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Quintrell Thomas (left) is pressured by the defensive eyes of 11-year-old Kendall Parsons of Leavenworth Monday at the Washburn College Stars Camp at Basehor-Linwood High School.

Photo by Kevin Anderson

Leavenworth County District Judge Frederick N. Stewart

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The Lansing Police Department, Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1 and the Leavenworth County Safe Kids Coalition recently received a grant to distribute free smoke alarms to residents.

Special to The Current

Federal Aviation Administration personal and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers work the scene of a plane crash about 6 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Leavenworth County Road 1 and Cantrell Road south of Tonganoxie. Two people were killed in the crash, which occurred about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Connie O'Brien

Stranger Township Volunteer Fire Department chief Ben Hayes, who will step down Thursday after more than 10 years heading the department, shows off one of the new vehicles purchased under his tenure. Hayes said the department has grown greatly — equipment- and personnel-wise — since opening in 1998.

Photo by Joel Walsh

Leavenworth County 4-H'ers learned about robotics by using programmable toys to build a race car.

Photo by Estuardo Garcia

Jacob Reynolds helped the members of this year’s 4-H Club tech camp launch rockets the 4-H’ers designed and constructed themselves. The camp also taught the Leavenworth County youths about robotics and geoscapings.

Photo by Estuardo Garcia

Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol work the scene of a double fatality plane crash near the intersection of 222nd and Cantrell roads in rural Leavenworth County on Tuesday, June 24.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A Leavenworth County Emergency Management vehicle and trailer are shown at the scene of a plane crash near the intersection of Cantrell Road and 222nd Street in Leavenworth County, northeast of Lawrence on Tuesday. Visible at left is the tail wing of the airplane.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A trooper from the Kansas Highway Patrol examines the wreckage of a plane crash near the intersection of Cantrell Road and 222nd Street in Leavenworth County, northeast of Lawrence on Tuesday.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol work the scene of a plane crash near the intersection of Cantrell Road and 222nd Street in Leavenworth County, northeast of Lawrence on Tuesday.

Photo by Mike Yoder

The cell of a compliant detainee at Camp Delta, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A report recommending transfer of Guantanamo detainees to a military prison at Fort Leavenworth came under fire from U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense