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Junction City family displaced after storm destroys home
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – Friday, June 28, a massive storm hit local towns, including Junction City. Shannan Himmaugh has been renting her house for seven years. When a tree came crashing through the house, it destroyed her bed. Luckily, she had just left the room to do laundry. “Everything was water damaged. It was crushed,” […]
Freedom Fest Parade will be a Fourth of July highlight
The Freedom Fest parade will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday ( July 4 ) in Junction City. Jodie Richie, Coordinator, said that the theme of the parade will be "Coming Together United We Stand." Richie confirmed that there are two primary requirements for the parade. All entries must be decorated...
Carnival setup begins in downtown Junction City
WEEE Entertainment began setup of the carnival for Freedom Fest JC in Junction City on Monday. The carnival will run July 3-7! It will be open weather permitting on Wednesday, July 3 at 6pm,Thursday, July 4 at noon, Friday, July 5 at 5pm, Saturday, July 6 at noon and Sunday, July 7 at 5pm.
Potential Spin City renovations receive City attention
The cost of renovating Spin City with all of the possible additions to the project would total just under $2 million. The base fee for the project would total $1.5 million with engineering fees another $165,000. Other additions could range from landscaping to parking lot and drainage upgrades. Code compliance issues would need to be addressed.
NE Kansas firework shows brings visitors from thousands of miles away
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – This Fourth of July in Wamego, 12,000 lbs. of fireworks will be shot off in just 30 minutes. Efren Perez is an Uber Driver in Las Vegas, NV. He and his family travelled more than 1,200 miles to see the fireworks display in Wamego, also known as Boomtown, USA. “Through my […]
City manager issues the 515 Report
Due to the weather this past weekend and the lack of internet service, I am not getting this report out until today ( Monday ). When I left the office early on Friday afternoon to travel about 60 miles from here to watch my Granddaughter Dakota play her last softball game of the year I, like many others, had no idea what was ahead. As I sat in the hot sun at the ball game, I soon began getting alerts and texts about the weather here in Junction City. I saw reports of the damage and received pictures of the flooding, trees in the street, limbs and branches in many yards and the collapsed building downtown.
Junction City Commission news notes
Junction City Commissioners took action on a variety of items Tuesday night. --They approved the hiring of an architect firm to provide a conceptual design for a proposed new animal shelter. The cost has been capped at $9,200. --Bayer Construction will be employed for U.S. Department of Agriculture mandated improvements...
Junction City storm saw 80-90 wind gusts; 5.5-7 inch rains
Geary County Emergency Management released a statement on Monday updating the status of the storm in Junction City that saw serious flooding and damage that led to the collapse of a building. In the statement, emergency manager Garry Berges reporting that in consulting with the National Weather Service in Topeka...
$50,000 damage after Kansas apartment fire
MANHATTAN— Authorities are working to determine the cause of a fire at an apartment complex in Manhattan. Just before 7a.m. Monday crews were dispatched to an apartment building fire at 2514 Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan, according to a media release. Crews found a three-story apartment building with smoke...
K-State veterinarian shares tips to keep your dogs, cats safe this Fourth of July
MANHATTAN — As fireworks light up the sky and people gather for barbecues, this can cause anxiety and danger for pets across the country. Pet owners should start making plans now to keep pets safe and comfortable during the Fourth of July, said Susan Nelson, clinical professor at the Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center, a part of the College of Veterinary Medicine."It is best to speak to your veterinarian now to explore medication options for your pet if needed," Nelson said. "The majority of fireworks will be set off on July 4, a day your veterinarian's office might be closed."It is important to keep pets on a leash if they need to go outside. Owners should consider having pets wear a collar with ID tags and microchipping their pet. This helps pets be traced to their owners in case they get lost. It is also important to make sure that contact information is up to date.
Tree and debris cleanup kept the Landfill site busy
Following the Friday night storm the Geary County landfill was opened Saturday night for people to bring tree and brush debris. According to County Public Works Director Corey Trumpp 320 truck loads were brought to the Landfill on Saturday and another 254 loads on Sunday or 574 for the weekend.
Portion of Casement Road closes, southern access to North MLK Drive restored
A portion of Casement Road closed for repairs Monday while southern access to North Martin Luther King Dr. Drive reopened to traffic. The Manhattan street division shut down Casement Road between Allen Road and Dix Drive for concrete panel replacement, and officials expect the closure to remain in place until at least July 26, depending on the weather.
III Armored Corps’ Best Squad Announced
FORT RILEY, Kan. - The Army said that the winner of the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition, held from June 24-27, is the 4th Infantry Division Squad. This winning team will advance to compete in the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition at Fort Carson, Colorado, in August. This year, Fort...
City commission approves $17 million maximum budget for CiCo Park improvements
Manhattan commissioners passed a $16.98 million build agreement for CiCo Park improvements Tuesday night on a vote of four to one. The “base project” cost for the city will be just over $15.7 million, as there are about $1.2 million in projected construction and owner contingency funds. Commissioner...
Love, Kansas initiative has Hutch as pilot community
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Commerce launched an initiative called Love, Kansas at an event in Manhattan on Monday. "It really came out of the recognition that our department of commerce had done some work to see, I think 79 of the 105 counties in Kansas have lost population since 2020," said Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce CEO Debra Teufel. "That's just a downward trend that we have to battle every day as we're losing population. How do we get then people to go into jobs? Really at the grassroots level, ask people who live here, who have graduated from here to reach out to their past classmates that maybe have moved away from Kansas and invite them to come back and tell them the good things happening here and why they might want to consider moving back to Kansas. That really is a grassroots effort, but they have asked several pilot communities across the state to be a part of it."
In Focus – 7/2/24: City of Manhattan
Interim city manager Jason Hilgers and Mayor Susan Adamchak join AJ Shaw for an hour of discussion ahead of this evening’s City Commission meeting. Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
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