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Memorial Day ceremonies will be conducted at the two national cemeteries in Leavenworth. But they will not be open to the public because of COVID-19 restrictions, the director of the cemeteries said.
The Leavenworth Times Cleanup of a diesel spill continued Thursday, two days after a fuel truck rolled onto its side near Tonganoxie, Sheriff’s Office officials said. The crash was reported at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday at Tonganoxie Drive and 199th Street. A 43-year-old man was driving Freightliner truck north on Tonganoxie Drive, which is County Road 5. The truck was hauling a fuel tank, according to Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley. The truck’s passenger-side tires went off the roadway. The driver attempted to correct the problem, but he apparently lost control of the vehicle. The t...
Travel expected to increase this weekend Roadways may be more crowded this Memorial Day weekend than last year. AAA Travel anticipates more than 37 million people in the United States will be traveling 50 miles or more from home this holiday weekend. This would be a 60% increase from last year, which saw the lowest number of Memorial Day weekend travelers on record since AAA began keeping track in 2000, according to a news release from AAA Kansas.. The 37 million travelers anticipated this weekend would still represent 13% fewer Memorial Day weekend travelers than in 2019. With the potential ...
When they met this week, Leavenworth city commissioners advanced ordinances for rezoning two properties in the city.
The Leavenworth Times After reviewing self-assessment forms for the Lansing Board of Education, the board’s president plans to compile a list of possible goals for the body. Members of the Lansing school board met Monday for a special meeting. During the meeting, board members reviewed forms they completed as part of an evaluation of their board. Board President John Dalbey Sr. said he hoped the review of the self-assessment would lead to establishing board goals. Following the discussion, Dalbey said he will compile a list of possible goals to present to his fellow board members when they ...