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The Leavenworth Times The Leavenworth County Health Department will once again be offering extended hours for its weekly walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic. This week’s clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade St. The clinic is open to anyone who is 18 years old and older. People do not have to be residents of Leavenworth County to be vaccinated at the clinic. People are asked to bring photo identification. This is the second time the Leavenworth County Health Department has extended hours for a clinic into the evening. While ...

The Leavenworth Times A man accused of shooting at people last year on the Centennial Bridge is still awaiting a mental health evaluation at a state hospital. A status hearing for Jason R. Westrem was continued Friday because the defendant has not yet received the evaluation at a state hospital in Larned, according to court records. The hearing was continued until June 4. Westrem, 38, Houston Lake, Missouri, is charged in Leavenworth County District Court with nine felony counts including attempted first-degree murder in connection to a May 27, 2020, incident on the Centennial Bridge. The bri...

The Leavenworth Times An auditor told Leavenworth County commissioners she had a concern about the lack of reconciliation of a payroll account. April Swartz with Varney & Associates, Manhattan, brought up the issue Wednesday when reviewing an audit of the county. Swartz said it was discovered a payroll account was not being reconciled during 2020. She said staff from the Clerk’s Office stepped in to reconcile the account. “That’s really a function of the Treasurer’s Office,” Swartz said. “We just are expressing concern.” County Clerk Janet Klasinski said she believes the matter ...

The Leavenworth Times Despite a flash flood warning, the local emergency management director says he does not know of any major flooding problems resulting from a storm that passed through Leavenworth County on Wednesday. The warning was issued Wednesday afternoon by the National Weather Service. Leavenworth County Emergency Management Chuck Magaha said he recorded 1.78 inches of rain at one location in the county. He referred to Wednesday’s storm as a general springtime thunderstorm. Showers and thunderstorms may return Sunday, and chances for rain may continue through Tuesday, according t...

The Leavenworth Times The chairman of the Leavenworth County Commission wants to know the potential financial benefit if the county government takes over a private prison. “What is the benefit to the county for doing this?” Chairman Mike Smith said. He and the other members of the County Commission met Thursday for a work session to discuss a proposal from CoreCivic. CoreCivic operates the Leavenworth Detention Center, a private prison that houses pretrial detainees for the U.S. Marshals Service. Representatives of the Tennessee-based CoreCivic met with commissioners last week. The compan...