Thursday, October 8, 2009

News 10-8-09

JUNCTION CITY POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO HAS BEEN SEEN AT AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND HAS BEEN ACTING STRANGLY. ON SEPTEMBER 30TH HE WAS TRESSPASSING ON THE JUNCTION CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL’S CAMPUS AND WAS APPROACHED BY STAFF WHERE HE TOLD THEM HE WAS “AN OLYMPIC WRESTLER FROM TEXAS LOOKING FOR A SCHOOL TO ATTEND.” ACCORDING TO POLICE HE IS IN HIS LATE TEENS OR EARLY 20’S…EITHER WHITE OR HISPANIC…AND HAS BEEN SEEN WEARING A PERMIAN BASIN HIGH LETTER JACKET. HE HAS BEEN TO AT LEAST FOUR OTHER AREA SCHOOLS. JUNCTION CITY POLICE SAY YOU CAN CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 785-762-TIPS OR THE JUNCTION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 785-762-5912 IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.


A FORT RILEY SOLDIER HAS BEEN NAMED SOLDIER OF THE YEAR. SPECIALIST CLANCEY HENDERSON OF THE 193RD BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 4TH MANEUVER ENHANCEMENT BRIGADE, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION WAS THE WINNER OF THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY JACK TILLEY AWARD. HE WAS AGAINST 11 OTHER SOLDIERS IN A COMPETITION AT FORT LEE VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 28TH THROUGH OCTOBER 3RD. HENDERSON SET THE RECORD FOR THE TWO MILE RUN BY RUNNING IT IN 10 MINUTES AND 26 SECONDS.


A FORT RILEY SOLDIER WAS FOUND DEAD YESTERDAY MORNING ON POST. THE BODY WAS IN THE COLYER MANOR HOUSING AREA. THE NAME WILL BE RELEASED TODAY AFTER NEXT OF KIN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.


LAST WEEK THE LA THEATRE WORKS TOURING GROUP HAPPILY SHARES STORIES WITH KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND STUDENTS. IN HONOR OF THE PERFORMANCE LATER THAT EVENING… THE GROUP ANSWERS QUESTIONS REGARDING THEIR PRODUCTION OF THE OLD WAR OF THE WORLDS RADIO BROADCAST FROM 1938. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MCCAIN AUDITORIUM TODD HOLMBERG IS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC TO SEE SUCH ACTORS AS JOSH CLARK… KYLE COLDERIDER-KRUGH…. AND TOM VIRTUE PRESENT ON CAMPUS. THE ACTORS TOOK TIME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND ABOUT THEIR OWN PERSONAL CAREERS AND LIFE IN LAS ANGELES.


ACCORDING TO SENATOR BROWNBACK’S SPOKESPERSON BRIAN HART…THE FUNDING HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY… ALSO KNOWN AS NBAF. NBAF WILL BE BUILT IN MANHATTAN AND THE BILL INCLUDES 32-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. BROWNBACK SAYS, “A MODERN LAB DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR FOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICAL FOR OUR NATION AND THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE FOR THIS LAB THAN IN KANSAS.” THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE PRESIDENT TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW.


A FLORIDA WOMAN’S BODY HAS BEEN FOUND IN HER GARBAGE FILLED HOUSE. AFTER THE FAMILY OF 71-YEAR OLD CARINA DECAMPO HADN’T HEARD FROM HER IN AWHILE…THEY CALLED POLICE TO GO CHECK ON HER. POLICE ARRIVED TO THE HOUSE WHERE GARBAGE WAS PILED UP TO EIGHT FEET TALL TO BEGIN SEARCHING FOR DECAMPO. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR BACKUP. WITH THE STENCH UNBEARABLE…THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WORE BREATHING GEAR AND DOGS TO FIND THE WOMAN. THEY FOUND HER BUT NO CAUSE OF DEATH HAS BEEN RELEASED.


AN UPDATE ON HEALTHCARE’S PRICE TAG: ACCORDING TO CNN… THE UNITED STATES SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS PREPARED AN AMENDED VERSION OF A PROPOSED HEALTH CARE BILL FOR THE NATION. THE HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL WOULD COST TAXPAYERS ABOUT 829-MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 10-YEARS IF IT WERE TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS AFTER A LENGTHY HOUSE DEBATE. HOWEVER… THE BILL HAS YET TO GAIN MUCH REPUBLICAN SUPPORT AND WILL LIKELY BE CHANGED BEFORE IT CAN BECOME LAW.


THERE MAY BE A SANTA CLAUSE AFTER ALL. DISCOUNT STORES ARE OFFERING DEALS ON TOYS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. TARGET IS GIVING UP TO HALF OFF SOME TOYS. A BARBIE FASION DOLL CAN BE PURCHASED FOR 5-DOLLARS AND G-I JOE ACTION FIGURES ARE $14.99. TARGET DID THIS AFTER WALMART MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR HOLIDAY TOY PLANS. WALMART WILL HAVE ONE-HUNDRED TOYS FOR UNDER TEN-DOLLARS. LAST YEAR THEY DID SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT THEY ONLY HAD TEN TOYS LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATLY…RETAILERS AREN’T EXPECTING TOO STRONG OF A HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON THIS YEAR.

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