In keeping with the spirit of Christmas, a dazzling production of "The Nutcracker" opens this weekend at the Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St. The production is a presentation by First City Dance Center.The ballet production is choreographed and directed by Rachel Grisi Dugan, Annette Pfannenstiel, Elizabeth Krebs and Mallory Price.
The man who has been selected to serve as the next superintendent of Basehor-Linwood schools says education is about people.
CoreCivic inquired with federal officials in June about turning its shuttered Leavenworth jail into an immigration detention center, according to documents recently obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union.The facility, the ACLU warns, could be used as a hub for mass deportation efforts under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.CoreCivic Inc., the nation’s largest private prison operator, responded in June to a request by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify potential detention facilities in the Midwest and other regions, according to the ACLU’s documents.
No serious injuries were reported after a car overturned following a collision in eastern Leavenworth County, according to an official with the Sheriff's Office.
The Basehor Community Library’s annual gingerbread house making event was held recently, much to the delight of attendees. Two classes with 40 children each offered the opportunity to make fun holiday memories, create a gingerbread house and eat plenty of sweets during the process.Jennifer Sims, assistant librarian for Children’s Services for the library, said that the class is popular each holiday season.
Leavenworth's city manager says he wants to look for ways to reduce the amount of waste collected by the city's trash service through public education.
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A personal finance website has listed the University of Saint Mary as the seventh best value among colleges and universities in Kansas.
Leavenworth city commissioners suggested establishing an annual state of the city presentation.