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Three people, including a toddler, were taken to the hospital following a crash over the weekend at Limit Street and Maple Avenue, a police spokesman said.

The Leavenworth Times During a visit to the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall said Friday he wanted to highlight the importance of veterans getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, said the Eisenhower VA Medical Center is doing a great job of administering the COVD-19 vaccines it receives. Rudy Klopfer, director and CEO of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, said the system has administered more than 17,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. And about 8,000 veterans have been fully vaccinated through the VA Eastern Kans...

Defendant released for treatment The Leavenworth Times A rural Easton man who is facing charges of aggravated indecent liberties with children has been released from jail on a furlough so he can complete treatment at a state hospital, according to court records. Donald R. Jackson Sr. was released from the Leavenworth County Jail on Thursday after a judge signed a furlough order. The order states that Jackson was to be released to complete treatment at Osawatomie State Hospital. The order requires Jackson to return to the jail once he is discharged from the hospital and no later than April 8. ...

Business may be coming to Leavenworth An additional business could be moving into a Leavenworth industrial park. Steve Jack, executive director of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, said a sales agreement for a three-acre lot in the Gary Carlson Business Park may be approved next week by the Leavenworth County Port Authority. According to Jack, officials with a business from the Kansas City area are interested in constructing a 10,000-square foot building on the lot. This could result in 21 “high salaried” positions at that location. Jack reviewed the potential business comin...

The Leavenworth Times After being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return next week to downtown Leavenworth. The parade is scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday. This will be the parade’s 38th year. Tim Scanlon, a coordinator for the annual parade, said he does not know how many entries there will be for this year’s parade. He said entries have been “rolling in” in recent days. “It should still be a decent parade,” he said. The grand marshals for this year’s parade are Ed and Anne Keeley. They were chosen to be the gr...