When they met this week, Leavenworth city commissioners listened to a pitch for a shared electric scooter program in the city. “We have all the confidence in the world that it will be successful,” said Mike Butler, a senior account executive for the California-based Bird Rides.
Lansing school officials plan to launch a late bus pilot program to provide transportation for students who attend after-school activities. The pilot program was discussed Monday during a meeting of the Lansing Board of Education.
A bald eagle was recently spotted perched atop a light pole on Leavenworth Road in Basehor. “I had to slow down to take a picture because it was so amazing to me that I saw him,” said Kathy Renn. “I love birds in general, but when I spotted the bald eagle, I just had to pull over to snap a picture from my vehicle. As I took the second picture, it was like he looked down at me. It was an amazing morning that day.”
When the COVID-19 cases spiked in the community due to the omicron variant, a surge of cases also was seen in the public schools, the Leavenworth superintendent said. And Mike Roth said cases in the schools continue to mirror the community as things are now improving.
The Leavenworth County Development Corporation Board of Directors have approved a 2022 budget that will require LCDC to dip into its reserves. The budget, which was approved last week, also anticipates increased contributions from local cities and the private sector.
The Lansing City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.
After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.
Police: Man charged in house fire in suburban KCK The father of an infant killed in a house fire in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the case. The fire was reported around 1 a.m.
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after New York’s attorney general said they regularly misstated the value of assets.