Leavenworth town hall event slated for Saturday
State Rep. Pat Proctor will hold a town hall and legislative update in Leavenworth on Saturday.
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NEWS BRIEFS
‘The Real Love Boat’ dating show to sail on CBS’ fall lineup Network TV’s fondness for reality fare and reboots combine in “The Real Love Boat,” a sea-going dating show that’s part of the CBS fall schedule announced Wednesday. Described as a “romance adventure competition,” the series credits as its inspiration the popular and kitschy comedy-drama “The Love Boat,” which aired from 1977-86 on ABC.
Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
Kansas’ highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection in a big victory for the GOP.
U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men
The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
Young military marriage leads to quick divorce
Dear Amy: My daughter has been married almost a year. Her husband is in the military, and they had to get hitched so she could live with him during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Embrace the chaos of graduation season
It is hard to fathom that one year ago I was preparing to graduate college, and I truly mean preparing. My friends and I had a two-hour meeting, complete with a whiteboard, to discuss logistics: when family was coming, when we would pack, getting to the stadium ceremony, what we would wear, how pictures would happen, when our party would be, who would be in charge of each activity. The more we broke down what had to be done, the less it felt like we were celebrating ourselves and our accomplishment. Once we concluded the meeting we decided to take a selfie, declaring that night, a week before we would even part ways, our last true night of college.
Watchdog: U.S. troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse
A government watchdog says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military.
Pioneers, Lions, Bobcats fall in first round
DE SOTO – Leavenworth’s baseball season came to an end Tuesday with a 4-3 loss in the first round of regionals. But not before the Pioneers gave United Kansas Conference rival De Soto a scare.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
No. 1 Basehor-Linwood (22-0) got exactly what it needed in its final game before the state tournament – a little pressure.
Eleanore Jane Miller
Eleanore Jane Miller, 87, passed away on May 16, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 12800 W. 75th St., Shawnee, KS. A visitation will be before Mass from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.