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- KU to offer program for war wounded
- February 7, 2008
- During a ceremony Wednesday at Fort Leavenworth, KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway and U.S. Army Secretary Pete Geren announced the first eight soldiers who would be eligible to receive master’s degrees at KU, in exchange for agreeing to serve a few more years in the Army. All eight were wounded in combat.
- Wood back on the mat
- Senior shakes off spine injury, resumes quest for state title
- February 7, 2008
- The hours seemed endless.
- Wrestlers aim to defend title Saturday
- Young LHS squad wants KVL crown
- February 7, 2008
- After a seemingly endless string of runner-up finishes at the Kaw Valley League Tournament, the Lansing High wrestlers finally captured the elusive league championship in 2007.
- Lions earn key mid-week victory
- February 7, 2008
- The new year couldn’t be going much better for the Lansing High girls basketball team.
- Ward edges Lansing with late free throws
- February 7, 2008
- The streak keeps going in the wrong direction for the Lansing High boys basketball team.
- Support veterans
- February 7, 2008
- To the editor: During the week of Feb. 10-16, the Veterans Administration is sponsoring a National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans.
- Streets owe due to Henry Dohrn
- February 7, 2008
- Many times people ask me about old timers that influenced Lansing’s history.
- City’s debt may sink pool, for now
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A1
- As Lansing officials come closer to breaking ground on a new, 127-acre city park, they acknowledged plans for a state-of-the-art aquatic center to anchor the park could be put on hold longer than expected.
- Mayor unsure of center’s tenants
- Bernard updates business owners at luncheon
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Don’t ask Mayor Kenneth Bernard what’s going into Lansing Towne Center.
- No charges yet in death of fetus
- Lawmaker says Lansing shooting ‘exactly’ the sort of case Alexa’s Law is is intended
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A1
- The shooting death of a pregnant woman last month in Lansing would be an ideal case on which to bring charges under the state’s new fetal homicide law, said a state legislator who pushed to get “Alexa’s Law” on the books in Kansas.
- Local swimmers excel at meet
- February 7, 2008
- Kurt Weber, a Lansing High sophomore, participated in the divisional qualifier swim meet on Jan. 25-27 in Olathe.
- Scoreboard
- February 7, 2008
- Lansing sports scores and results for the week leading up to Feb. 7, 2008.
- Bush budget spurs talk of new prison
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A1
- President Bush’s proposed budget includes funds to evaluate a site in Leavenworth for a new federal prison, Sen. Sam Brownback said Monday.
- USM to present wind quartet
- February 7, 2008
- The University of St. Mary department of fine arts will present The Heart of America Wind Quintet in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Mead Hall Walnut Room on the main campus at 4100 S. Fourth Street in Leavenworth.
- From planning to solid waste
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A2
- It may be Jason Auvil’s second week on the job as director at the Leavenworth County Transfer Station, but he is no newcomer to dealing with solid waste disposal and recycling.
- Students turn ideas into action
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on B4
- From an idea to a prototype to being used by millions of people, an invention always starts at the same place.
- County transfer station fees to increase
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Beginning April 1, users of the Leavenworth County Transfer Station will pay $1 more per ton to dispose of solid waste.
- Administrator hiring process continues
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A3
- As the search for the first-ever Leavenworth County administrator continues, one commissioner says a hiring could occur soon but no final decision has been made.
- LHS grad relishes political experiences
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A6
- It was the middle of the night and Andrew Cameron was in the car headed to the airport to pick up a late arrival.
- New book guides commanders on surviving deployment
- February 7, 2008 in print edition on A7
- The first 100 days are critical to a soldier deployed in a combat zone.
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