COMMUNITY RECOGNITION: JACOB RODENHAUS
Jacob Rodenhaus was born in Marburg, Hessen, Germany, on Jan. 20, 1833, the son of Johannes Jacob and Anna Margarethe Peter Rodenhaus.
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Man pleads to purse robbery
A Leavenworth man has pleaded guilty to robbery for snatching a woman's purse, according to a prosecution official. Stacy Shannon Foster, 58, pleaded to the robbery charge Jan.
Woman pleads to drug paraphernalia charge
A woman has pleaded to possessing drug paraphernalia while being tested for drugs by the Community Corrections program in Leavenworth County, according to a prosecution official. Amanda Nicole Perez, 35, Olathe, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia Jan 21 in Leavenworth County District Court, according to County Attorney Todd Thompson and court records.
Winter woes are way of life in the Midwest
We must have a loyalty to the cold weather in the Midwest to live among frozen icicles which could double as spears or walk through 10-inch snowdrifts just to get to the donut shop. Either it’s love or we’re all idiots.
Senator calls KU doctor ‘Kansas Dr. Fauci’
As Kansas has one of the highest CO- VID-19 case rates in the country, a state senator and physician who promotes unproven drugs announced Wednesday that he is under investigation by the state health board.
Defendant pleads to pointing gun at officer
A man has pleaded guilty to pointing a gun at a Lansing police officer. Chase Garnett, 24, Leavenworth, pleaded to the charge of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer Jan.
Dems seek fast confirmation vote
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard.
Friend doesn’t share possible COVID diagnosis with reader
Dear Annie: I’m 70, and my friend “Martha” is 72. We live in the same senior apartment complex and have known each other for about nine months. I’ve helped her a lot, taking her to doctor’s appointments, walking her dog after eye surgery, etc. She went to Texas for Christmas with her daughter and son-in-law.
LTC Marvin Kim Decker
Lieutenant-Colonel Marvin Kim Decker, age 69, died on January 16, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War as an S-3 Operations Officer and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and a National Defense Service Medal with two campaign stars.
Breyer sets Supreme Court up for even more political theater
The news that Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court this summer comes as little surprise. Every day he stays on the job is another day Republicans could regain control of the 50-50 Senate and threaten to block his replacement.