Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.
When Christians drive past church buildings, it can become easy to compare our differences. Comparing differences can make us more critical of each other. Maybe you are not a “church-type of person” and this is a big turn-off to you. Instead of comparing our differences and separating ourselves from each other, what if the 21st century church united in the same way the first century church united?
Kansas Democrats and many Republicans finally agree on something, but is it a good deal? The so-called APEX deal raises more questions than answers. With Gov.
Denis LaRosh To the editor: Organizers of the 2022 Leavenworth County Spelling Bee and the Leavenworth Retired School Personnel Association wish to thank the following helpers for their efforts in the recent event: Ed Bristow, Pam Bristow, Ken Church, Seth Church, Betty Clark, Nancy Crain, Myrna Floray, Helen Genter, Jennifer Grasela, Carla Herbert, Denise LaRosh, Priscilla LoPresti, Cindy Miller, Kathryn Nolan, Janet Renkoski and Mary Vardeman. Organizers also with to thank the following donors: The Leavenworth Times, Mills Trophies, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Lansing Dairy Queen, State Farm Insurance – Eddie Moore, Walmart, Citizen’s Federal Savings, The Reilly Agency, Armed Forces Bank, Lansing Pizza Hut, Freddy’s, Heartland Dental, Daylight Donuts, Leavenworth Pizza Hut, Leavenworth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Crown Lanes, Exchange Bank, Armed Forces Insurance, Karma Cakes, Frontier Credit Union and Commerce Bank.
In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by campaigns for governor or the Senate. Some Republicans, however, say the party’s priorities need to change.
Leavenworth has its first girls wrestling state champion. Hannah Jackson defeated Olathe Northwest’s Caroline Foeller in the 143-pound finals of the KSHSAA Class 6-5A tournament Thursday at Hartman Arena in Park City.
There are two certainties about winter trout fishing: you’d better be dressed in layers and you might catch the trout of a lifetime. Lakes, ponds and rivers across Missouri and Kansas were all frozen solid so a trip to Taneycomo Lake by Branson, Missouri, was a no-brainer.
Ginna Mitchell Harbison departed this life on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, after a valiant battle against cancer. Ginna was born to Jack & Matilda Mitchell in Leavenworth, Kansas on December 23, 1945.
James Alan Thiel, 68, passed away at his home in Lenexa, Kan. Feb.
Ronald Dean Willcott, Ron, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 23, 2022, at the age of 70. Ron was born in Leavenworth, KS, on November 3, 1951, to Walter F.