For five weeks a local city manager fought for his life. Now he’s back at work and looking to make a comeback.

Junction City’s Allen Dinkel became extremely sick around New Year’s Eve. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and sepsis.

“My goal is to do a 5K on July 4th at Sundown Salute. I don’t know if I’ll make that,” Dinkel said. “The other day I walked a half-mile and it was enough!”

Dinkel is now back in the office and hard at work again.

(Read more: KSNT News)