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The Leavenworth Times The Leavenworth County Health Department reported Monday 23 new cases of the coronavirus in the county since May 3. The Health Department releases updates about local COVID-19 cases each Monday. The 23 new cases reported are what Health Department officials refer to as community cases. A total of 6,848 confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in Leavenworth County since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Monday afternoon, Health Department officials were monitoring 24 active community cases in the county. Three Leavenworth County residents were in the hospital M...

Defendant may testify during motions hearing in murder case A man facing a murder charge in Leavenworth may testify in court later this week. A defense attorney said Cody J. Nichols probably will testify Thursday during a motions hearing in Leavenworth County District Court. Nichols, 20, is charged with first-degree murder in connection to the July 18 shooting death of Sanquan M. Brooks in Leavenworth. Nichols is accused of what is known as felony murder, which is a form of first-degree murder. Felony murder occurs when someone is killed during the commission of a felony that is considered in...

Library resumes pre-pandemic hours However, some COVID-19 measures remain in place including a face covering requirement. “All of our regular service hours have been restored,” Director Matthew Nojonen said. The library building had been closing for a couple of hours in the middle of each day so employees could devote their time exclusively to patrons who wished to utilize a curbside pick-up service. As of Monday, the library building is no longer closing for curbside pick-up. But people can still pick up reserved materials curbside by telephoning the library staff once they arrive at the...

The Leavenworth Times Many activities of Leavenworth County’s Council on Aging were halted last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the organization recently has resumed some of its in-person group activities. “People are ready to get out,” said Connie Harmon, director of Council on Aging. Harmon said the Council on Aging activities have restarted as people have expressed interest in them. “It’s been a little bit of a grassroots effort,” she said. She said masks and social distancing are required for the events. “We’re starting out slowly,” she said. The first group a...

For the first time in its 105-year history, the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce has opened a satellite office in Lansing.