LEAVENWORTH - Major James“Jim” Patrick Flanagan, age 74, a longtime resident of Leavenworth, KS, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family who loved him beyond measure. Jim was born on June 29, 1947 in Kansas City, MO. He attended St. Patrick and St. Charles Elementary Schools, St. Pius X High School and Rockhurst College on a basketball scholarship.
America and the world will soon observe the anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For America, the pandemic has had a huge impact. The latest figures indicate that to date about 900,000 people have died, and the pandemic is still going strong. Millions of people lost their jobs due to the economic downturn and hence have lost their homes, and thousands of small businesses have had to close because customers were staying home.
Have you ever stopped to consider the dog-human bond? It’s actually quite amazing. Two different species can connect to each other in what can be described as supernatural at times.
WASHINGTON – There is an exception to the federal government’s general inability to accomplish anything briskly. It drove the national debt past $30 trillion this past week, which only two years ago it had not been expected to accomplish until 2026.
Even Tyler Henson did not see his success coming. “I didn’t expect that I was going to do this good at all,” said Henson Saturday at Leavenworth High School after finishing 5-0 to win the 170-pound division at the United Kansas Conference Championships.
By Derek Wiley The Lansing swim team left no doubt on Tuesday, outscoring Shawnee Heights 332 to 196 to win its fourth straight United Kansas… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Basehor resident George Scheckel has a gift for music. Growing up as one of nine children, he was always surrounded by music and by the fifth grade, he was playing the guitar. Two years later, he and some friends formed a band that played popular music of the 1960s at school events and dances.
Today’s crisis in the criminal legal system, crystallized by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among many others, provides an opportunity for a new kind of civil rights federalism – one that begins with state legislative action.
Violet Mildred Schott, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Friend passed to her Heavenly Father on February 3, 2022. Violet, known as “Vi” to most, was born July 9, 1930, in Jewell County (near Mankato), Kansas. She lived in Colorado, Idaho and Kansas in her formative years. After graduating from Friends Bible Academy, Haviland, Kansas, she established residence in Friendswood, TX, Latham, Wichita, Emporia, and Hutchinson, KS, Grandview and St. Joseph, MO. She eventually settled in the Lansing/Leavenworth area and enjoyed being an active member of the community for over fifty years.
LEAVENWORTH - Roy Dale “Butch” Beaman, 75, of Leavenworth, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at the Kansas City Veterans Hospital. He was born March 14, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Allen T. and Alta M. (Neisler) Beaman.