Some of the federal COVID-19 SPARKS relief money received by Geary County will support multiple departments and agencies with a new radio system. They range from Geary County and Geary Community Hospital to the Junction City Police Department. Police Chief John Lamb said the new radio system is a step in the right direction. "Because it allows us to communicate so much clearly with all the other agencies, not just within our community but also outside our community with the other counties."Lamb explained for example if a pursuit goes into Dickinson or Saline counties, for example, they will be able to work off the state system and communicate with those agencies. "If we get deployed to say, a tornado strike down south then the officers going will be able to communicate with those officers down there because we're all on the 800 megahertz system."The cost of the new system is approximately $2 million.

New radio system will benefit multiple entities