CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Construction recently began on Kansas Highway 7 and Eisenhower Road. Jim Baskas .
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Brands on a budget
The Cheeky Llama Clothier, located on the corner of Fifth and Cherokee streets in downtown Leavenworth, offers a variety of stylish, affordable and gently-used name brand clothing, graphic T-shirts and formal dresses for tweens, teens and adults.
SAINT JOHN CEO
Wes Hoyt speaks with Leavenworth Mayor Camalla Leonhard on Thursday during a welcome reception in his honor. Hoyt became the new chief executive officer of Saint John Hospital in Leavenworth earlier this month. He previously worked as the chief operating officer for the Hutchinson Regional Health System. John Richmeier
The power of our words spoken in blessing and farewell
“The grace of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (II Corinthians 13:14) That verse from the Bible is the New Testament benediction – a complement to the “Aaronic Benediction” of the Old Testament from the Book of Numbers. The apostle Paul closed every one of his letters to his friends with some sort of blessing or benediction asking that God’s grace, peace and love be with his friends in Christ.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Charles Harrison, a 2010 graduate of Leavenworth High School, has received a doctorate in statistical computing from the University of Central Florida. Harrison is a graduate of Pittsburg State University where he earned a master’s degree in mathematics in 2014. His dissertation was titled, “Change Point Detection for Streaming Data Using Support Vector Methods.” He is currently working for Amazon. Submitted
Parson signs law exempting World Cup tickets from sales tax
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed a bill that will reduce the cost of World Cup tickets when the soccer tournament comes to Kansas City in 2026.
Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits
From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days of August with parts of China and Japan setting all-time heat records Friday.
NEWS BRIEFS
Volunteer firefighter dies from injuries suffered in fire A volunteer firefighter who was injured while fighting a blaze in Pleasanton earlier this week has died, officials said. Joshua Haynes, 35, was injured Monday during a fire at the Carpenter Chiropractor Clinic.
Ukrainians cheer nation’s EU candidacy amid wartime woes
The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership offered war-weary Ukrainians a morale boost and hope of a more secure future Friday as the country’s military ordered its fighters to retreat from a key city in the eastern Donbas region.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
The Supreme Court has ended the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.