Inmate who attacked guard sentenced to 17 years
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FIRST CITY PASSAGEWAYS
Artists have created artwork on obscure doors, windows and niches throughout downtown Leavenworth as part of Leavenworth Main Street’s First City Passageways art exhibit. Art creations can be found at eight locations. Here is a list of the locations and the artists: 121 Delaware St. (Alan Collins); 414 Delaware St. (Alan Collins); 427 Delaware St. (LV Arts); 401 Delaware St. (Nancy Bauder), 529 Cherokee St. (Julie Jenista); 531 Shawnee St. (Nancy Bauder); 520 Delaware St. (Meredith Thompson), and 600 Shawnee St. (LV Arts). Check out more photos on page A2. Submitted
NEWS BRIEFS
Top Kansas transportation official is stepping down Dec. 23 The top transportation official in Kansas is stepping down just before Christmas in the first major change at a state agency since Democratic Gov.
Church to host free concert
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2101 10th Ave., will host a free Celebration Concert at 3 p.m. Dec.
Sheriff’s Office conducts toy drive
People wanting to donate toys to families in need can make a trip to the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office has once again organized a toy drive.
Lansing Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony planned for Sunday
Lansing officials will help usher in the Christmas season this weekend with the annual Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m.
Ex-majority leader jailed for DUI is leaving Kansas Senate
A Kansas lawmaker who was forced out of one of the state Senate’s most powerful jobs following an arrest for drunken driving and speeding the wrong way on two interstate highways is planning to leave the Legislature in early January.
Tornado threat continues as southern towns assess damage
Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi and Alabama. Two deaths were reported as the storm front continued to threaten parts of the Deep South on Wednesday.
Suspected drugs seized from camper trailer
Deputies found suspected drugs during a search of a camper trailer near Tonganoxie, according to an official with the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the trailer, which was located on 234th Street, on Nov.
Lansing city offices to open late Friday
Offices of the Lansing city government will open one hour later than normal on Friday to allow employees to participate in a holiday breakfast, according to information posted on the city’s website.