The 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance in Junction City will include two days of activities.

On Sunday, January 17, at 3 p.m. there will be a “Gospel Tribute and Musical Celebration” at the C. L. Hoover Opera House. It will feature area choirs and music groups. “the Courage of Coretta” is the program theme highlighting the role and contributions of the First Lady of the civil rights movement.  The speaker for the tribute will be Dr. Prophetess Tammy Briggs, chaplain candidate at Fort Riley. The program will also honor local women who support and work in public servant leadership roles.

At 10 a.m. Monday, January 1, the MLK celebration continues with a “Tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers” with special recognition for MSG ( ret. ) Nolan Self and 1SG ( ret. ) Albert Curley. The keynote speaker for the observance is Colonel Andrew Cole, Garrison Commander, Fort Riley. There will be music provided by the Geary County Children’s choir under the direction of Greg Gooden.

The theme for the 2016 MLK Celebration is “Making the Dream a Reality” based on the words of Dr. King, “Everybody can be great…..because anybody can serve.”

The Geary County Extension Office is hosting a meeting on managing herbicide resistant weed populations, Thursday, January 21st, at the Geary County 4-H/Sr. Citizens Building, 1025 S Spring Valley Road in Junction City.

Registration will start at 4 p.m. and the meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $5.00 for meal and materials. Payment can be made at the door, but pre-registration is required by January 19th to insure a meal count. Please call 785-238-4161 to register or email cotte@ksu.edu.

Curtis Thompson, Extension Weed Specialist for K-State Research and Extension will discuss managing glyphosate resistant waterhemp, Palmer amaranth and marestail,
as well as a general update on weed control and new herbicides. Certified
Pesticide Applicators attending this meeting can receive 2 hours of
recertification credit in categories 1A, 6, 7C or 9A.

Southeast and extreme South-central Kansas have the best chance at seeing 1” of snow from a quick moving system tonight thru Saturday.

Friday A slight chance of rain, snow, and freezing drizzle before 11am, then a slight chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 8pm, then a chance of snow after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Mostly sunny, with a hi

SHAWNEE COUNTY- A Junction City woman was injured in an accident just before 1p.m. on Thursday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Honda Accord driven by Ashley Wright, 22, Junction City, was eastbound on Interstate 70 at Carlson. The Honda rear-ended a semi.

Wright was transported to Stormont Vail. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

The semi driver from Missouri was not injured.

The Geary County Extension Office is hosting a meeting on managing herbicide resistant weed populations, Thursday, January 21st, at the Geary County 4-H/Sr. Citizens Building, 1025 S Spring Valley Road in Junction City.

Registration will start at 4 p.m. and the meeting will start at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $5.00 for meal and materials. Payment can be made at the door, but pre-registration is required by January 19th to insure a meal count. Please call 785-238-4161 to register or email cotte@ksu.edu.

Curtis Thompson, Extension Weed Specialist for K-State Research and Extension will discuss managing glyphosate resistant waterhemp, Palmer amaranth and marestail, as well as a general update on weed control and new herbicides. Commerical Pesticide Applicators attending this meeting can receive 2 hours of recertification credit in categories 1A, 6, 7C or 9A.

K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. K-State Research and Extension is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction please contact Chuck Otte at cotte@ksu.edu.

The Geary County Historical Society will be hosting an Antique Showcase on the evening of Friday, February 5th, at the Historical Society Museum.

The Antique Showcase is the Historical Society’s version of antique roadshow. They are inviting the public to bring in their antiques that they would like to have appraised during the week of January 26-29th, drop off at the museum between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m..

Museum staff will research and provide background on the history of the artifacts and Jay Brown of Brown Real Estate & Auction Service and Jan Gray of Garden Gate Antiques will appraise the antique during the showcase on February 5th.

The showcase will cost $20 to attend, that includes the cost of a pork loin dinner and allows you to submit one antique item for appraisal.

Space is limited and tickets must be purchased by January 29, 2016. Tickets may be purchased at the Geary County Historical Museum or at Garden Gate Antiques, 826 N. Washington St..

Fort Riley is highlighted during tonight’s episode of the “I Love Kellie Pickler” TV show, which airs at 9 p.m. on CMT.

 

The country music star was at Fort Riley during a Ryan Seacrest  Productions film crew visit here Aug. 17-18, 2015.  While here, she toured the installation, meeting soldiers and their families, then performed a free concert for them.

 

MANHATTAN — Nearly 13,700 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2015-2016 school year.

Overall, students have earned more than $29.8 million in scholarships for the current academic year — $4.2 million more than 2014-2015 academic year and $10.6 million more than the 2013-2014 academic year. Nearly 6,250 in-state students received $21.69 million, 1,419 out-of-state students received $7.69 million and 229 international students received more than $492,000 in scholarship funding.

“Thanks to the incredible support of our donors, we are awarding more scholarships to our students than ever before,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We remain the No. 1 choice among Kansas high school seniors and enrolled once again this fall the most diverse student body and our brightest freshman class ever.”

Most of the scholarships are made possible through donations and gifts to the Kansas State University Foundation.

MANHATTAN — Nearly 13,700 academic scholarships have been awarded to Kansas State University students for the 2015-2016 school year.

Overall, students have earned more than $29.8 million in scholarships for the current academic year — $4.2 million more than 2014-2015 academic year and $10.6 million more than the 2013-2014 academic year. Nearly 6,250 in-state students received $21.69 million, 1,419 out-of-state students received $7.69 million and 229 international students received more than $492,000 in scholarship funding.

“Thanks to the incredible support of our donors, we are awarding more scholarships to our students than ever before,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We remain the No. 1 choice among Kansas high school seniors and enrolled once again this fall the most diverse student body and our brightest freshman class ever.”

Most of the scholarships are made possible through donations and gifts to the Kansas State University Foundation.

Another storm system is expected to spread areas of light snow across the region Friday night through Saturday morning. There remains some uncertainty surrounding this system, but current indications support snow accumulations of a dusting up to 2 inches across the region. Stay tuned as we continue to refine the forecast details.

Today Rain. Areas of dense fog. High near 42. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight Rain likely, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night A chance of rain before 7pm, then rain and snow likely between 7pm and 9pm, then snow likely after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.