The Junction City Police Department tour log report issued Saturday morning included a number of arrests on different allegations.

They were:

–Jeremy Andrew Ribordy, 33, Junction City, Aggravated Assault. The arrest occurred at 2741 Elm Creek Drive.

–Curtis Jackson, 59, Junction City, Felony Possession of Marijuana, arrested at 1302 Parkside Drive.

–Roosevelt Flash Gordon, 22, Junction City, Domestic Battery, arrested at 2320 Wildcat Lane, Apt. 523.

–Colin Michael Stark, 28, Fort Riley, Dui, Speeding, arrested at 200 block West 8th Street.

–Marcquez Rondel Chever, 23, Junction City, Domestic Battery, arrested at 1003 Valley View Drive Apt. 12.

–Calvin Wallace, 52, Pineville, LA, DUI, arrested at 1808 North Washington.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A school funding bill in the Kansas Senate would reduce funding for most of the state’s school districts, while a bill introduced in the Kansas House would increase funding for a majority of districts.

A bill introduced by Sen. Ty Masterson, the Senate’s budget chairman, would shift money already allocated for K-12 districts to poorer districts. The Legislative Research Department says it would cause a funding decline for 189 school districts, with increases for 37 districts.

Meanwhile, a bill introduced in the House Friday by Rep. Ron Ryckman, an Olathe Republican, would give districts $39 million more in funding for the next school year. The Wichita Eagle reports that would increase funding for 162 districts and reduce funding for 79 districts. Another 45 districts would have flat funding.

A scheduled Kansas House judiciary committee hearing on drug forfeiture funds for law enforcement did not occur Thursday in Topeka as scheduled.

Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf said the committee reviewed all the scheduled testimony. “Based upon on all the people that had contacted their representatives, due to the overwhelming opposition to the proposed legislation they cancelled the hearing.”

Wolf had explained earlier that the proposed alternatives for the legislation included taking 100% of drug forfeiture funds from law enforcement for the state general fund, sharing the funds on a 50-50 basis, or elimination of drug forfeiture funds.

It appears the issue is not going to come up again this legislative session.

The Geary Community Hospital Auxiliary donated more than $17,000 toward hospital-specific projects and initiatives in 2015.

GCH issued a release reporting that some of the donations from the Auxiliary included $5,000 toward the renovation of the Medical Arts I building at the hospital, $2,000 toward the hospital’s LaVerne Allen Scholarship Fund, and $1,100 toward the hospital’s employee wellness program, “Well with CREW.” “Our goal is to dedicate the funds we have raised to help enhance the experience of our hospital’s patients, their families and the employees,” said Karen Herrmann, Auxiliary President.

This year the group has continued the trend with significant donations for two hospital departments. In esarly 2016, the GCH Auxiliary gave approximately $2,500 to replace the video security monitoring system in the Emergency Department.

The second recent donation was the purchase of nine wireless telephone headsets for Patient Financial Services department employees – a donation valued at $538.20.

The Geary Community Hospital Auxiliary has been a part of the organization for decades. They support GCH by volunteering their time to staff the hospital’s two information desks and gift shop as well as assisting with other activities and functions. They also raise funds year round, and regularly donate toward needed hospital projects.

Geary County rural firefighters responded to a pair of grass fires on Thursday.

There were no injuries reported, but this occurred as farm producers are beginning the annual spring burning of grassland to remove old vegetation and prevent cedar tree growth.

Rural Fire Chief Garry Berges said Geary County firefighters assisted Dickinson County on a fire about two miles north of Chapman. He estimated approximately 100 to 150 acres burned. They responded to another fire Thursday night in southern Geary County near Dwight. “A farmer waited too late in the afternoon to start his controlled burn and then he got tired and wanted us to come and put it out. That one was not one that should have happened.”

Berges estimated the latter fire involved burning 200 acres, and he noted firefighters extinguished the fire at the edge of that blaze.

More burning is expected during March, April and early May.

The Grandview Plaza Police has reported the arrest of three people at 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 800 block of Robert.

They included

–Treshawn Wise, 19, suspicion of Possession of Marijuana , Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Minor in Consumption, Improper Parking ( More than 12 inches from curb ).

–Donnell Brown, 22, suspicion of Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Transporting an Open Container.

–A juvenile on a District Court warrant.

Very high fire danger in north central KS this afternoon according to the National Weather Service of Topeka. Minimum RH values around 25% and wind gusts of 10-20 mph out of the southeast. Periods of rain with some embedded thunder across most of the area. Amounts will generally be light and under 0.25”.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening…then cloudy with rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent.

Saturday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the upper 40s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 60s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Fresenius Medical Care showed off their new dialysis clinic to the public during an open house on Thursday.

The Director of Operations Home Therapy Shirley Irvin said the facility offers:

–In center hemodialysis with 12 operating stations

–Home hemodialysis where nurses train people to do their dialysis in their homes

–And paritel dialysis services where patients can also dialize at home.

People suffering from in-state renal disease where kidneys are no longer working in a capacity to keep toxins from building up their body and can no longer keep fluids from building up in their body.

Some patients travel from as far as one hour way to utilize the facility at 702 Caroline Avenue on the west side of Junction City.