Police seek help in finding missing man
The Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Leavenworth man. Derrick U. Collins was last seen June 20. He has a medical condition that requires…
June 2022
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Lansing grad leads KCKCC softball to nationals in record-breaking season
By Derek Wiley Bradi Basler returned to Kansas City Kansas Community College to send the softball program where the Blue Devils had not been in 16 seasons. The 2019 Lansing…
Lansing scrimmages Leavenworth in prep for 2022 soccer season
By Derek Wiley Lansing boys soccer coach Parker Ast wants to make the most of the summer. “We’ve got a lot of the boys in the room this year,” Ast…
Final break-up does not require details
Dear Amy: I've been in an onand-off relationship with a man whose handsy, flirtatious style of interacting with women he finds attractive has always bothered me. I've broken up with him over this and have explained in detail several times how humiliating it feels to me when he acts this way. The times we've started up again, he always says he's a "new man" who understands my feelings. He even thanks me for helping him to be a more-respectful person. Then, months later, things begin to slide. This time, the slide was accompanied by a health scare for me when I had some symptoms that are commonly associated with an STD.
Read MoreGUEST SPEAKER
Rick McPherson of the Sons of Union Veterans Franklin Camp #5 was the guest speaker for Leavenworth’s Vietnam Veterans Chapter 75. His presentation was about the life, love and death of Union Civil War Gen. James B. McPherson. Walt Schley
Read MoreGARDEN LILY
Asiatic lily is shown in the Basehor garden of Ron and Victoria Davids. Ron Davids .
Read MoreDenise Marie Dietrich
Denise Marie Dietrich (née Wenzel) passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the age of 69. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 1, at Belden-Larkin Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, at St. Francis de Sales Church in Lansing, followed by burial at Mount Muncie Cemetery. It can also be watched online.
Read MoreBrett Anthony Walker
Brett Anthony Walker, 43 of Lansing, Kan., made his transition Wednesday, June 15, 2022. He was born September 15, 1978 in Leavenworth, Kan. Brett is the youngest son of John E. and Mildred A. (Gooch) Walker.
Read MoreBig league sons making own names in majors
BOSTON (AP) — Growing up as the son of a major league ballplayer, Terry Francona knew the rules: “Talk only when spoken to, or I’d be spanked.” When Francona became a big league manager and his players would bring their kids around, he ran a more hospitable clubhouse. “There used to be a big sign that said ‘No kids,’ or whatever,” said Francona, who followed his father, Tito, to the majors and is now the Cleveland Guardians’ manager.
Read MoreLions putting in the work
Lansing boys soccer coach Parker Ast wants to make the most of the summer. “We’ve got a lot of the boys in the room this year,” Ast said.
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