Fort Riley will host a run for the fallen to honor fallen Soldiers and remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

It will begin and end at Riley’s Conference Center and features two and four mile courses around main post. Registration is available the day of the event and begins at 8 a.m.

There will be a pre-race ceremony at 9 a.m.

This is not a timed event and pets and strollers are permitted.

The Junction City Fire Department will conduct their annual fire hydrant flushing program. They will begin flushing in Zones 4 and 5 on or about May 16. The area is south of K-18 Highway, south of 6th Street, and west of Jackson Street.

They will be flushing hydrants between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Residents may experience brown or rusty water during that time. The Junction City Fire Department has suggested that you refrain from washington clothes during those hours. If your water does not clear up by the next day, call Junction City Public Works at 238-7142.

The Geary County Democrats will meet Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. 

The purpose of the meeting is to identify individuals willing to serve as Democratic Precinct Men and Women.  Roles and responsibilities will be reviewed.  Other agenda items include legislative report, summer activities, and plans for the fall election.  All interested Democrats are welcome to attend. 

Contact Shelley Hoyle Kite attandskite@cox.net or 785-238-6222. 

RILEY COUNTY -Voters of school district USD 378 in Riley County voted overwhelmingly against a $22.5 million bond issue on Tuesday.

The bond issue included upgrades to both the grade school in Riley and the high school just outside of town, northwest of Manhattan.

Exterior improvements at the grade school included the removal of modular homes, which are currently being used as classrooms but provide limited safety in terms of natural disasters.

In addition, the construction of a new car loop in front of the grade school and more parking space to help provide a safer spot for parents to drop their children off, and relieve some of the congestion with buses.

The plans also included moving the middle school grades to the high school campus, which would expand by 11 classrooms and 7 refurbished rooms to accommodate the extra grades.

A total of 1,276 voters out of a possible 2,800 who were registered showed up to vote.

The unofficial results according to rileycountyks.gov showed the votes at 63.18%, or 803 votes going against the bond issue, with 468 votes, or 36.82% being for the proposal.

The rest of the work week will be quiet with a gradual warming trend into the early weekend according to the National Weather Service of Topeka. The chances for storms returns late Saturday and continues through Tuesday. A few storms could be strong to severe. With several rounds of rain flooding will also be possible.

Today: Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds up to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds up to 5 mph.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

Sunday Night: Rain showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Monday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) — A new commander is taking over as the leader of Army soldiers in the Pacific.

Lt. Gen. Robert Brown is succeeding Gen. Vincent Brooks as the commander of U.S. Army Pacific. Brooks is becoming the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea.

Brown will lead about 80,000 soldiers from Washington state, Alaska and Hawaii to Japan.

Brooks will hand over command to Brown during a ceremony at U.S. Army Pacific headquarters in Hawaii on Wednesday. Brown will be promoted to a four-star general just before the ceremony.

The West Point graduate comes to Hawaii from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he commanded the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. He experience commanding the I Corps in Washington state and serving as a U.S. Army Pacific plans officer and U.S. Pacific Command staff officer.

MANHATTAN- Joshua Michael Mall, 39, Riley, appeared in Riley County Court on Tuesday for a motions hearing 2nd-degree murder trial.

Several items are under consideration by the Judge with motions to suppress a refused blood test and whether Mall’s previous Colorado conviction of vehicular manslaughter could be brought before the jury during the pending trial.

Mall was originally arrested on a charge of 2nd degree murder by the Riley County Police Department in October 2015, when he was involved in a fatality accident that took the life of his 6-year-0ld daughter.

Mall was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger traveling in the 2400 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. He lost control of the vehicle at Northfield Road and collided with a 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Immediately following the initial impact the Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree.

A child in the Ford, Madilyn Mall, 6, Riley, was transported to Via Christi where she died.

The state called several members of the RCPD that responded to the scene of the accident, including Detective Joseph Ehrlich, Captain Josh Kyle and Officer Jacob Wilson, who was the first responder on scene.

Officer Wilson testified that he arrived at the scene just after the accident happened around 7:15 p.m. where he found a pickup truck wrapped around a tree with major damage. Upon approach he saw the driver, Mall, outside of the vehicle holding himself up, possibly do to injury, with blood on his head.

Mall told the officer that he was o.k. and to check on his daughter.

Wilson went to the other side of the vehicle where an off duty member of the Manhattan Fire Department was trying to administer aide to Madilyn Mall, but she was not responsive and did not show any signs of life.

After transport to the hospital and receiving aide in the trauma ward, Mall was transported to get x-rays, when it was found he had a broken neck.

Wilson was told Mall was to be transferred in thirty minutes to another hospital. After conversing with Captain Kyle and the lead detective on the case, Wilson asked nurses at the hospital at the administer a blood test. Mall told the officer that he had drunk a little and did not consent, but the blood test was still given.

There is a ruling in Kansas that blood can be taken without a warrant if there was enough reasonable suspicion that the driver was intoxicated, which was taken into account and discussed by police before the blood test was done.

Thurston argued against Disney’s motion to include a case of vehicular manslaughter Mall was convicted of in Colorado, on grounds that it would prejudice the jury.

According to Disney, presenting the Colorado case to the jury would not set prejudice, but would show them that Mall was aware of the consequence of the actions of drinking and driving a vehicle.

The Judge has yet to issue a ruling on the motions. The Post will release additional details as they become available.

Live Well Geary County is a local effort to help feed the hungry in the community. An early project will be to provide a sack lunch to children during the summer.

This flyer has been issued for the project.

Summer Picnic Parties 2016

May 31 st-August 12th Weekdays from Noon to 1 pm  atPlayground Park: 1001 West 5 th Street,   Dorothy Bramlage Public Library: 230 West 7 th,  Heritage Park: 5 th and Washington St. (near the gazebo), Regency Trailer Court: 948 Grant Avenue ( swimming pool ), Washington Elementary School: 1500 North Washington Street ( south side ), and the 12th Street Community Center: 1002 West 12th Street ( inside ).

Sponsored by: Kansas Health Foundation Kansas Food Bank Live Well Geary County Livewellgearycounty.org

The Summer Picnic Parties will run from May 31 to August 12. Children can eat hot lunches at Washington Elementary until July 1 and then join the Picnic parties beginning July 5. And they can eat hot lunches until July 29 at the 12th Street Community Center, and then join the Picnic Parties beginning August 1.