Leavenworth city commissioners have approved a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for piloting a shared electric scooter program in the city. Commissioners approved the memorandum of understanding with Bird Rides during a meeting Tuesday.
A man who posted numerous social media videos decrying the U.S. as a racist place awash in violence and recounting his struggle with mental illness was arrested Wednesday afternoon, a day after an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn left 10 people wounded by gunfire.
A clinical social worker may be working in the Lansing public schools next year thanks to a grant obtained through a community mental health center. Lansing Board of Education members discussed the proposal when they met Monday.
The University of Saint Mary Accelerated Nursing Program, which allows students to complete a bachelor’s degree in nursing in just one year, is now open to students with 64 credits of college coursework.
The Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday for Clearview Imaging. Vikkie Gambrill, holding the scissors, is the owner. The business opened a new MRI center across from their Pain Management offices in Lansing. Lauren E Batchelor
Scissor-tailed flycatchers are moving back into the area during the spring migration. Brian Voorhees .
Shown is a flock of starlings eating corn in Leavenworth County. Jim Baskas .
J. Sanford Bushman recently was presented The Salvation Army Advisory Board Lifetime Membership Award by Captain Lynn S. Lopez. Bushman joined the board in 1978. Through the years he has served in the roles of chairman, vice chairman and treasurer. He continues in the capacity of overlooking monthly financials and retains voting rights on the board. His wife, Alice, left, has served by his side since 1959. Lynn S. Lopez
The Leavenworth County Republic Women will have a luncheon Monday at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware St. in Leavenworth.
A Kansas judge has dismissed a legal challenge by voting rights advocates to two provisions of a state election law enacted last year. Four voting rights groups, including the League of Women Voters of Kansas, argued in a lawsuit filed in June that the law will make it more difficult for several groups, including the disabled, senior citizens and minorities to vote.