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Mandi Zielinkski said she has a desire to help people. Once upon a time, that desire was fulfilled through nursing.
Members of the Lansing and Leavenworth community will soon remember the late Ken Bernard this week for his years of leadership and public service.
Five area students have been selected for People to People, a program giving students exposure to different countries and cultures. Here, Laura Wendt, the mother of one of the five selected students, discusses the program, which was originally founded in ...
This week, we begin one of the oldest traditions in the 2,000-year history of the church.
From early days people have been imitating Jesus’ 40 Days in the wilderness with fasts of their own.
This can be a good way to strengthen your faith by the...
You would think an event that had never happened before in military history, and that no less than Gen. Dwight Eisenhower said shortened the deadliest war in world history by at least six months, would be listed on every calendar that lists military...
The Ukrainian conflict has highlighted the instability of nations in which languages and cultures compete for dominance.Despite fundamental differences, parallels have been drawn with the situation in the U.S., where Spanish is now being seen as a...
Leavenworth school board President Nancy Klemp, left, introduces Rex Bollinger to members of the public during a meet-and-greet event Thursday at the school district's administrative office.
Second Harvest Community Food Bank is based in St. Joseph, Mo., but the organization distributes food to several partnering agencies in Leavenworth County.
The Leavenworth County Commission approved an agreement Thursday with a company that will produce videos for the county's website.
Therese Horvat, communications director for the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, does quite well in this Q5 expressing the purpose of National Catholic Sisters Week, an event in its inaugural year. Read her comments below on the recognition week, as...
Michael Roth, right, speaks to Leavenworth school district employees and members of the public Wednesday afternoon at the school district's administrative office.
Firefighters have not determined the cause of a Wednesday morning fire that destroyed a Leavenworth house.
To the editor:Holy moly, the out of control local religious right legislator clown car is out on the road again. As usual, they are looking to run over anyone in their path who doesn’t fit into their mold as being righteous. Worse yet, these clowns ...
To the editor:By the end of this year, the U.S. will have fewer than 10,000 troops leftin Afghanistan.The U.S. wont technically be at war with any country. So, why does President Barack Obama want to increase the amount of money our country allocates to...
To the editor:If we do not count our extreme budget problems, the special education cooperative crisis, low teacher morale, high taxes, dismal test scores, scandals, discipline problems, incompetent administrators, and a dysfunctional school board, then...
Leavenworth Interim Superintendent Bret Church, left, answers questions from members of the public as well as employees of the Leavenworth school district Tuesday afternoon at the school district's administrative office.
America is in a critical period for education, Jeff Baxter said.
Pony Express rider, “Mochila Joe,” left the Julesburg station in the face of a blinding winter blizzard, but did manage his way to Nine Mile station up Lodge Pole Valley.There, he was informed that incoming rider, William S. Tough, was two...
To the editor:This letter was triggered by the announcement last April that another presidential library has been dedicated, the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.This is the 13th library we have. The question becomes how many can Americans...
The shelves in Ivan Olszewski’s living room are brimming with wooden masks, animal figures, and boxes carved with intricate floral patterns.
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