GEARY COUNTY – A Clay Center woman was injured in an accident just before 4:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Nissan Altima driven by Samantha May Hurst, 20, Clay Center, was westbound on Interstate 70 a mile west of Junction City.

The driver lost control due to the wet road. The vehicle went across the median and slid into the south ditch.

A private vehicle transported Hurst to Geary Community Hospital.

She was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ACCUMULATING ICE…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA…EXTENDING ROUGHLY TO MANHATTAN BY THURSDAY EVENING AND FROM COUNCIL GROVE TO HIAWATHA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY MIX MAY
CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH SATURDAY.

* ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE…PRIMARILY NORTH AND WEST OF A COUNCIL
GROVE TO HIAWATHA LINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

* OTHER IMPACTS…ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON ROADWAYS COULD MAKE FOR  SLICK TRAVEL OVER THE HOLIDAY. REMEMBER THAT BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES OFTEN BECOME SLICK BEFORE MAIN ROADWAYS. ICE MAY
ALSO ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER  OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS…SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.
PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES…KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE ARE ANTICIPATED. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department summary of activities for the 24-hour period from 7 a.m. Wednesday through Thursday November 26 at 7 a.m. has been released.

–The Sheriff’s Department has reported the arrest of Emmanuel Badillo, Tuscon, AZ on suspicion of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and No Drug Tax Stamp.

–Joshua Dixon, Manhattan, on a Shawnee County District Court warrant alleging Burglary, Theft and Criminal Damage to Property.

–James St. Clair, Junction City in the 600 block of North Jackson, suspicion of Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Driving without Lighted Headlights.

–Deanna Fagins, Junction City, in the 600 block of North Jackson Street on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Transporting an Open Container of Alcohol.

–Harold Farrow, Milford, suspicion of Domestic Battery. The arrest occurred at 220 GreenAcres Drive.

**Hazardous Travel Conditions Expected for the Thanksgiving Holiday!!** Areas of drizzle are expected across much of the area through the day on Wednesday, but more widespread rain showers are expected Wednesday night through Thanksgiving morning. Moderate to heavy rain will be possible at times, with accumulations upwards of 1-2 inches. As a strong cold front surges through the region Thursday morning, expect temperatures to plunge toward the freezing mark which will result in rain transitioning to a mix of rain, freezing rain, and sleet across most of the outlook area.

Tonight: Colder. Light freezing rain…possibly mixed with rain in the evening…then light freezing rain…possibly mixed with sleet after midnight. No sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation around one quarter of an inch. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Friday: Colder. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light freezing rain…possibly mixed with sleet. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Friday Night: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light freezing rain. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Cloudy. Chance of sleet in the morning…then chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Saturday Night: Cloudy. Chance of light freezing drizzle. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and freezing drizzle. Highs in the upper 30s.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light freezing drizzle…possibly mixed with rain and sleet. Lows in the upper 20s.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain… Freezing rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

A Junction City Thanksgiving tradition continues on Thursday.

The Community Thanksgiving Dinner is scheduled from 12 – 1:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church at 113 West Fifth Street. Coordinator Margaret Kilpatrick said meals that were pre-ordered will be delivered beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Of course, you can go to the church to eat the meal there. “We have candy yams, green beans, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, and we have all kind of pies. St. Paul Lutheran Church joined us this year, and they have made blueberry pie, cherry pie, and all kind of cakes, pecan pie, along with our pumpkin pie.” Turkey and ham are also on the menu.

There is no charge for a meal.

The Junction City Little Theater will hold auditions for Neil Simon’s Proposals on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 4-6 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 7 from 7-9 p.m. in the C.l. Hoover Opera House Rehearsal Hall at135 West Seventh Street in Junction City.

Proposals is a comedy-drama about what happens when a family gets together in the Poconos, complete with hilarious romantic entanglements, all-seeing housekeepers, Harvard law students, and a Mafia boss. Brent Sigman will serve as the director of the show.

Roles in the play are available for a wide range of ages. Those auditioning should be prepared to read scenes from the script.

Proposals will be on the stage Feb. 12, 13, and 14, 2016.

For ticket reservations call the box office at 238-3906, or order online at www.jclt.info.

Thanksgiving could be challenging when it comes to the weather.

Following a webinar with the National Weather Service on Wednesday, the Emergency Management Director in Geary County, Garry Berges, explained expect mainly rain at first on Thursday. “During the daytime on Thanksgiving Day transitioning over to some sleet / freezing rain in the evening hours. From what I’ve been seeing after 3:30 or 4 ‘clock in the afternoon.”

The wintry weather is expected to continue through the weekend. “Every day there’s going some sort of moisture. One thing we’re looking at, that they alluded to, with the freezing rain we could get maybe up to a fourth to a half of freezing rain. They’re not talking wind so we shouldn’t have any widespread damage or power outages like we did many years ago.”

The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday that the groundbreaking for a new small animal veterinary veterinary clinic has been Tuesday, December 1 at 10:30 a.m.

The clinic will be located at 1822 South Spring Valley Road, at the corner of Strauss Boulevard and Spring Valley Road.

Dr. Theresa McCreath is planning to open the clinic.

Geary County Public Works has reported that the low water crossing on Zumbrunn Road is closed due to damage to the crossing. A hole was found in the crossing.

The low water crossing is located close to Humboldt Creek Road.

Access to the rest of Zumbrunn Road can be done by way of Ridge Road off of K-57 Highway.