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The Leavenworth Times A storm that passed through the Basehor area last week produced heavy rain, strong winds and up to golf ball-size hail, the local emergency management director said. Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said a number of roads were closed due to high water from the late Thursday afternoon storm. He said the storm produced 2.87 inches of rain within 40 minutes. He said a number of houses had roof and siding damage from hail. The storm also produced winds reaching up to 70 mph. Magaha said a barn in the area of 174th Street and Kansas Avenue was des...

The races are now set for the election for local city and school board positions. The filing deadline for the non-partisan election was noon Tuesday. A sufficient number of candidates filed to force primaries for races for the Leavenworth City Commission and the Lansing Board of Education. The primary election will take place Aug. 3. The general election will be Nov. 2. Members of the City Commission are elected to at-large positions. This means each commissioner represents the entire city rather than a specific ward or district. There are three positions on the Leavenworth City Commission th...

Lansing student art show remains virtual this year The Leavenworth Times For the second year in a row, an annual art show for the Lansing public schools was conducted in a virtual format. The Lansing School District Virtual Art Showcase was posted on the school district’s website May 25. Sharon Burns, director of the Lansing Educational Foundation, said the art show features more than 350 pieces of artwork created by students during the 2020-2021 school year, which recently ended. LEF organizes the art show each year. Burns said art teachers in the district photographed the works of student...

The Leavenworth Times A fire that caused extensive damage to a vacant house over the weekend in Leavenworth remains under investigation, a Fire Department spokesman said. The fire was reported at 9:28 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of North Eighth Street. No injuries were reported. Shawn Kell, health inspector and safety officer for the Leavenworth Fire Department, said the roof of the house collapsed during the fire. In addition to members of the Leavenworth Fire Department, Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1 also responded to the scene. Kell said the fire caused an estimated $165,000 in d...

After five years, the United Way of Leavenworth County has a new chairman.