Christmas events planned for downtown Leavenworth
Families can head to downtown Leavenworth this weekend for Christmas activities. The city-sponsored Breakfast with Santa is scheduled to return to Leavenworth on Saturday.
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Garry Lee Eberth
Garry Lee Eberth, 73, passed Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
Preliminary hearing continues into second day
The preliminary hearing for a man charged in Leavenworth County with capital murder continued into a second day on Tuesday. Donald Ray Jackson Jr., 42, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting his two sons, ages 12 and 14.
Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation
When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi’s home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disappear.
Lessons from the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri
Shortly after the 2022 elections, Donald Trump announced that he was running for the 2024 GOP nomination for president. Most Republican elected officials, donors and activists approve of Trump’s governing philosophy and were supportive of policies of his such as cutting taxes and nominating as many conservatives as possible to the federal judiciary.
Leota Marie Bender
Leota Marie Bender, 90, Tonganoxie, Kan., formerly of McLouth, Kan., passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022. Funeral service will be noon Friday, December 2, 2022, at Quisenberry Funeral Home with a visitation starting at 11 a.m.
SEASON PREVIEW: Lansing girls basketball
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SANTA VISITS BASEHOR
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Santa makes early visit to Basehor library
Santa made an early visit to Basehor recently to visit with children and to help Mayor Dick Drennon light the Mayor’s Christmas tree at the Basehor Community Library. An evening of holiday festivities was attended by several hundred people, including many families who make the event a yearly tradition.
Too many people and not enough resources
The Kansas City Star title caught my eye. It read “Amid climate change, Egypt begs families to have fewer kids.” It went on to state that “The Egyptian government sees (large families) as a grave threat to the country – and has spent millions of dollars trying to convince parents to have fewer children.”