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The Leavenworth Times Help for small businesses, Medicaid expansion and medical marijuana were among the topics discussed this weekend during a forum featuring local legislators. The Government Affairs Committee of the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce organized the event Saturday morning. The legislative update was conducted through the Zoom online videoconferencing service. One state senator and four members of the Kansas House of Representatives who represent areas of Leavenworth County participated in the forum. During the forum, legislators were asked what they are willing to ...

Governor issues executive order for application of veterans home The Leavenworth Times State legislators from Leavenworth County have sponsored bills calling on the director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office to apply for federal funding for the construction of a veterans home in northeast Kansas. But those bills are moot after the governor issued an executive order calling for such an application. Gov. Laura Kelly issued Executive Order No. 21-07 on Tuesday. The order states the director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office “shall submit an initial applicati...

The Leavenworth County Health Department reported Friday 52 new community cases of the coronavirus in the county.

The Leavenworth Times Leavenworth police officials have released the names of two men they believe may have been involved in an exchange of gunfire at a local convenience store. Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Emanuel “EJ” Dickerson and Fadl Karim. Police want to question the two men regarding a Feb. 22 incident outside of a convenience store at 788 Spruce St. Two men reportedly fired shots at each other. Maj. Dan Nicodemus, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department, said about 10 shots were fired from handguns. Police do not believe anyone was injure...

Health Department hosts walk-in clinic The Leavenworth Times While most of Leavenworth County Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been by appointment, the department organized a walk-in clinic Thursday. The clinic was open to Leavenworth County residents who are 65 and older. Kansas is in phase 2 of a state vaccine distribution plan. And people who are 65 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during this phase. Leavenworth County Health Officer Jamie Miller said the Health Department had about 900 extra doses this week after the arrival of a vaccine shipment tha...