Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles about giving opportunities and holiday activities around Fort Leavenworth. Every year Fort Leavenworth organizations arrange opportunities for the community to support others in the area, as well as some offer ways for people to give back to their loved ones in the process.
Unified School District 207 Deputy Superintendent Dr. SuAnn Grant announced that the district earned the Kansas State Department of Education’s 2021 Star Award recognition during the monthly USD 207 Board of Education meeting Dec. 13 at the district office. Other district updates during the meeting included professional development insights and progress on the new Patton Junior High School. The Kansans Can Star Recognition Program
The Behavioral Health Clinic at Munson Army Health Center continues to serve beneficiaries during the holidays with both faceto face and virtual appointments. One way MAHC intends to provide constant and dedicated care to behavioral health patients is through virtual appointments.
Kansas has yet to officially record a case of the new omicron variant as the delta coronavirus strain continues to be behind a COVID-19 surge that has filled hospitals. Three of the four states bordering Kansas have confirmed omicron cases and Matt Lara, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said it is “very likely the new variant is here and we just haven’t found it yet.” Two cases were suspected of being omicron in recent days but were sequenced and determined to be the delta variant, Lara added.
In a span of less than 24 hours, those in Saline County felt the ground tremble four times due to earthquakes. The first happened on Tuesday afternoon just after 4 p.m.
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. – In the desperate hours after the massive storm struck, Andy Beshear took time out from his duties as governor of the hardest-hit state early Saturday to do what a lot of his fellow Kentuckians were doing.
MINNEAPOLIS – Kim Potter’s use of deadly force against Daunte Wright was not appropriate, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at the former suburban Minneapolis police officer’s manslaughter trial, undercutting a defense argument that she would have been justified in shooting Wright even if she didn’t mean to.
LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson is a free man.
Dear Annie: I am a baby boomer and appreciate the 20th-century tradition of “rising to the occasion” and taking in meals if a family member is ill or if there has been a death in the family. It is a kind and thoughtful gesture. I am in a club, and one member’s husband was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. At that time, our president assigned each member a time to take a meal to them, staggered by a few days. Our president requested that we share the menu with other club members so there wouldn’t be duplicated meals. The member’s husband recently died, and our president has again requested that we take food to the house. And we are stepping up to the plate and doing so.
Coming off a 16-rebound performance at Spring Hill, Nate Expose had shown he was going to be a force on the boards for Lansing this season. But none of those rebounds were as important as the one Expose pulled down Tuesday night.