HOUSTON – The 10 people killed at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia during a massive crowd surge in which attendees were packed so tightly that many could not breathe or move their arms, officials announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will likely push into the new year, as he does not have the votes in the Senate to lift the roughly $2 trillion bill to passage.
VIENNA – Talks aimed at salvaging Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers adjourned Friday to allow the Iranian negotiator to return home for consultations after a round marked by tensions over new demands from Tehran.
MOSCOW – Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance’s military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe – bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected by the U.S. and its allies.
Governor extends state park lodging for displaced Kentuckians FRANKFORT, Ky. – Park accommodations for Kentucky families displaced by last week’s tornado outbreak were extended to a minimum of four weeks, up from an initial two weeks, Gov.
Employees of the Leavenworth public schools will receive what a school board member referred to as premium pay during the second semester. During a meeting this past week, board members voted unanimously to pay classified employees an additional $10 per day and certified employees an additional $20 per day.
When Leavenworth County Historical Society board member Whitney Davis Moulden invited Chris Henchek to attend an open house at the Carroll Mansion Museum recently, she was looking to connect present-day family generations with past history. Henchek, Immaculata High School class of 1986 and current owner of Henchek & Son Stonemasonry, is a grandson of Edward and Mabel Gwartney Henchek, who had deep family roots in Leavenworth County.
The Henry Leavenworth chapter and the Kansas Society Sons of the American Revolution recently celebrated their annual Patriot Muster at June’s Northland. The muster connected more than 80 members of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution and friends with their Revolutionary War patriot ancestor and the colony they served. The colony of Pennsylvania won the muster with the most ancestors represented. The chapter collected toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program and announced their participation in Wreaths Across America. PROVIDED BY WALT SCHLEY
Chainsaw artist Rachael Mirth recently donated one of her carvings to the Basehor Historical Museum Society for their Festival of Trees fundraiser. The fivefoot tall tree was carved out of cedar and created especially for the event.
Elmer Lee Huhn was born in Leavenworth on April 12, 1927, the son of Robert Louis and Ethel May Rader Huhn. On June 25, 1945, at the age of 18, Huhn enlisted in the U.S.