CHRISTMAS WREATHS
Residents at Twin Oaks Assisted Living are shown making Christmas wreaths to share with each other. NORMA RUNNEBAUM.
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Lansing City Council to meet Thursday
The Lansing City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace.
Health Department reports two additional COVID-19 deaths
The Leavenworth County Health Department has reported two additional deaths related to COVID-19. The deaths were reported in a weekly update released Monday.
High wind warning issued
A high wind warning is in effect today for Leavenworth County. The National Weather Service is predicting sustained winds could reach 30 to 40 mph and wind gusts of up to 65 mph may be possible.
Masks to become optional in Leavenworth, Lansing schools
When students return from their winter break, masks will be optional in the Leavenworth and Lansing public schools. During separate meetings Monday, the Leavenworth and Lansing school boards voted to make masks optional in the schools beginning in January.
My hello and goodbye to American hero Bob Dole
I was given one week to learn about a man named Bob Dole. Seven days – that was my deadline.
More Kansas families choosing to homeschool
WICHITA – Worried about safety, resistant to mask orders and troubled by a lack of confidence in public schools, thousands more Kansas parents are opting to teach their kids at home. The shift comes in the wake of the pandemic that convinced those families they could handle the job.
STATE BRIEFS
Fox News’ Murdoch buys Montana ranch from Koch Industries DILLON, Mont. – Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has bought a large cattle ranch in southwest Montana near Yellowstone National Park from a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
A very deserving recipient
When Glenda Briscoe accepted a check on behalf of the Basehor-Linwood Assistance Services at Basehor’s annual community Christmas party, she had no idea that she was also about to be named Basehor’s Citizen of the Year. As chairman of BLAS, Briscoe traditionally accepts a donation each year and gives an update on the organization and what it has accomplished during the year. However, Basehor Chamber of Commerce President and fellow BLAS volunteer Sarah Drake had an additional surprise in mind.
Biden to tour Ky. storm damage
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more.