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Students perform classic play on stage

May 17, 2022

The very first performance at the Basehor Middle School’s Performing Arts Center took place recently with a production of “Charlotte’s Web.” Sara Homan, BLMS reading and theater teacher, started the school’s drama club several years ago and it quickly became so popular that she was able to convince the administration to offer a theater class at the school. When a school bond was passed that included the Performing Arts Center, things fell into place for a location for the school’s band, orchestra, choir and theater groups to use the theater on a daily basis.

May 14, 2022

Bill Robinson and Ron Dixon sing during the event that attracted approximately 150 people. The event also included bingo and raffles.

May 14, 2022

The Leavenworth Public Library will host a program about Fred Alexander and the lynchings in Leavenworth County on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Jahn Room.

May 14, 2022

When they met this week, a member of the Lansing Board of Education proposed a Parents Bill of Rights for the school district. But board member Amy Cawvey suggested the school board wait to take action until state legislators wrap up their 2022 session.

May 14, 2022

The Leavenworth High School JROTC program recently held its annual awards ceremony. Cadet Katherine Edwards receives the Rotary Service Award from Rotarian and state Rep. Pat Proctor. Rep. Pat Proctor

May 14, 2022

The door flings open and there in her sight is Jamal with tears running down his face. His mother quickly swerves on her heels and her heightened sixth sense kicks in recognizing this is the sound of her child in agonizing pain.

May 14, 2022

Residents living in and around Basehor can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with screenings by Life Line Screening. First Baptist Church will host the community event May 24. The church is located at 1410 N. 155th St. in Basehor.

May 14, 2022

A former respiratory therapist charged with first-degree murder in the death of a patient in Missouri 20 years ago has been arrested in northeastern Kansas, authorities said. Jennifer Hall, 41, was arrested in Johnson County, Kansas, on Thursday evening under the name Jennifer Semaboye, of Overland Park, Kansas, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said.

May 14, 2022

Man convicted 19 years after woman’s rape near Topeka Nineteen years after a woman was raped near Topeka, a man has been convicted of the crime after authorities determined his DNA linked him to the crime. Pernell Adam Mack Jr., was convicted Wednesday of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and aggravated criminal sodomy, District Attorney Mike Kagay said in a news release.

May 14, 2022

They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in cement shoes or long-lost treasure chests. But scuba divers who spent a year cleaning up Lake Tahoe’s entire 72-mile shoreline have come away with what they hope will prove much more valuable: tons and tons of trash.

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