Also from December 14
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
How do you rate the progress on the school bond construction projects?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| At this rate, they might be done by 2010. | 67% | |
| OK. When’s the real building start though? | 23% | |
| Great. They seem to be moving a lot of dirt. | 8% | |
| Total | 34 | |
All stories
- Unveiling of the murals
- New additions to courthouse depict challenges faced by early residents
- December 14, 2006
- Dusty Rhoads stood on the steps inside the courthouse, gazing at the murals on the walls. Like the 400 or so other people who saw the new murals for the first time Friday night, Rhoads was impressed.
- CGSC Foundation receives $100K gift
- December 14, 2006
- The founder of a time-management solutions company has pledged a $100,000 gift to the Command and General Staff College Foundation.
- New LCDC president foresees big news for county
- December 14, 2006
- The new president of Leavenworth County Development Corp. says he thinks the county is on the brink of something big.
- Owner reports pet beagle shot
- December 14, 2006
- The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a pet dog shot to death last week.
- LCDC members elect new board, officers at meeting
- December 14, 2006
- The annual meeting also served as a business meeting for Leavenworth County Development Corp.
- County spelling bee in limbo
- End of statewide competition leaves organizers with no place to send champ
- December 14, 2006
- The most important word this year for organizers of the Leavenworth County Spelling Bee may be “affiliation.”
- Art show winners announced
- December 14, 2006
- The show began Dec. 1 with a gala opening at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware St., Leavenworth. It ends a two-week run at noon Dec. 14.
- Hittle-Hood
- December 14, 2006
- Janalin Renee Hittle and Victor Otis Hood were married Oct. 13, 2006, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute.
- Musicians shine at jazz festival
- December 14, 2006
- Three Lansing High School students recently received citations for outstanding musicianship for their performances at the ninth annual Baker University Invitational Jazz Festival.
- Santa to appear at breakfast
- December 14, 2006
- Santa Claus will make another appearance in Lansing this weekend when the Lansing PTA plays host to its annual Breakfast with Santa fundraiser.
- Kayettes’ Mitten Tree offers help at holidays
- December 14, 2006
- The Mayor’s Christmas Tree will have less space under it this year, thanks to the efforts of Lansing High School Kayettes.
- LHS grad lands teaching scholarship
- December 14, 2006
- Chad Hendrix’s ambition caught the eye of the Lansing Education Association scholarship selection team, which awarded Hendrix an $800 scholarship for the spring semester. Hendrix accepted the award on Monday, Dec. 11, at LHS.
- Santa recruits help at LHS
- December 14, 2006
- About 40 teens turned out to help lighten the load at Santa’s workshop by responding to 160 letters from Lansing Elementary School second-graders.
- Game equipment reported stolen
- December 14, 2006
- Leavenworth County Sheriff’s officers are on the hunt for some stolen hunting equipment.
- Keen eye for detail
- December 14, 2006
- Rebecca Savidge’s job is keeping her busy this winter.
- Scoreboard
- December 14, 2006
- Lansing sports scores and results for the week leading up to Dec. 14, 2006.
- Kohl lands on Wichita Eagle All-State squad
- December 14, 2006
- Lansing High senior Joe Kohl has been named to the Wichita Eagle All-State football team.
- Lions seek elusive 1st win
- Lansing comes close in loss to Basehor, turns focus to Tongie
- December 14, 2006
- Rod Briggs sees the progress, but he also sees some mistakes that need to be fixed - and fast.
- Lansing girls lack scoring punch
- December 14, 2006
- The Lansing High girls basketball team had no trouble taking shots Tuesday night.
- Eudora, tougher slate ‘real good’ for LHS
- December 14, 2006
- There likely won’t be any stars from MTV’s Real World or Road Rules squaring off at any of the Lansing High wrestling team’s tournaments this season, but the Lions and the reality television stars do have one thing in common: Both are involved with programs whose seasons can be called “The Gauntlet.”
- Wristen: Wood thirsts for state title
- December 14, 2006
- The red light glared back at Dennis Wood and issued a vicious taunt.
- Lansing junior varsity girls shake deficit, beat Bobcats
- December 14, 2006
- The deficit looked insurmountable.
- JV boys hold off Basehor-Linwood in opener
- December 14, 2006
- Lansing High junior varsity boys basketball coach Ben Doll knew his squad’s season-opener at Basehor-Linwood wouldn’t be easy.
- School celebrates homecomings
- Two yellow ribbons come down at Lansing Elementary
- December 14, 2006
- There are two fewer yellow ribbons this week swaying in the breeze outside Lansing Elementary School.
- Schools find testing success
- LHS, LMS achieve state boards’ Standard of Excellence
- December 14, 2006
- Make way for new banners at Lansing High School and Lansing Middle School.
- Jigsaw puzzles still captivate
- December 14, 2006
- We’re all captivated by something, and my fascination before I went to grade school in the 1930s was with picture puzzles.
- Change orders frustrate board
- December 14, 2006
- Lansing School Board members are expressing frustration after learning of potential cost increases for the new Lansing Elementary School on West Mary Street and Lansing High School auditorium addition.
- Board agrees to seek New Decisions grant
- December 14, 2006
- District officials are hopeful they will be able to keep an at-risk program’s waiting list in check with additional grant funds from State Farm Insurance.
- On the record
- December 14, 2006
- Lansing Fire Calls for the week leading up to Dec. 14, 2006.
- Robert W. Cook
- 1925-2006
- December 14, 2006
- Services for Robert W. Cook, 81, Leavenworth, were Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Leavenworth. Burial with military honors followed at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Leavenworth.
- Richard D. Layton
- 1952-2006
- December 14, 2006
- Mass of Christian burial for Richard D. Layton, 54, Leavenworth, was Wednesday, Dec. 13, at St. Casimir Catholic Church, Leavenworth. Burial was at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lansing.
- Ethel B. Holliday
- 2006
- December 14, 2006
- Services for Ethel B. Holliday, 79, Lansing, will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth. Inurnment will follow at a later date.
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