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The 24 cases are what Health Department officials refer to as community cases. The Leavenworth County Health Department typically releases an update about local COVID-19 cases each Monday. A total of 6,777 positive cases of the virus have been confirmed in Leavenworth County since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Monday afternoon, Health Department officials were monitoring 25 active cases in the county. Three Leavenworth County residents were in the hospital Monday because of COVID-19. A total of 223 county residents have been hospitalized because of COVID-19 since the beginning of the p...

A Leavenworth man was shot twice after he stepped out of his apartment to check on a commotion, a Police Department official said.

While it is officially spring, the next two days may seem more like winter. A winter weather advisory is scheduled to be in effect from 10 p.m. today to 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Chuck Magaha, director of Leavenworth County Emergency Management, said snow accumulation for tonight and Tuesday morning may range from one and two inches. He said streets in the area may become slushy. “But I think most of (the snow accumulation) will be on the grassy surfaces,” he said. Magaha believes the snow will melt Tuesday afternoon. High temperatures in the area are exp...

The Leavenworth Times The chairwoman of Operation International wants international military students who come to Fort Leavenworth to experience the American Heartland. And Ann Soby is looking for volunteers who will help make that happen. Operation International is a program of the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce. The program matches local sponsors with international military officers who come to study at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Soby said the program is accepting applications for people who would like to serve as sponsors for internat...

Lansing adjusts class schedule for remainder of year The Leavenworth Times The Lansing school district will finish the school year by offering in-person instruction five days per week for elementary and intermediate school students. Middle school and high school students will only have in-person classes four days a week. This is a plan that was approved Monday by the Lansing Board of Education. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lansing public schools have been offering students the option this year of in-person classes or remote instruction. Students enrolled in in-person instruction previous...