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Fort Leavenworth creates an "economic obsolescence" for the county government's budget because the Army post pays no property taxes. That's according to County Commissioner Jeff Culbertson.

Leavenworth County's emergency manager says the local grass fire season has ended, for now. "Everything has greened up," Chuck Magaha said of vegetation in the area.

The University of Saint Mary will celebrate the close of another academic year and the achievements of the class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. May 3 in McGilley Field House on campus.The event will honor the university’s 266 graduates, which hail from coast to coast and international destinations.Tickets are not required for entrance into McGilley Field House.

Leavenworth County commissioners may consider a new sales tax to help maintain the radio system used by emergency responders.

A Leavenworth man was killed after his vehicle went into a ditch and he became trapped under the vehicle, according to an official with the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office.

The Leavenworth Times is moving back downtown.

The Leavenworth Police Department is cautioning people about a bogus post circulating on social media that reports a female officer is missing.

No injuries were reported following a fire at a Leavenworth home, a Fire Department official said.