The Kansas State Board of Education on Thursday recommended that the state’s public school districts eliminate Native American mascots and branding to reduce their harmful impacts on students. The board approved a motion making a “strong recommendation” that Kansas public K-12 nontribal schools retire Native American-themed mascots and branding as soon as possible but within the next three to five years at the latest.
No. 2 Saint Mary will play for the KCAC men’s soccer championship.
Hunters around the country use weather changes to their advantage. Here’s how: Warm weather Deer in the Midwest generally bed down during unseasonably warm weather. Deer find cool locations when it is hot. But they will move to escape flies or other pesky insects.
Here are images from the 2022 Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade. The parade took place Friday in downtown Leavenworth. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Six Pleasant Ridge football players were named to the Northeast Kansas All-League teams. Wide receiver Evan Slapper and lineman Andrew Jacobs were both voted to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Pleasant Ridge had three players voted to the Northeast Kansas All-League volleyball team – junior Kelsi Ko, junior Ava Potter and sophomore Bela Major. At… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Here are some programs that help support military families during the holiday season. FAMILY CENTER SUPPORT The family centers at many military installations offer assistance during the holidays, including taking in donations for families in need.
When David Staresinic moved with his parents to Basehor in the 1990s, the family saw their new home as a great place to raise children while having the ability to drive a few minutes out of town to enjoy the beautiful countryside. A freshman in high school at that time, Staresinic has since put down his own roots in Basehor as well as a property he purchased five years ago that is not far away which has been used for everything from camping to an outdoor movie charity event venue. Most recently, it was used as a movie set with Staresinic having a role.
When it’s November and the temperature chooses a singular day to plummet and enter winter, we know the Veterans Day parade is upon us. The parade day in Leavenworth this Friday is gearing up to be a cold one, but you can guarantee that hundreds will be participating and even more will be watching.
To the editor: Reading the Leavenworth Times editorial page Saturday, Nov. 5, was a little surprising. Over the years I’ve watched this paper be generally fair in presenting opinions and support to “both sides” of politics, but Saturday was an all-left day. Maybe there just weren’t any conservative letters to print? Let’s hope that was the case. Reading the many left-sided letters in the run-up to this election there’s certainly a lot to take on.