The final scores are in, and NBC is no doubt happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror. The games reached an average combined audience of 11.4 million people in prime time on NBC, the USA cable network and Peacock streaming service, the network said.
Dear Amy: My husband and I usually have breakfast several times a week at a local coffee shop. Over the years, we have become friendly with several of the waitresses.
If only a time warp could bring back the good ole’ days when a handshake was as good as a contract and the news was matter of fact and not overshadowed with opinions. People wanted to work and were proud to pay their own way.
I refuse to believe that my life was consistently easier when I was younger. I have faced more challenges as an adult, but I have also grown in my capacity to deal with problems. However, the number of life-changing decisions I’ve had to make has increased exponentially with age.
Viewed from Paris, London and Washington, the events unfolding in Ukraine may seem like a new Cold War taking shape in Europe. From the Baltic countries, it looks much worse.
To the editor: I have read in the Leavenworth Times about the Leavenworth City Commission always professing that bringing back the downtown business area is important. I have to laugh at this because of what occurs regularly in our downtown.
The Class 5A girls and boys basketball regular season ends Friday and sub-state tournaments will begin next week. Here is where Basehor-Linwood, Lansing and Leavenworth teams stand entering the final game.
Dr. Dewey Frederick Gillett, longtime Leavenworth, Kan. veterinarian, died Feb. 7, 2022, from complications following surgery for a fractured hip. He was born June 4, 1934, in Harrison Township, Jewell County, Kan., near Burr Oak, to Elton I. and Jessie Mae (Korb) Gillett.
Evelyn L. Kudra, 87, Leavenworth, February 22, 2022.
James Alan Thiel, 68, passed away at his home in Lenexa, Kan. Feb.