By order of the Geary County Health Department and under authority of the Kansas Department of Health & ZEnvironment, St. Francis Xavier Catholic School has been directed to remain closed through March 27th.
School Principal Shawn Augustine said staff is working together to provide a list of educational resources, and are continuing to explore methods where they can provide instruction should the school continue to be closed.
Effective today ( Tuesday, March 17, there will be Grab-n-Go meals available for children at the Early Childhood Development Center, Junction City Middle School, Washington Elementary School, Seitz Elementary School on Fort Riley, and Spring Valley Elementary School. All children ages 1-18 qualify for those meals but the child must be present when picking up the meal. Meals will be distributed between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Each child will receive a lunch meal for that day plus a sack breakfast for the following morning.