UPDATE:

Water service was restored in the 100 block of West 16th Street. The Junction City Public Works Department released that announcement at 12:52 p.m. Friday.

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The Junction City Public Works Department  announced on Friday that water would be temporarily shut off in the 100 block of West 16th Street for water main repair. The notification was received just after 11 a.m. on Friday.

HELENA, Okla. (AP) – The US Geological Survey reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Oklahoma.

The USGS says the quake was recorded at 12:27 a.m. 12 miles northeast of Helena, about 85 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

There have been no reports of injury or damage.

The USGS says the earthquake was widely felt in central Oklahoma and as far north as Junction City, Kansas.

The number of magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes has skyrocketed in Oklahoma, from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 900 last year. Scientists have linked the increase to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production and state regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes.

The following is the latest report from the KDHE on Monday, August 8th on the blue green algae at Milford Lake:

• Zone A – Watch  (BG Algae may be present)
• Zone B – Clear
• Zone C- CLOSURE  – Boat ramps at the Clay County Parks and the Ft. Riley Marina will be closed.  Boaters and water related activities are not permitted in this zone.  (Madison Creek, north, to north of Hwy.82 causeway)

Swim beaches in zones A & B will remain open, unless otherwise posted.

Lake goers should note that blue green algae may move as the wind shifts.

Boaters should use caution and move to a clear portion of the lake.

FORT RILEY, Kan. – The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, will case its colors Aug. 15 ahead of an approximately nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The casing ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. at Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field.

The “Demon” brigade is set to deploy to Afghanistan with about 800 Soldiers as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, where they will conduct full-spectrum aviation operations promoting security and stability in the region.

“I am extremely proud of the Soldiers of the brigade – they have trained
long and hard for this mission,” said Col. John Cyrulik, commander of the
1st CAB. “The Demon brigade is prepared and ready to succeed at any mission
set before us.”

The 1st CAB, led by Cyrulik and Command Sgt. Maj. Roque Quichocho, will uncase the brigade’s colors in theater once they officially take over the mission from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, in early September.

What could you do with $250,000?

The answer for many – a lot.

In Geary USD 475, about $250,000 is being used annualy to maintain and repair a roof that still has issues.

JC Post spoke with Bill Clark, the Director of Business Operations for USD 475.

“We actually did some extensive work on the roof here over the summer, but there’s another portion of the high school that sprung a good leak and we actually came and fixed the holes, but now we see that part of that, some of the water underneath what they call the membrane, so we’re still waiting on that to drain out,” said Clark.

Some staff members have had to relocate offices due to the leaks in the roof.

The Board of Education toured various facilities in the District earlier this week, viewing the many projects and improvements that were undertaken this summer.

LaDonna Junghans, Board President said she was pleased with everything she saw during the tour.

“I think they did an amazing job – the contractors, the partnerships between our teachers, and our team and our schools; the principals, the contractors, the architects, the administrator – they made it all happen in 9 weeks this year and that is amazing and everyone talked about the cooperation and the collaboration,” said Junghans.

Many of the improvements at schools in the district were to the entrances.

Junction City High School saw improvements in a state of the art weight training room, cafe style cafeteria upgrades, and a totally revamped media center to support the district wide 1:1 initiative.

Frank and Liza:  Start Spreadin’ the News opens at the C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City this weekend.

Joe and Sheila Markley, C.L. Hoover Opera House directors, were guests on JC Now on 1420 KJCK – The Talk of JC where they discussed the upcoming show.

“The tribute shows are very popular, as I’m sure everyone knows,” said S. Markley.

The show this weekend is a tribute to Frank Sinatra and Liza Minelli.

“You can go to our website and on the promotion for the show, you can click on a short clip and get to see that [preview] as well as all of the shows in our new season,” said S. Markley.

That preview can be accessed here.

Tickets for the show on Saturday, August 13th at 7:30 pm are $22 and reserved seating is still available.

You can purchase tickets at the opera house located at 135 W. 7th Street in Junction City or by phone at 238-3906; tickets can also be purchased online here.

 

Junction City, Geary County, and the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce have sent representatives to an NBAF Community Liason Group meeting.

These deal with the NBAF project developing in Manhattan.

Dennis Beson, Chamber of Commerce CEO, said it’s an opportunity for the various counties that surround the NBAF facility to get together, “just ask questions, voice opinions, find out the happenings of where construction is at and anything that the different communities might be able to participate in.”

Beson said from an NBAF perspective there is still a long ways to go with the heighth of construction occurring about 2019. “With close to one thousand constructions per day on the site.”

Beson noted it probably will not officially open until 2022 and beyond.

Water service has been restored in the 1600 block of North Monroe in Junction City.

That announcement was made by Junction City Public Works, had shut off the water service temporarily for a hydrant replacement project.

Rifle Range Road construction will not be complete prior to the start of the USD 475 2016/2017 school year as previously planned. The construction completion has now slipped to mid-September.

New road closings and detours are required to complete the project. Rifle Range Road will be closed from 1st Street to Look Out Drive, and from West Drive to Seitz Elementary to Thunder Road/Dakota Drive.

Detour to Fort Riley Elementary via Tank trail Purple: From the intersection of McCormick Road and Trooper Drive, turn left onto Trooper Drive (towards the commissary), Turn right on River Road, turn left at the first left (between the dog park and community garden), this will put you on Tank Trail Purple, travel over the levee and follow Tank Trail Purple to Rifle Range Road, turn right on Rifle Range Road and Fort Riley Elementary will be on your left.