Winning lottery jackpot is lucky for some, tragic for others
Dave and Erica Harrig stayed true to their values when they won a lottery jackpot of more than $61 million in 2013. It made all the difference.
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Local cheese market offers kitchen essentials, sandwiches, coffee and more
First City Cheese Market and Kitchen Essentials is a cheese and kitchen accessory shop that offers an abundance of domestic and imported cheeses and meats, made-to-order gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, 28 different flavors of whole bean coffee, flavored teas and lemonade, Hank’s sodas, charcuterie boards, spices, mixes, kitchen essentials and a variety of unique boutique items.
ELECTION COVERAGE
Live online election results for the Aug. 2 primary election in Kansas can be followed at www.leavenworthtimes.com. Please note that when you click the election coverage button you will be routed to The Newton Kansan, the digital home of CherryRoad Media Kansas Election Coverage.
Clerk mails revenue neutral notices
Local property owners may have recently received notices of “estimated ad valorem taxes” in the mail. While the notices contain information about the appraised and assessed value of properties as well as proposed budget information for local taxies entities, the documents are not property tax bills.
Find renewed strength by following Jesus
No matter how strong someone is, no matter how much rest someone gets, at some point in our lives we feel tired, worn out, weary. Isaiah 40:29-31 talks about those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength.
DELEGATION CONCLUDES VISIT
Mongolian delegates are shown with their host families and Lansing Kiwanis Club members at a farewell dinner. Photos by Betty Klinedinst The Mongolian legal delegation hosted by the Lansing Kiwanis Club finished their Lansing/Leavenworth visit last week by visiting various places in Topeka to include the Kansas Supreme Court, KBI Forensics Lab, the Kansas Capitol Building and the U.S.
ADOPT A PET
Snow is a 10-month-old Great Pyrenees puppy available for adoption at the Leavenworth Animal Control Shelter. Snow is dog friendly, spayed and vaccinated. Snow will do best with a large yard. She is a large breed and still has some weight to gain. The Leavenworth Animal Control Shelter is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at 2019 S. 3rd St., behind Price Chopper. Carol Turner
DAYLILY GARDEN
Shown are blooms of daylily in the Basehor garden of Ron and Victoria Davids. Ron Davids .
Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles
The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles. The measure agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen.
Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warns
Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. The social media company revealed in a new report that it fielded a record number of legal demands — nearly 60,000 during a six-month period last year - from local, state or national governments that wanted Twitter to remove content from accounts or reveal confidential information such as direct messages or user locations.