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The Leavenworth County Republican Women will hold their monthly luncheon program Monday at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware St. in downtown Leavenworth.

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A Kansas man convicted of performing illegal autopsies has been permanently banned from doing business in the state and ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution and fines, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday.

Consumers struggling with skyrocketing prices for food, gas, autos and rent got a tantalizing hint of relief last month, when prices didn’t budge at all from June after 25 straight months of increases. With gas prices continuing to fall, inflation is probably slowing further this month.

The Leavenworth Public Library has events planned for every age group during the month of August. For ages 5 and under, the library will host Storytime every Tuesday at 10 a.m., as well as Wiggle Workshop every Friday at 10 a.m.

The Leavenworth County Development Corporation Board of Directors recently voted to allow the expansion of their board. And they discussed a request from the County Commission to allow a representative of the county to serve on LCDC’s executive committee.

An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift in Republican-leaning counties contributed to the overwhelming support of abortion rights last week in traditionally conservative Kansas, according to a detailed Associated Press analysis of the voting results.

With the school year set to start next week, the principal of Pleasant Ridge High School has announced plans for a homecoming parade. Principal Scott Kessler said the high school in the Easton school district may have had a homecoming parade in the past, but it has been decades since one has taken place.