FINCHES FEEDING
Finches are shown eating from a feeder at the home of Jim Baskas in Leavenworth. PROVIDED BY JIM BASKAS.
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HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE
The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra performed at the Heritage Center on New Year’s Eve. PROVIDED BY SUSIE YOUNG.
Some districts revert to remote learning
For some of America’s schools, 2022 sure feels a lot like 2020. A majority of schools opened in-person Monday for their spring semester start, but a growing number have shifted abruptly to remote learning again amid the omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus infections and subsequent staffing shortages.
Yucca Mountain remains in debate over nuclear waste storage
LAS VEGAS – Mounting opposition to proposed nuclear waste storage sites in Texas and New Mexico has kept Yucca Mountain in Nevada in the national debate over what to do with the growing stockpile of radioactive material scattered around the country.
Doctors: Older adults should avoid shoveling snow
Shoveling snow isn’t for everyone. Thousands of people are injured and dozens die every year while taking care of the maligned winter chore.
World’s oldest person celebrates 119th birthday in Japan nursing home
Kane Tanaka celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, extending her record as the world’s oldest person to another year. According to multiple Japanese media outlets, Tanaka took in the new year and her birthday Sunday at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan.
These phrases have been ‘banished’ in 2022. Are you using them?
Wait, what? The phrases “no worries,” “new normal” and “circle back” should be left in 2021? Lake Superior State University released a list of the top 10 misused, overused or useless phrases submitted by people across the globe. Phrases spurred by the global pandemic such as “new normal” and “supply chain” are some of the terms people have grown tired of, according to the Michigan university’s annual “Banished Words List.” The school has received thousands of nominations since the list’s inception in 1976.
Brush site accepts Christmas trees
Now that the holidays are over, people may be ready to dispose of their Christmas trees. The city of Leavenworth's Brush Site will be accepting live Christmas trees for disposal free of charge.
Longtime Basehor resident honored for service to community
After more than 20 years of service to the city of Basehor in various roles, Mayor David Breuer has officially left public service. Perhaps appropriately on his 70th birthday, his friends, family and members of the Basehor community gathered at an event to mark the milestone.
ON THE AGENDA
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet for a study session at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.