The Junction City Police has reported drug related arrests in two seperate cases.

–Michael Anthony Washington, 29, Junction City, on suspicion of six counts of Sale of Opiates, Opium or Narcotic Drugs. Other allegations include one count each of Sale, Depress, Stimulants, Hallucinogen, Steroids ithin 1000 Feet of School, Conspiracy to Deliver, Possess, Manufacture Controlled Substance, and No Drug Tax Stamp for Marijuana or Controlled Substance, plus two counts of Sale of Possession With Intent to Sell Opiates.

–Latasha Nicole Deshannon, 29, Junction City, Sale or Possession With Intent to Sell Stimulant and Possession of Simulated Controlled Substances or Drug Paraphernalia.

Little Theater will hold auditions for Mary Poppins on Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28 from 6-8 pm in the C.L. Hoover Opera House Rehearsal Hall, located at 135 W. Seventh Street in Junction City. Casting calls are for a young girl; a young boy; and women and men of all ages. There are over 25 roles to fill. Tap experience is nice, but not required. You do not need to attend both nights.

Everyone’s favorite “practically perfect” nanny takes the JCLT stage this spring. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins blends magic and common sense to help the troubled Banks family and teach young and old how to value each other again. Mary Poppins will be directed by Ellie Dillon, with musical direction by Mary Louise Stahl.

Mary Poppins will be on stage April 28, 29, 30, and May 1, 2016.

Extreme fire danger conditions remain to be expected this afternoon as south to southwest winds gust from 25 to 35 mph and humidity levels fall. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect. Although not as extreme as today, fire danger conditions are likely to be elevated Sunday and Monday with gusty winds and warm temperatures developing in the daytime hours.

Tonight: Not as cool. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Sunday: Breezy…cooler. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with chance of rain…possibly mixed with snow. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Tuesday: Cooler. Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 40s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

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

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower 30s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 40s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

In their Saturday morning tour log report the Junction City Police Department reported that they had responded during the previous 24-hour period to the 1000 block of Brown Street for a report of shots being fired.

There were no injuries reported.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
 254 PM CST FRI FEB 26 2016
 
 KSZ008012-020024-026-034040-054056-058-059-271100-
 /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0003.160227T1800Z-160228T0000Z/
 REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
 POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
 
 
 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST 
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...CRITICAL FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 

 
 * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED 
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. 
 
 * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE 
FROM AROUND 18 PERCENT TO 25 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 
 
 * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
 A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

In order to comply with federal Real ID Act standards, Fort Riley will require additional identification for visitors with an Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico or Washington driver’s license, starting March 1. People from these five states visiting the installation will need to provide an alternate form of identification for unescorted access.

These include but not limited to:

.       U.S. passports
.       Permanent resident card / Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form
1-551)
.       Foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp or visa,
.       An employment authorization document that contains a photograph
(Form I-766).
.       School IDs containing the photograph, name and expiration date (for
school aged visitors only)
.       Birth Certificate or document with a person’s full name and date of
birth.
.       Utility bill or other documentation showing the person’s name and
address of principal residence (must match address on non-compliant DL)
.       Vehicle registration with name and address (must match address on
non-compliant DL)
.       Department of Veteran’s Affairs ID card
.       Native American Tribal Photo ID

Visitors with a valid Department of Defense-issued ID card are not affected
by this change.

For more information about Real ID, visit
https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.

Junction City Mayor Mick McCallister has confirmed that his brother Mitch McCallister, was not injured Thursday when a shooter opened fire at the Excel Industries factory where they worked in Hesston, Kansas.

Mitch McCallister was at the plant, when the shooter identified as Cedric Ford, went on a shooting rampage, killing three people and wounding others. Ford was eventually shot and killed by a police officer.

Mick McCallister said he was contacted by his brother Thursday evening saying he was okay, but it was a close call. The mayor was informed his brother was about 20 feet feet from Ford as he was shooting an assault-type rifle. “Took cover, sheltered in place at his work station, the guy went off down toward the office and was taken by security folks. He said he was close enough to see the smoke come out of the end of the barrel of the rifle.”

Mick McCallister said his brother was interviewed by the people at the plant, and then went home to be with his family.

Mick McCallister noted this type of incident hits close to home.  While it may not affect you at some other out of state location that’s not the case here. “When your brother calls and says that he’s okay after a mass shooting here in the state of Kansas it does hit home.”

Authorities say Cedric Ford wounded three people, before he stormed into the plant and shot 15 more, killing three of them.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported the arrest of Robert Wertzerger, Alma, at mile marker 306 westbound I-70 on multiple allegations. They include suspicion of Driving Under the Influence, Transporting an Open Container, Fail to Maintain Lane, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Trafficking Contraband into a Correctional Facility, and No Drug Tax Stamp.

The arrest site is about seven miles east of Junction City. The arrest was reported at 1:38 a.m. Friday.

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The Sheriff’s Department also responded at 5:55 a.m. Friday to the 3000 block of Lyons Creek Road for a single vehicle non-injury accident.

Constance Backhus, Junction City, was traveling east in a Dodge Ram when the vehicle struck a deer.

According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, above normal temperatures are expected through the weekend with mostly clear skies. Southwest winds will increase through the day Saturday and shift to the northwest Sunday. The warm and dry conditions and gusty winds will create elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon through Monday.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Warmer…sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Not as cool. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Sunday: Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Sunday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s.

Tuesday: Breezy…cooler. Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s.

Tuesday Night: Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

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

Jeff Longbine, Emporia, wants to serve another term in the Kansas Senate representing the 17th Distrrict. He confirmed for JC Post Thursday that he plans to seek reelection.

The Republican discussed one big priority for him if he serves another term. “Well qwe’ve got to get our budget in line. That’s my absolute number one priority. ”

Longbine noted that the Senate recently approved a Governor’s budget adjustment, and he voted no it. “Because once again it has virtually no ending balance. It’s usually one time money. It’s using fee sweeps, additional money coming out of transportation.”

Longbine said he could not support budgets without fiscal security in them.

Democrat Susan Fowler, Emporia, has filed for election to the 17th District seat. That district includes Lyon County, part of Geary County including Junction City, and parts of Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties.