The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is contributing to already-high prices at the pump.
A Leavenworth woman charged with second-degree murder is getting a new attorney. The attorney who had been representing Eva Banks was allowed to withdraw from the case Friday.
The annual dinner meeting of the Leavenworth County Historical Society is scheduled for Saturday from 5-8 p.m. at June’s Northland. Following dinner, the year in review will be given, awards will be presented and a new board of directors will be elected.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet for a study session at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.
Drivers enter Haymarket Square on Friday in downtown Leavenworth to drop off documents for disposal. The free document destruction event was sponsored by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office in conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week. Frontier Community Credit Union partnered with the Attorney General’s Office for the event. John Richmeier
Masks are now optional at the Leavenworth Public Library. The change went into effect Friday.
William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s foremost leading men in movies such as “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill,” has died. He was 71.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas fought its way through arguably the toughest league in college basketball this season, ultimately sharing the Big 12 regular-season title with Baylor before romping past Texas Tech to win the conference tournament.
Gerald W. Barnosky, 73, Leavenworth, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at his residence.