Commissioners again proclaim county ‘non-sanctuary’
County commissioners have once again declared Leavenworth County to be a non-sanctuary county.
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Statehouse’s newest art installation celebrates suffragists
A crowd clamored Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse to see the state’s suffragist icons and family members memorialized in paint.The mural-sized installation is the first by a woman artist in the Kansas Statehouse. The artist, Phyllis Garibay-Coon, painted the majority of the work in her dining room, she said ahead of the unveiling.
Courthouse repairs could total $5 million
While officials are still waiting on numbers, repairs to the Leavenworth County Courthouse are on track to total around $5 million.
City accepts completed Fourth Street project
Leavenworth city commissioners have formally accepted a completed project that repaved Fourth Street in the downtown area.
District identifies $4 million in savings
Officials with the Leavenworth school district believe they have identified ways to address about $4 million of an anticipated $5 million deficit for the next school year.
Kansas fire marshal, local departments prepare for wildfire season
Kansas firefighting officials are working to improve state wildfire response, prevention and education following the release of a report from Gov. Laura Kelly’s wildfire task force.The 2023 report provided 30 recommendations for responding to and preventing large fires, improving risk forecasts, and enhancing volunteer fire departments.Kansas Fire Marshal Mark Engholm said the report included a need for improved communication across fire departments, and for more robust support of the state’s 600 independent fire departments.
Ogallala Aquifer drops by more than a foot in parts of western Kansas
Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday. The Kansas Geological Survey earlier this month completed its annual campaign to measure the Ogallala Aquifer, which supplies the western one-third of the state with water.
Fort Leavenworth man nominated for Spouse of the Year
Vince Afaisen has been announced as a 2025 Armed Forces Insurance Fort Leavenworth candidate for Spouse of the Year. Afaisen is currently stationed with his husband, Maj.
Council members preview city’s infrastructure improvements
Lansing City Council members got a preview of which streets, roads and curbs will be improved when the weather allows.Public Works Director Mike Spickelmier presented the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan, beginning with the proposed street projects and alternates. One that had been considered a main project, Centre Drive, was moved back to an alternate after Mayor Tony McNeill mentioned negotiations for possible development there, which would mean any improvements could get torn up during construction.Spickelmier said they were considering chip and seal, rather than mill and overlay, on 147th Street south of McIntyre.
Car overturns on K-5
A woman declined to be transported to the hospital after her vehicle overturned on Kansas 5 Highway in Leavenworth County, according to an official with the Sheriff's Office.