TULSA – Moving from New York City to Tulsa, Oklahoma, might seem an unlikely choice for a young African American scientist like Christopher Bland. His new home is known as an old oil boomtown – and as the site of a massacre of Black residents 100 years ago.
Each December, many of the white headstones at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery receive a fresh green wreath adorned with a bright red bow as part of the national Wreaths Across America program. On Saturday, hundreds of volunteers, family members, corporate sponsors and their employees braved the cold and windy morning to be part of that annual wreath laying dedication event.
A judge has dismissed a petition filed by a man who was convicted of murdering a guard during a 1993 riot at the Lansing Correctional Facility. LaJuan E.
Austin McDaniel, solid waste collector, Charles Evans, solid waste collector, and Clay Seber, equipment operator 2, have been collectively named the Employees of the Year for the city of Leavenworth for 2021. McDaniel, Evans and Seber had been employees of the quarter for the second quarter before being chosen as Employees of the Year. In June 2021, a Leavenworth resident lost his balance and fell over a 4-foot retaining wall. He was seriously injured. McDaniel, Evans and Seber, all working a shift on a trash truck nearby, heard the resident yelling for help. They called 911 and provided first aid to the resident, helped control the bleeding and stayed with him until help arrived. The resident later contacted the city and said he had a compound fracture of the upper right arm and a severed artery. The surgeon was able to repair the bone and reconnect the artery. The actions of McDaniel, Evans and Seber likely helped safe his arm. MELISSA BOWER
Staff members and volunteers for the Salvation Army of Leavenworth County pose for a photograph with toys collected by members of the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office. Items collected during a Sheriff's Office toy drive were delivered to the Salvation Army for distribution. Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley said 3.5 pickup truck loads of toys were collected during the drive. SUBMITTED BY JIM SHERLEY
Swann Painting workers are shown getting Santa’s chimney entrance painted on a summer-like day in December at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Leavenworth.
When they met last week, Leavenworth school board members approved a resolution to notify a middle school teacher they intend to terminate him for inappropriate interaction with a student. Board president Judi Price read the resolution of their intent to terminate the contract of Daniel Hansen before board members voted unanimously to adopt the document.
Clark Cummins, right, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Leavenworth, recently received a Legion of Honor Award for 30 years of service in Kiwanis. CINDY HENRY.
Friends and colleagues took the opportunity last week to honor the retiring director of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation. Steve Jack is retiring as the executive director of the economic development organization after nearly 15 years on the job.
Strong winds are blamed for a crash near Tonganoxie, according to an official with the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported Wednesday at Tonganoxie Drive and 207th Street.