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While no decisions were made Wednesday, Leavenworth County commissioners said they should discuss which nonprofit organizations will receive funding from the county government in the future.

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A man was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Leavenworth for racketeering. But the sentencing was postponed for a week after the defense attorney said there was a breakdown in his communication with his client.

When she was a freshman at Basehor-Linwood High School, Meña Reeves found passion for powerlifting. She credits her coach, Justin Wieser, who helped her grow mentally and physically as an athlete in the sport. She won the state powerlifting competition both her junior and senior year in the women’s Class 5A 165-pound category. Meña is a 2023 graduate and second-generation Bobcat, with both of her parents attending BLHS. Her younger brother is currently a sophomore at BLHS.“Powerlifting has always been an outlet for me and through it, I’ve made friends and lifelong relationships. I’ve also met some amazing coaches after I graduated from high school, including my current coaches, Ryan Baylark and Jeff Frank. These men have helped mold me into the athlete I am now. I’ve found a community in powerlifting that I didn’t know existed beforehand,” she said.Meña attends Ottawa University and is studying to double major in both art and psychology. Her career goal is to work in art therapy with a graduation date in 2027.Competing for Powerlifting America, she recently represented Team USA in Tartu, Estonia, on the world stage as well as an equipped lifter in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta. To qualify for those events, University Nationals and Equipped Nationals were held in Austin, Texas. Meña received two national titles as a freshman in college and won both national championships in the women’s 84kg weight class. Some of Meña’s best lifts in training have been a raw 380-pound squat, a 195-pound bench press and a 370-pound deadlift. The term "raw" refers to weightlifting without the use and support of equipment such as a weightlifting belt or wrist wraps. Raw lifting relies on pure strength and power to lift the weight without any additional assistance. In competitions, she has hit a 352-pound squat, a 176-pound bench press and a 352-pound deadlift. As for her equipped lifting, which allows the lifter to use supportive gear, her all-time training personal records have been a 435-pound squat, 265-pound bench press and a 400-pound deadlift. Competitions have shown Meña to hit impressive weights as well including a 407-pound squat, a 270-pound bench press and a 391-pound deadlift.Preparing for upcoming competitions, she is looking forward to seeing what new all-time bests she can add to her list of accomplishments as she continues to push herself in the sport.“Powerlifting has really saved me. It’s taken the hard times in my life and turned them into fuel. Overall, it’s made my work ethic better and enhanced my determination in life to achieve great things,” Meña said.