Senate passes bill to boost security for Supreme Court The Senate has passed legislation to beef up security for Supreme Court justices, ensuring they and their families are protected as the court deliberates abortion access and whether to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Leavenworth Board of Education members have voted to shorten the current school year by several days. The school year had been scheduled to end May 25 for most students.
During a recent search, deputies with the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than $150,000 worth of stolen property, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. The property had been reported stolen from Leavenworth County and multiple other jurisdictions.
Dear Amy: Fifty-five years ago, when I was young and stupid, I had a child out of wedlock and placed the baby up for adoption. Fast-forward to now. I am married to a different man and have a 48-year-old daughter and a 38-year-old son.
With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year’s critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains.
Last summer, Julio Carmona started the process of weaning himself off a fully remote work schedule by showing up to the office once a week. The new hybrid schedule at his job at a state agency in Stratford, Connecticut, still enabled him to spend time cooking dinner for his family and taking his teenage daughter to basketball.
Every time Brenna Lynn competes, the No. 1 javelin thrower in Class 5A knows she’ll have at least one tough challenger – her Basehor-Linwood teammate, Olivia Vanderweide, the No. 3 javelin thrower in 5A.
Marcella Lyn (Fevurly) Bray, 61, born July 13, 1960, chose to end her journey on this earth earlier this month. Marcy, as she was known to everyone, was born in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of the late Alfred Kenneth Powell and the late Meredith Ann Reynolds. She was later adopted by the late James Robert Fevurly, joining her sisters in becoming members of this now large, combined, loving family. Marcy is survived by her sons, Edward Malachi Bray, Aurora, CO, and Peter Reynolds Bray, Chicago, IL; her brothers Keith Fevurly (Peggy), Highlands Ranch, CO; Chris Fevurly (Jane), Lawrence, KS; and her sisters Deb Winterscheidt (Dan), Johnstown, PA; Carol Cleek, Lawrence, KS; Anna Oliver (Craig), Colorado Springs, CO; and Karen Mitchell (Mark), Lenexa, KS. Marcy was a loving aunt to her fourteen nieces and nephews, two great-nieces and her great-nephew, all of whom will miss her dearly.
Graveside services for John A. Butter.
Patricia “Patty” Robinson, 80, of Lansing, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 after declining health the past few months. Patty & her beloved twin sister, Sally, were born on December 6, 1941, the day before the Pearl Harbor attack, in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of Norman and Velva (Allen) King.