Lansing City Council members are set to submit 2026 budget numbers that reflect a flat mill levy, but not one that is revenue neutral.They discussed this option with Finance Director Beth Sanford at a recent meeting. Keeping the budget flat would mean keeping the mill levy at last year’s figure of 41.909.
No injuries were reported after a trailer being hauled by a pickup was struck by a train at the city of Leavenworth's Brush Site, a police spokesman said.
Last week, attorneys for the city of Leavenworth expressed concern that activity at CoreCivic's local facility has been accelerated. But attorneys for CoreCivic argue this assertion is inaccurate because the company has been maintaining and operating the facility all along.
After nearly 25 years of leadership, University of Saint Mary President Sister Diane Steele has announced her plans to step down from her role as president at the conclusion of the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. Sister Steele was inaugurated as the university’s ninth president on Sept.
Members of the Basehor City Council have approved a resolution expressing their intent to exceed what is considered the city's revenue neutral rate for 2026.
Police have released the name of the Lansing man who was fatally shot over the weekend. And a person who was arrested in connection with the shooting has been released from custody, a Lansing Police Department spokesman said.
Les Novelettes Club held their 75th anniversary celebration Saturday at Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church. About 80 people attended the fundraiser, which included a dinner and entertainment.Mayor Holly Pittman recognized the organization with a proclamation designating June 28, 2025, as “The 75th Anniversary of Les Novelettes Club.”Trey Johnson of Leavenworth High School and Deziree Gonzales of Lansing High School were this year’s recipients of the Les Novelette Helen Jackson Brown $1,250 scholarship from the Les Novelettes Club.Les Novelettes President Linda Horton said the organization was founded to provide educational funding.“(Formation of the club) was important then because Black students did not receive scholarships,” Horton said.Guest speaker Saturday was Dr.
People wanting to see fireworks on the Fourth of July will have more than one option in Leavenworth County.
Lansing City Council members and three county commissioners gathered around a table recently to discuss topics of mutual interest.Leavenworth County commissioners submitted a list of potential topics for the joint work session, to include the Eastern Gateway, the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Reinvestment Incentive Districts and Lansing’s new aquatic center.The Eastern Gateway, a K-5 addition that would start in Lansing and go over the river into Missouri, had been discussed in a joint session about a year ago. However, Commission Chairman Mike Smith said that project is on hold for now, because most of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s money aimed at Leavenworth County is going for a new Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth.When it came to industrial development in the county, it was noted that one location for an industrial park that’s been discussed is about 57 acres that belongs to the Department of Corrections.