54 a.m. Sunday.

Waltraud Bammes, Wamego, was driving east bound on West Lyons Creek Road in her 2006 Ford 500 when she failed to stopat a stop sign and struck a 2006 Dodge Ram truck driven by Alex Braun, Manhattan.  No injuries were reported. There was minor damage to the vehicles.

Members of the Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct DUI check lanes Friday and Saturday.

The focus is to detect and deter drunk drivers.

Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. under Arrest. is a national campaign organized by NHTSA, which focuses on combining high-visibility enforcement with heightened public awareness efforts. The campaign is designed to remind motorists that impaired driving is no accident, and will not be dealt with lightly.

The Geary County Historical Society will celebrate the Year of the Soldier in 2017 in honor of the community’s longstanding relationship with the military and Fort Riley. This will be conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the American entry into World War One and the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division.

To help celebrate, the museum is requesting personal stories and loans of artifacts of photos relating to Geary County soldiers from any era and their families for all new exhibits. If you weren’t a soldier, but have a story about holding down the homefront or are you the spouse of a soldier, a mother, son or daughter? Those stories are wanted.

You can visit the museum at Sixth and Adams in Junction City with your information Tuesday through Sunday from 1-4 p.m.  For more information call the museum at 785-238-1666 or email at GearyHistory.gmail.com

DOUGLAS COUNTY- A Fort Riley woman was injured in an accident just before 2:30a.m. on Sunday in Douglas County.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority reported a Ford pickup driven by Michelle A. Valdebenito-Harris, 20, Fort Riley, was on the Kansas Turnpike ten miles east of Topeka.

The pickup hit two deer.

Valdebenito-Harris was transported to a hospital.

She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KTA.

WABAUNSEE COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 2a.m. on Sunday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1984 Chevy pickup driven by Christopher W. Frank, 33, McFarland, was eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Spring Creek Road.

The pickup struck a semi head-on.

Frank was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to First Call.

The semi driver Delphia S. Baynes. 45, Statesville, North Carolina, was transported to the hospital in Topeka.

Frank was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

GEARY COUNTY – Two Geary County men were injured in an accident just after 10:30p.m. on Saturday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Chevy Impala driven by Gillian F. Demaroney, 26, Milford, was southbound on U.S. 77 seven miles north of Junction City.

The driver swerved to miss an animal, went off the road to the west and overturned

A passenger Richard A. Rivera, 29, Junction City, was ejected from the vehicle.

Demaroney and Rivera were transported to Via Christi in Manhattan.

They were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

Saturday was a big day for Thunderbird Marina and RV Resort at Milford Lake. There was a ribbon cutting for the business, and it  was also the site for the Color Dash and Float Your Boat.

One of the owners, Ty Arneson said, “This is an RV Park and it also has a marina with a large number of slips, boat lifts, a restaurant, meeting space, outdoor meeting space, and we have a large amount of storage.” The other owners are Anwar Khoury and Steve Burke.

Thunderbird Marina and RV Resort is located on the southwest side of Milford Lake.