Wind chills reaching the teens this morning, but winds become lighter later today. Warming trend into next week. A cold front approaches Thursday with heavy rain possible just in time for holiday travel. Colder temps late Thursday into Friday could change rain over to freezing rain and sleet. Stay tuned to the latest forecast.

Today: Colder. Partly sunny early in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Tuesday Night: Not as cool. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Thanksgiving Day: Cooler. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 50. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Thursday Night: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light freezing rain and sleet…possibly mixed with rain. Lows in the mid 20s.

Friday: Colder. Partly sunny with chance of light freezing rain…sleet and snow. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Ten diamond pool tables are a part of the new Fat Toad Billiards at 714 West 6th Street in Junction City. Owner Todd Fausnett said they are the industry standard for superior tournament play pool tables.

Other features include 11 televisions, and the NFL Ticket that can be viewed on any of those monitors.

Owner Todd Fausnett said his establishment is a good place to relax. Food items include Fat Toad burgers , pizza, hog wings, and loaded potato chips.

They are working to bring in some big pool tournaments. “We want to have a 128 player bracket being filled up by this time next year.”  During tournaments there is typically prize money. Fausnett said he has been a pool advocate since he was 15 years old.

The grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new business was held on Friday.

There will be no trash or garbage pick-up by  the City of Junction City on Thursday, November 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

However, trash / garbage pick-up will be picked up the next work day. For example, Thursday’s pick-up day will be Friday, November 27, and Friday’s pick-up day Saturday, November 28th.

In order to ensure pick-up your trash should be set out by 6 a.m. Friday morning.

Carts shuld be removed from the curb-alley by the following day of their scheduled pick-up. For examle, Thursday’s pick-up will need to be set out by 6 a.m. Friday and removed by 6 a.m. Saturday. Additional items that are set out may require making arrangements for a special pick-up.

A January 22 date has now been set in the cases involving  Dr. Allan Holiday Jr. of Junction City in Geary County District Court.

In one case he is charged with Aggravated Sexual Battery stemming from an alleged July 26 incident involving a teenage boy from Herington.  In the other he faces an alleged bond violation count.

According to Assistant County Attorney Michelle Brown, the arraignment for Holiday on the Aggravated Sexual Battery charge and the bond violation appearance are both set for 9 a.m. on January 22. The initial court date had been December 4.

According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, rain could come mainly during the late afternoon and evening hours. Best chance for a rain snow mix overnight. Very little if any snow accumulation is expect in KS. Cold air and gusty winds up to 40 mph behind this system will cause wind chills to reach the lower teens by Saturday morning.

Today: Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Tonight: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain…possibly mixed with snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Saturday: Colder…sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Not as cool. Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

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

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows around 40.

Thanksgiving Day: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50.

Release from the City of Manhattan

(Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 20, 2015) — Manhattan Regional Airport has opened two new temporary parking lots in preparation for increased travel demand expected from holiday traffic.

Previously, overflow parking was available on the military ramp, but that area is currently unavailable due to construction at the airport terminal.

“With terminal construction activities impacting our operations, we were in a position where we had to re-arrange some of our parking,” said Airport Director Jesse R. Romo. “We’re excited to have these new temporary lots open in time for our holiday traffic.”

One new lot is located on the east side of the existing parking lot. It can be entered from two points, but traffic will only flow in one direction, north to south. The parking stalls will be marked in a diagonal fashion. The other lot is located on the west side. Signage will direct customers to the new parking lots. Both lots will be marked but because they are gravel, the markings will not be permanent, so customers should be conscientious in how they park to help maximize the capacity of the lots. Approximately 114 new parking stalls may be realized by this project.

The Manhattan City Commission approved the temporary parking lot project on Oct. 6 and awarded it to Midwest Concrete Materials.

The specific total isn’t yet available but the annual Family YMCA auction and benefit meal in Junction City exceeded it’s fundraising goal Thursday evening.

That information was confirmed by the director of the Family YMCA Ted Hayden. “Economy is pretty tight in Junction City but we met our goal, and our goal was about $28,000.”

Hayden calculated the turnout in the 260-270 people range. He noted it was the best turnout they had experienced. The auction and benefit meal were held at Brown Real Estate & Auction Service, LLC at 2323 North Jackson in Junction City.