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In a time when the Leavenworth County Sheriffs Office is having trouble recruiting staff, the sheriff is planning to pay bonuses to many of his employees who have "held strong."

A project that will result in a $325 million pet food plant in Leavenworth County has been submitted for honors from two trade publications.

When they met this week, Leavenworth County commissioners discussed a proposal for redistricting their commission districts.

A man accidentally shot himself in the ankle while target shooting at his rural Leavenworth home, an official with the Sheriffs Office said.

Leavenworth city officials are planning to install a splash pad next year in Hawthorn Park.

The Leavenworth County Health Department will host two COVID-19 vaccination clinics next week. No appointments are necessary, according to the Health Department.

A jury has convicted a Leavenworth man who struck another man with a crowbar and partially cut off the victims finger, according to a prosecution official.

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.

Last week, Leavenworth County officials hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of an improved section of Eisenhower Road.

Two new members have officially joined the Leavenworth City Commission.