The Basehor Community Library celebrated National Puzzle Day by hosting its second annual jigsaw puzzle competition. Eight teams competed in a timed contest to see who could put together a 750-piece puzzle before the other teams within a two-hour time limit.
Love is in the air, but Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about a person. I’m lucky to have a sweetheart in my life, although even if I didn’t, there are so many things to fall in love with - if we stop long enough to enjoy them.From a favorite country singer, Tom T.
Leavenworth County commissioners discussed remanding a special use permit request back to the county's Planning Commission. But they tabled the matter for one week to give themselves time to define what issues they want the Planning Commission to consider.
Memories of mom seem to be everywhere, and although it’s been more than 20 years since her passing, I still wish for another day to discuss the latest craft project or her soap operas. Mom's youngest sibling, the last of the five children, died this weekend.
Liz Anstine, the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year, was presented with keys to a car for traveling more than 15,000 miles across the state as Kansas educators’ ambassador for the next six months.
A groundbreaking event was held recently at Basehor-Linwood High School to officially kick off construction projects that were approved by voters as part of bond projects. Construction will begin soon and will be completed by summer 2026 and will include a new three-story classroom wing with a cafeteria; a multipurpose center with a kitchen, strength and conditioning space as well as locker rooms; performing arts center improvements; safety and security updates including a storm shelter; and 20 additional classrooms.Sherry Reeves, interim superintendent for USD 458, made opening remarks and welcomed guests to the event and expressed her gratitude to school board members, community leaders, families of Basehor and Linwood as well as others for their vision and support to bring this project to fruition.
After five years of Camp Leavenworth, it is a good time to obtain feedback about the city-sponsored festival, the assistant city manager said.
When current Basehor residents Phyllis and Marvin Ziskha were living in Georgia in 1975, they had no idea that their paths would cross with a former president of the United States.The couple had spent a Saturday at the Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain Park located east of Atlanta. They encountered a church youth group distributing flyers and pamphlets.
I hadn’t thought too much about turning 65 this year, until these two things happened. My back feels like it's breaking in half, and I overhead a conversation of teenage shenanigans.At one of the grands’ basketball games, I couldn't help but overhear what these teenage boys had accomplished in their three-week hiatus since the holiday break was extended because of the snowmaggeden.
Basehor resident Dawn Clouse has helped more than 25 veterans celebrate their 100th birthday with a drive-by parade in addition to countless birthday card showers as part of the Veteran Centenarian Project. The program began during the coronavirus pandemic and celebrates veterans associated with the Veterans Administration in Eastern Kansas including the Leavenworth VA, Topeka VA and six community-based outpatient clinics in St.