ASIATIC LILY
Shown is a bloom of Asiatic lily in the Basehor garden of Ron and Victoria Davids. Ron Davids .
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
After a three-year hiatus, members of the Leavenworth Special Olympics team recently participated in the state track and field meet in Wichita. Vicki Lozenski is the local program coordinator for this program. Vicki Lozenski
Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas
Thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days, industry officials said. The final toll remains unclear, but as of Thursday at least 2,000 heat-related deaths had been reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the state agency that assists in disposing of carcasses.
For families deeply divided, a summer of hot buttons begins
Kristia Leyendecker has navigated a range of opposing views from her two siblings and other loved ones since 2016, when Donald Trump’s election put a sharp, painful point on their political divisions as she drifted from the Republican Party of today and they didn’t.
T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth
Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to party cups. But many are getting backlash on social media for what critics say undermines the day, designated as a federal holiday last year to honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
VETERANS’ RECOGNITION: VALENTINE BLECHARCZYK
Valentine Joseph Blecharczyk Jr. was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, on Feb.
FLAG DAY LINE
Lansing American Legion Family No. 411 celebrated National Flag Day by standing a flag line commemorating the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.
CLIMBING ROSE
Shown is a climbing rose in the garden of Ron and Victoria Davids in Basehor. Ron Davids .
DANISH FLAG POPPY
Shown is a Danish flag poppy in the garden of Ron and Victoria Davids in Basehor. Ron Davids .
FLOWERING GARDENIA
Shown is the brilliant flowering of gardenia in the Basehor garden of Ron and Victoria Davids. Ron Davids .