When they met Wednesday, Leavenworth County commissioners approved additional funding for the local Meals on Wheels program. Commissioners agreed to an adjustment to the price charged by the caterer, Terry Booker, used by the county’s Council on Aging.
The county and the city of Lansing seem to be on board for a proposed eastern gateway, a six-minute trip from Eisenhower Road to the west end of 152 and 435 highways in Missouri. At least that seemed to be the consensus at last Thursday’s joint meeting between Leavenworth County commissioners and Lansing City Council members.
Twenty students at Lansing High School recently were recognized for essays they wrote earlier this school year at the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Essay Celebration Ceremony. The purpose of the essays was to help students learn about local history and promote a good and just community.
Two Leavenworth County residents and one group were recently honored with a Spirit of Humanitarianism award from the Leavenworth County Human Services Council. The award recognizes qualities of altruism, philanthropy, charity and humanitarianism displayed in the community.
Members of the Rotary Club of Leavenworth recently volunteered at Dillons in an effort to fill the shelves of the Catholic Charities food pantry. Members of the community donated over 1,900 pounds of non-perishable food items and approximately $900 in cash. President Shari Hansen is shown receiving a donation from a young community member. Tamara Sevcik
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, left, attended a Memorial Day observance at Leavenworth National Cemetery on Monday. Shown with Schmidt are retired Col. Jon Smrtic and retired Col. and state Rep. Pat Proctor. Rep. Pat Proctor
Mother accused of decapitating son found unfit for trial A Kansas City woman accused of decapitating her 6-year-old son has been found mentally unfit to stand trial. A Jackson County judge last week placed Tasha Haefs, 35, in the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health after finding her incompetent to stand trial, the Kansas City Star reported.
A flood warning for Stranger Creek remained in effect Wednesday morning for northern Leavenworth County, but floodwaters had started to recede. The flood warning was for Stranger Creek at Easton.
Basehor Elementary School first-graders were recently treated to a field trip to nearby Oak Creek Nursery and Landscape. The business has offered its nursery to be the destination for field trips since 2018 to help students learn about the facility, plants and the importance of pollinators. Those trips were limited in the past couple of years due to the pandemic.