The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported the arrest of four people on drug related allegations following an early Sunday morning traffic stop on I-70 west of Junction City.

The S. O. said Deputies arrested Lydell Sheegog, Memphis, Tennessee, at mile marker 292 I-70 east bound on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, plus Defective Tag Light and Defective Tail Lamps.

Also arrested were Robert Bradley, Cosby, Tennessee, Sarah Colley, California, and Robert Bobb, Orville, California all on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

The arrests were reported at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday.

According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, after a modest warmup today, a cold front should move through overnight causing cold air to return to the region for Tuesday. Fortunately the cold air should not stick around and temperatures are expected to be warmer for Wednesday and Thursday.

Today: Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Not as cool. Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows around 30.

Friday: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow…possibly mixed with rain. Highs in the mid 30s.

Friday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Lows around 18.

Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. Wind chill readings 3 below to 7 above zero.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Lowest wind chill readings 3 below to 7 above zero in the morning.

MANHATTAN — The editor of a popular political and pop culture website, a CNN political contributor, a well-known historian, and the chief scientific officer for one of the major food and beverage companies in the world will present Landon Lectures in April at Kansas State University.

“April at Kansas State University will be a month devoted to showcasing some interesting perspectives on key issues facing the nation through three Landon Lectures delivered by four individuals who are among the most noted in their fields,” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff, director of community relations and chair of the Landon Lecture Series. “We also have the possibility of a fourth Landon Lecture in May that would bring an international perspective.”

The lecturers and dates of their presentations:

• Historian and author H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. chair in history at the University of Texas, Austin, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in McCain Auditorium. Brands writes about American history and politics. A best-selling author, his books include “Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt” and “The First American,” which were both finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as “The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace,” “Andrew Jackson,” “The Age of Gold,” and “T.R.: The Last Romantic” and more. His writings have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Danish and Ukrainian.

• Husband and wife political pundits John Avlon and Margaret Hoover at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, in McCain Auditorium. Avlon is editor-in-chief of the popular political website The Daily Beast, a senior columnist for Newsweek and a CNN contributor. He is the author of “Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics” and “Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America.” He won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ award for best online column in 2012. Avlon was the former speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Hoover is a CNN political contributor and author of the book “American Individualism: How A New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party.” Socially liberal and fiscally conservative, Hoover is a descendant of former President Herbert Hoover. She is a veteran of the George W. Bush administration and serves on the boards of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, GOProud, Hoover Institution, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and the Belgian American Educational Foundation.

• PepsiCo vice chairman and chief scientific officer, global research and development, Dr. Mehmood Khan at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, in McCain Auditorium. Khan oversees PepsiCo’s global Performance with Purpose initiatives to enhance environmental, human and talent sustainability for the company, which has 22 different brands that generate $1 billion each in estimated annual sales. He also leads the company’s research and development efforts, creating innovations in food, beverages and nutrition. As chair of PepsiCo’s Sustainability Council, he oversees and guides the company’s initiatives that help protect and conserve global water supplies, develop innovative packaging to minimize its products’ impact on the environment, eliminate solid waste to landfills from its production facilities, reduce companywide absolute greenhouse gas emissions, and support sustainable agriculture efforts by expanding best practices with the company’s growers and suppliers. He also strengthens PepsiCo’s global network and knowledge base by launching research projects with leading universities and technology companies and spearheading agricultural and nutrition science initiatives. Before joining PepsiCo, Khan was president of Takeda Global Research & Development and was a faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota.

K-State Today

HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new elementary school named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower has opened in his boyhood home of Abilene, Kansas, 46 years after he left office.

Parents considered Eisenhower as a name for an Abilene elementary school in the 1960s. But it wasn’t until Thursday that fourth- and fifth-grade students began classes in a building bearing the name of the 34th president and supreme Allied commander during World War II.

The school that some parents wanted to name Eisenhower decades earlier was ultimately named after President John Kennedy based on a tradition of naming district schools after assassinated presidents. The district hadn’t built a new elementary school since then.

ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A top Army official says the latest delay in opening the new hospital at Fort Riley is attributed to 357 safety issues.

Assistant Secretary of the Army Katherine Hammack told U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that the problems were identified during pre-final inspections. They include things like fire doors not meeting code requirements.

The project was initially fast-tracked for completion in 2012 but has run into numerous delays.

Hammack assured the Kansas senator that the contractor is actively working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to resolve the issues as early as possible.

Hospital commander Col. Risa Ware says staff is training in the facility and 90 percent of the furniture and equipment has arrived.

Geary County had a contingent of residents at the Harmful Algae Bloom Stakeholder meeting this past week in Topeka.

The meeting sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, included discussion on the blue green algae issue that has been impacting Milford Lake in recent years.

Ben Bennett, Geary County Commission Chair,attended the sessions, telling JC Post he had a good conversation with the Corps of Engineers director from the Tulsa District.  Bennett noted they have eight lakes in Kansas under their jurisdiction, the nearest to this area the Council Grove reservoir. “They’re not doing anything with the green algae situation in their district at this time, except within their own realm. They’re not working with a state agency.”

KDHE does test Milford Lake and other Kansas lakes in the Kansas portion of the Corps of Engineers Kansas City district.

A group of concerned citizens will sponsor a community forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday night at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library to discuss a wide range of topics.

One of the coordinators, Delilah Hamilton, said the purpose of the forum will be to inform the community about what to expect during the upcoming legislative session. “At least enlighten them about what’s going on and what our legislature is going to be working on.”

Some of the topics to be discussed include criminal justice reforms, increase in the minimum wage, and repeal of the Kansas death penalty, along with other issues. The forum is open to the public, and there is no admission charge.

 

The Red Cross will sponsor a Junction City Community Blood Drive Thursday and Friday, January 21 and 22 at the Municipal Building Gymnasium.

The hours on the 21st are 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on the 22nd 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To schedule an appointment go to redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS ( 733-2767 ).

The 2016 session of the Kansas Legislature begins Monday.

Jeff Longbine, State Senator, said there are plans to try to shorten the session this year, and keep some of the controversial measures out of it. “That’s certainly a great game plan. I’m concerned about our drop in revenues. We’ll certainly have to address that issue. There are a number of issues that are likely to come before the Legislature.”

Some of those issues cited by Longbine include development of a school finance formula, medicaid expansion, a property tax lid, and highway funding.

Governor Brownback is scheduled to give his State of the State address at 5;30 p.m. Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A top Marine general says he believes the military will eventually be pressured to lower standards for women if any significant number of them could advance in combat jobs like the Marine infantry.

Gen. John Kelly, head of U.S. Southern Command, tells reporters that there will be “great pressure” to reduce standards because he says that’s the only way more than a few women will succeed.

Defense Department officials have vowed that standards for combat jobs will not be lowered to admit women.

The Marine Corps sought to keep certain infantry and combat jobs closed to women citing studies showing combined-gender units are not as effective as male-only units. The service was overruled by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who opened all combat jobs to women.