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Health screenings coming to Leavenworth

Residents living in and around Leavenworth can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with health screenings by Life Line Screening. Eagles Lodge 55, 300 S. 20th St., will host the event Dec. 16.

NEWS BRIEFS

Legislative veterans to lead both parties in Kansas House Kansas House Republicans on Monday promoted their No. 2 leader into the top job of speaker, while Democrats picked a veteran of state and local politics to lead them over a much younger relative newcomer.

Wedding planning gets very awkward

Dear Amy: Three years ago, I successfully followed your advice on how to manage my boyfriend's codependent family. We are now engaged! Through therapy my fiance and I have learned to navigate their emotional immaturity and have grown immensely as a couple as a result.

USS Arizona survivor: Honor those killed at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs. That makes the now 101-year-old somewhat of a celebrity, especially on the anniversary of the Dec.

Officers receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6

Top House and Senate leaders presented law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, awarding them Congress’s highest honor nearly two years after they fought with former President Donald Trump’s supporters in a brutal and bloody attack.