Paxico News

A Junction City man who spent several hours pinned in a car with disabling injuries at the bottom of a creek bed near Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County was listed in satisfactory condition Wednesday at a local hospital.

One person was transported by Lifestar helicopter to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center on Monday afternoon after a wreck on Interstate 70 near the Paxico exit, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The Paxico Merchants Association is seeking volunteers, local artisans and entertainers and business/individual sponsors to participate in the Fifth Annual Meatloaf Festival, according to a news release.

According to a KDOT news release, the project will span a 13-mile section of I-70 from Valencia Road to K-30 in Wabaunsee County and includes work at the Paxico Rest Area.