For 16 years, Leavenworth Backpack Buddies has helped provide food each Friday for kids who are food insecure. The program is currently serving 356 students in the Leavenworth public schools from pre-kindergarten to third grade.
If you are paying attention, it is obvious that the culture wars are on full blast. Why are primarily older white people so afraid of “losing” their culture? White people hold almost all the levers of power and wealth.
A criminal trial was set to start Tuesday for a northeastern Kansas man who federal prosecutors say developed a fixation on U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner and threatened to kill him, at a time when authorities have seen a sharp increase in threats to the nation’s lawmakers and their families.
America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday.
Monday was just Day Two for Ukrainian soldiers at the U.S. military’s new training program, but the message was coming through loud and clear.
It is with great sadness that we have to announce on January 14, 2023, our dear father Nicholas L. Schmidt, Sr. passed away peacefully with his family by his side.He has been cremated and a memorial service will be held in the spring when all family can attend. Arrangements entrusted to Davis Funeral Chapel. A full obituary will be published in the Spring to announce the Memorial Service.
“Are you going to the meeting tonight?” Lyda asked her client, Pearl. “Why, I’m not so sure,” Pearl answered hesitantly.
Amy’s Mailbox | Amy Dickinson Dear Amy: I have a casual friend who won't stop giving me excessive gifts, even after I have asked her to stop. We take morning walks together, but we do not share any other social activities.
An incident in which shots were fired in Leavenworth later led to a police chase and crash in Lansing, a police official said. The case began with a report of a disturbance shortly after 7 p.m.
The reigning Class 4A wrestling champs showed they’re again ready to compete against the best. With 163 points, Tonganoxie finished third out of 34 teams Friday and Saturday at the 23rd annual Bobcat Classic at Basehor-Linwood.