IN BRIEF
Ex-Oklahoma QB Rattler commits to South Carolina, Beamer COLUMBIA, S.C. – Highly touted quarterback Spencer Rattler will try to restart his college career with South Carolina in a major acquisition for Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer.
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A very deserving recipient
When Glenda Briscoe accepted a check on behalf of the Basehor-Linwood Assistance Services at Basehor’s annual community Christmas party, she had no idea that she was also about to be named Basehor’s Citizen of the Year. As chairman of BLAS, Briscoe traditionally accepts a donation each year and gives an update on the organization and what it has accomplished during the year. However, Basehor Chamber of Commerce President and fellow BLAS volunteer Sarah Drake had an additional surprise in mind.
Girls wrestlers in spotlight
Each week the Leavenworth Times will recognize the top high school athletes in Leavenworth County for their performances. Here are the top performers from Dec.
Health Department expands booster shots
The Leavenworth County Health Department will begin offering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people who are 16 and 17 years old. The shots will be offered during a weekly vaccination clinic that is scheduled for 9 a.m.
Defendant convicted of kidnapping, robbery, battery
A jury has convicted a Leavenworth man who struck another man with a crowbar and partially cut off the victim’s finger, according to a prosecution official. Lonnie A.
Defendant sentenced to 13.5 years for drug charges
A Leavenworth woman has been sentenced to 13.5 years in prison for multiple drug charges, according to a prosecution official. Barbara Ann Ray, 50, was sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a school, a felony charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Tornado-flattened town worries about future
MAYFIELD, Ky. – They tied themselves with ropes to a basement sewer pipe as a tornado ripped their home apart just a few feet above them.
Biden to tour Ky. storm damage
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more.
COVID-19 isn’t a badge of shame
The email I received from the White House Correspondents’ Association last week began like so many other letters emailed to business employees and school communities: “Dear Colleagues, We’re writing to let you know that a member of Monday’s in-town pool received a positive test result for COVID-19 this morning, following mild symptoms that began on Wednesday. Because this individual developed symptoms within 48 hours of being in the briefing room Monday, we are sending this advisory.
Why Biden may face a tough time upholding his pledge for unity
For Democrats, Joe Biden’s election in 2020 may have been the political equivalent of a deal with the devil: They ousted Donald Trump and got a mild-mannered, aging president to deal with a pandemic, Afghanistan, immigration, the budget and a hopelessly intransigent Congress, and in return the party would have to accept the consequences in 2024.