To celebrate the season and show appreciation for all members of the “Big
Red One” family, the 1st Infantry Division is offering Thanksgiving meals Nov. 25-26 at Fort Riley. Aside from serving first-class meals, food service
Soldiers at two of the post’s two dining facilities are competing to win the
Senior Commander’s Best Culinary Dining Facility award.
In keeping with the Army tradition, officers and senior noncommissioned
officers – including Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj.
Joseph Cornelison, 1st Inf. Div. command team – will serve Thanksgiving
meals to their Soldiers.
The Thanksgiving meals are open to all Soldiers and civilians. The standard
meal price is $9.05 with a discounted rate of $6.80 offered to family
members of Soldiers ranked specialist and below.
On Nov. 25, the Thanksgiving meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Demon’s Diner, located at 694 Pawnee Bluff Road on Main Post. The meal will
include roasted and deep-fried turkey, carved steamship round, honey-glazed
ham, Rock Cornish hen, steamed crab legs, baked lobster tails, green bean
casserole, sweet potato casserole, candied yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin
soup and a full-service salad bar. Desserts include ranger pudding, holiday
sugar cookies, cupcakes, pudding and assorted pies.
On Nov. 26, the Thanksgiving meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Devil’s Den, located at 7011 Siebert St. on Custer Hill. The meal includes
netted turkey, roast turkey, ham, steamship round, rotisserie chicken,
mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and green beans. Desserts include assorted
pies, cakes and cookies.
A dump truck hauling rock overturned at the U.S. 77 – K-57 Highway intersection just northwest of Junction City Monday morning.
According to Geary County Emergency Management Director Garry Berges, the driver of the truck, Earnest Williams III, Topeka, was transported to Geary Community Hospital for treatment for complaints of pain to his left side.
Berges said the truck was northbound coming down a large hill on U.S. 77. “He was going to make a turn onto 57 to go in towards Junction City. The vehicle turned on its side, went against a center protective barrier wall. He was able to climb out.”
Cleanup crews were on the scene at mid-day loading the big rocks that were in the truck, and the truck was uprighted.
$1,493,333 has been raised statewide to create and support local loan funds for entrepreneurs through a Network Kansas program
It was announced earlier that Geary County through the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development has been designated as a 2015 Entrepreneurship Community, and has been awarded $110,000 in tax credits, ennabling the Geary County E-Community to raise $146,667 to advance and establish local businesses, and for entrepreneurship training.
The information was provided through the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce EDC.
SALINA — Kansas State University’s polytechnic campus has set a new precedent in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the United States to receive approval from the Federal Aviation
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is elevating UAS education with the nation’s first FAA-approved commercial flight training program for undergraduate students and outside industries. Photo courtesy ksu.edu.
Administration to provide UAS commercial flight training to both students and outside companies.
The authorization, which is referred to as a Section 333 exemption, allows Kansas State Polytechnic to create and conduct an extensive flight training program for unmanned aircraft operations. Previously, motion picture and television filming and aerial data collection have been given permission for commercial UAS operations; however, the approval has been limited to only training internally and in these two mission-specific areas alone. Kansas State Polytechnic’s authorization is open to students both internal and external and is not restricted to any one particular application.
“Kansas State’s UAS program continues to be a leader and innovator in the UAS industry,” said Kurt Carraway, Kansas State Polytechnic’s acting UAS program manager. “Our goal is to produce the most relevant and professional graduate possible, and we can now offer an exclusive flight training program that will take the student experience to the next level. Kansas State Polytechnic is essentially setting the standard on how to educate tomorrow’s unmanned pilots.”
The UAS program will incorporate the new flight training with current curriculum, building structured discipline that is modeled after the campus’s manned professional pilot program. Starting in fall 2016, students will progress through multirotor training and multirotor instructor to fixed-wing operations and finally fixed-wing instructor. They also will focus on integration of components such as autopilots and sensors as well as advanced UAS employment activities.
Students are required to have a private pilot certificate with instrument rating and will have a specific number of unmanned flight hours they have to procure. Just as professional pilot students can become certified flight instructors teaching their peers to fly, once a UAS student reaches a certain rating, he or she can act as an instructor in entry-level flight courses.
“Another distinction of this FAA approval is being able to provide flight training to commercial partners,” Carraway said. “For almost every industry there is a UAS application. We’re proud to be able to partner with companies and provide them with the tools they need to integrate this technology into their sector while offering rigorous, specialized flight training operations.”
Those learning commercial flight training can do so through two avenues that are exclusive to Kansas State Polytechnic. They can train out in the field under the auspices of the nationwide Certificate of Authorization that was included with this FAA approval. Students can also fly on campus inside one of the largest enclosed unmanned flight facilities in the country.
The campus’s UAS bachelor’s degree program began in 2011 and since doubled in enrollment almost every year. The initial degree focused on flight and operations; in fall 2015, a second bachelor’s degree was added in UAS design and integration. Kansas State Polytechnic also is a core member of the FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
“This campus prides itself on providing forward-thinking education and an environment where students learn by doing,” said Verna Fitzsimmons, Kansas State Polytechnic’s CEO and dean. “By having the opportunity to offer unmanned commercial flight training — something that has never been done before and exemplifies real world application — we are continuing the commitment of this campus’s polytechnic tradition.”
In October, the campus transformed from Kansas State University Salina to Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus.
To learn more about enrollment in the unmanned aircraft systems program, contact Michael Most, associate professor of UAS, at 785-826-2681 ormtmost@k-state.edu. To inquiry about commercial flight training, contact Carraway at 785-826-2624 or kcarraway@k-state.edu.
MANHATTAN — The original television classic, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” will be brought to life in “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in McCain Auditorium.
See all of the characters come to life in an adventure that teaches its audience that what makes a person different can be what makes them special.
Tickets for “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical” start at $14.50, plus applicable taxes and fees, and are available now at the McCain Auditorium box office, online at k-state.edu/mccain, or by calling 785-532-6428.
Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are forecast for Thanksgiving day and into the evening. Temperatures are expected to cool into the 30s during the late afternoon and evening, which could cause a mix of rain, snow, and sleet.Remember this is a forecast and the details could change. If you are planning to travel across the region Thursday night, be sure to check later updates to the forecast.
Today: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Thanksgiving Day: Cooler…rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Thursday Night: Much colder. Snow…possibly mixed with rain and sleet. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday: Colder. Partly sunny with slight chance of rain and snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower 20s.
Sunday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow. Highs in the lower 40s.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of African-American leaders are calling for expanding Medicaid, repealing restrictive voting laws, reforming criminal sentencing and putting more restrictions on payday lenders.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the agenda was adopted Saturday in Topeka.
It was announced after a group called the Kansas Black Leadership Council, including members from Junction City, Salina, Wichita, Kansas City and several other communities, came together for the first time to adopt a unified, statewide political agenda for an upcoming legislative session and the elections to follow.
They met at the historic St. John AME Church near downtown Topeka, which was built in 1864 and has long been a center of political and cultural activity within Topeka’s black community.
A Union Pacific train struck an abandoned 2003 SAAB passenger car in an early Saturday morning accident in the area of Old Highway 40 and South Crider Road.
Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf said his office was notified by Union Pacific Railroad at 3:50 a.m. about an accident involving one of their trains. Deputies responded to the site and found the SAAB passenger car with extensive damage. The vehicle was unoccuppied at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. The car had been parked on the train tracks at a private crossing.
The Union Pacific train was headed west toward Salina from Kansas City when it struck the vehicle.
The Sheriff’s Department said Johnathon Hansen, 20, Fort Riley, was identified as the owner of the 2003 SAAB. The Sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate the incident in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad authorities.
The Junction City Police Department has reported the arrest of Edward Wilson Houston Jr., 50, Junction City on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Sell.
The arrest occurred at 7:06 p.m. Friday at 418 North Washington Street in Junction City.
To celebrate the season and show appreciation for all members of the “Big
