Defendant pleads to pointing gun at officer
A man has pleaded guilty to pointing a gun at a Lansing police officer. Chase Garnett, 24, Leavenworth, pleaded to the charge of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer Jan.
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Dems seek fast confirmation vote
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard.
County approves contract for private security
County commissioners have approved a contract for a private firm to provide security at the Leavenworth County Courthouse. When they met Wednesday, commissioners unanimously voted to authorize County Commission Chairman Mike Smith to sign a contract with GardaWorld for an amount not to exceed $110,000.
Fritz appointed attorney
A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate has been representing himself against a charge of solicitation of capital murder. But an attorney has been appointed to represent him during his upcoming trial, according to court records.
KC artist explores Mexican American identity in exhibition at USM
Andrew Mcilvaine, an assistant professor at the Kansas City Art Institute, will bring his interdisciplinary artwork to the University of Saint Mary for a twomonth exhibition titled “Mixed Feelings.”
Winter woes are way of life in the Midwest
We must have a loyalty to the cold weather in the Midwest to live among frozen icicles which could double as spears or walk through 10-inch snowdrifts just to get to the donut shop. Either it’s love or we’re all idiots.
TOP EDUCATORS ON FORT
School of Advanced Military Studies Associate Professor Jim Greer walks through the classroom as SAMS students, including Lt. Col. Timothy McDevitt, Maj. Katie Baumann and Maj. Wesley Henderson, work with legos, modeling clay and other mediums to explain emergence, reflexive control and more during an exercise in the Design and Systems Thinking class Jan. 13 in Muir Hall on Fort Leavenworth. Greer has been named the Command and General Staff College's 2022 Civilian Educator of the Year. PRUDENCE SIEBERT/FORT LEAVENWORTH LAMP
Buffalo Soldier group to raise money for new fort museum
Members of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry National Association plan to launch a capital campaign to fund a new Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth. “We’re still in the planning phases,” said Paul Matthews, parliamentarian for the association.
Leavenworth transfers downtown property to Land Bank
When they met this week, Leavenworth city commissioners voted to convey a city-owned property located at 600 Cherokee St. to the city’s Land Bank.
Navy discharges 23 for vaccine refusal
WASHINGTON – The Navy said Tuesday it discharged 23 active duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots. It comes as the number of service members being discharged across the services due to the vaccine begins to climb.