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Leavenworth man pleads to second-degree murder for fatal crash
A Leavenworth man has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from a fatal 2025 crash in Basehor, according to court records. Johmelo Mapp-Jenkins, 23, entered the plea Tuesday in Leavenworth County…
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WILD WEST DINNER
About 300 people are shown at the Buffalo Bill Wild West Chuckwagon Dinner and Dance Saturday at Riverfront Community Center. The event is a fundraiser for the Leavenworth County Historical Society, raising over $20,000 for the nonprofit. Peggy BairAuctioneer David Todd and LCHS president Jason Claire auction off items.Kenyatta Bradley is shown at the event.Sisters…
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Leavenworth runner earns top season honors
Kyle BelangerSports correspondentLeavenworth High School senior Kelsie Kudzia recently wrapped her United Kansas Conference career in style at Lexington Lake Park in De Soto, where she earned both the overall girls’ victory in the UKC Championship Meet and also UKC Girls’ Runner of the Year honors.Kudzia’s time of 19:09.80 was nearly one minute faster than…
