The Leavenworth County Health Department will begin offering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people who are 16 and 17 years old. The shots will be offered during a weekly vaccination clinic that is scheduled for 9 a.m.
The Deena Shroyer School of Dance will host “Nutcracker Suite” Dec. 18 at the Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St. in downtown Leavenworth. There will be performances by children from 5-18 years old at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door on the day of the event. All ticket sales benefi�t the Children’s Art Fund. Shown are Mallory Price and Sophia Bethea of the Deena Shroyer School of Dance. SUBMITTED BY DEENA SHROYER SCHOOL OF DANCE
DAVIS, Calif. – Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won’t have a place in California trashcans under the nation’s largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that’s set to take effect in January.
LOS ANGELES – A conservation group plans to purchase a scenic stretch of the Lost Coast in remote Northern California to save it from logging and preserve it for public use. Save the Redwoods League planned to announce Thursday that it’s agreed to purchase the historic DeVilbiss Ranch timberlands for $37 million if it can raise the money by the end of the year.
In a time when the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office is having trouble recruiting staff, the sheriff is planning to pay bonuses to many of his employees who have “held strong.” Sheriff Andy Dedeke also will offer stipends to current employees who help recruit new staff members. Dedeke said the Sheriff’s Office has 124 allotted positions.
A project that will result in a $325 million pet food plant in Leavenworth County has been submitted for honors from two trade publications. "We think this is a very special project, and maybe some others will too," said Steve Jack, executive director of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation.
Christmas has been called a sufferer’s holiday. Some may think of it as the most wonderful time of the year. For others, it is filled with sorrow, sadness and loss. Holidays are reminders of who is missing. Many of our traditions are designed to evoke memories of places, people and events. When they aren’t with us anymore, it’s painful. The happy seasonal songs lose their joy when our spirit is grieving.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas’ ban on most abortions, though it ruled that clinics in the state can sue over the most restrictive abortion law in the nation. The decision, little more than a week after the court signaled it would roll back abortion rights and possibly overturn the landmark Roe v.
The Leavenworth Education Foundation will host the fourth annual Magic of Music on Main Street at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Leavenworth High School, 2012 10th Ave.
With an ever-increasing number of Americans paying out of pocket for health care, Saint John Hospital is taking steps to help patients get the care they need when they need it. By partnering with online health care marketplace MDsave, Saint John is providing a new way for patients to purchase services upfront at reduced prices that are bundled together with related fees, according to a press release.