For the past 15 years, the Basehor Community Library’s teen group has been scaring up fun at Basehor City Park just in time for Halloween. The teens put together their annual Haunted Trail with around 70 participants creating spooky vignettes as guests walked through the park.
The Whittier Club will meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Jahn Room at the Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St. All active and honorary members are invited. Carol Schmidt will review “The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab and an Epic Journey” by Deborah Cramer.
The governor has appointed two local attorneys to serve as judges. Clinton Lee and Geoffrey Sonntag were appointed to serve as judges in the 1st Judicial District, which is composed of Leavenworth and Atchison counties.
Abortion foes seek ouster of 5 Kansas Supreme Court justices The most influential anti-abortion group in Kansas politics is urging voters in mailers to remove five of the seven justices on a state Supreme Court that declared access to abortion a fundamental right under the state constitution. The group, Kansans for Life, was a key part of the campaign for a proposed amendment to the state constitution to declare that it doesn’t grant a right to abortion, which would have nullified the court’s 2019 decision protecting abortion rights.
Mike Stieben is running for reelection as the county commissioner from the 5th District. He is facing a challenge from write-in candidate Todd Lux. Stieben is the Republican nominee for the position. Lux says he also is a Republican. There is no Democratic candidate in the race.
Ipromised to write about the six Kansas Court of Appeals judges who are on your ballot for retention this election. The Kansas Court of Appeals (COA) has 14 judges. They hear all appeals from district courts in both civil and criminal cases, except those few that may be appealed directly to the Supreme Court. They also hear all appeals from the orders of the Kansas Corporation Commission. The court may hear appeals en banc, which means by all 14 of its judges. Most frequently, though, the court sits in three judge panels.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet for a work session and special meeting at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.
A Leavenworth man who was shot during an altercation with police has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers… Login to continue reading Login…
The Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Holiday Bazaar and Flea Market at the Riverfront Community Center on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m.
The intruder who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home was searching for the Democratic leader, shouting “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer.