LansingCurrent.com / John Taylor

John Taylor is group editor for World Company weekly newspapers and editor of the Shawnee Dispatch. Taylor previously had worked from 1988 to 2004 at the Lawrence Journal-World, where he had been news editor since 1994. A 1982 graduate of the University of Kansas, Taylor also has worked for the Coffeyville Journal.

Recent stories

Federal, state officials lead charge against detainee transfers to Fort Leavenworth: By John Taylor; 11:40 a.m., August 3, 2009 Updated 03:07 p.m.; Half of the state’s congressional delegation showed for a Monday morning news conference to protest plans to possibly move suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Fort Leavenworth.
U.S. 24-40/K-7 interchange reopening: By John Taylor; January 22, 2009; A major highway interchange used by area commuters is poised to reopen after months of construction.
Basehor mayor to retire at end of term: By John Taylor; November 17, 2008; Mayor Chris Garcia said family weighed heavily in his decision. His daughter, Nicoletta, will be a high school senior; son T.J. will be entering high school.
Study looks at relocating academy to Fort Leavenworth: Sergeants Majors Academy would move from Fort Bliss, Texas; By John Taylor; November 3, 2008; Stephan Nolan, a spokesman for Fort Leavenworth, said the idea for the move was proposed by Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, and was in the “very preliminary” stages.
Wilk won’t seek re-election: By John Taylor; 09:57 a.m., May 5, 2008 Updated 10:54 a.m.; In a telephone interview Monday morning, State Rep. Kenny Wilk said it was time to “let someone else” have their chance to serve.
No charges yet in death of fetus: Lawmaker says Lansing shooting ‘exactly’ the sort of case Alexa’s Law is is intended; By John Taylor; February 7, 2008; 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.
Bush budget spurs talk of new prison: By John Taylor; February 7, 2008; President Bush’s proposed budget includes funds to evaluate a site in Leavenworth for a new federal prison, Sen. Sam Brownback said Monday.
Mayor unsure of center’s tenants: Bernard updates business owners at luncheon; By John Taylor; February 7, 2008; Don’t ask Mayor Kenneth Bernard what’s going into Lansing Towne Center.
Bush budget includes funds for new Leavenworth prison study: By John Taylor; February 4, 2008; Bush’s fiscal 2009 budget, which was submitted Monday to Congress, seeks approximately $1.4 million for the Bureau of Prisons to evaluate a site for construction of a new prison in Leavenworth, said U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback , R-Kan.
Fetal homicide charges still a possibility: By John Taylor; February 2, 2008; The shooting death of a pregnant woman last week 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.

Full story list

Recent photos

Snow decorates the noses of these cattle sculptures in Shawnee's Pioneer Crossing Park. Another round of wintry weather is descending on northeast Kansas.

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. (center), visits with retired Lt. Gen. Robert Arter (left) and Leavenworth businessman Jerry Riling prior to a news conference in August in Leavenworth. Brownback and U.S. Reps. Lynn Jenkins and Jerry Moran were in town to sound the alarm against an Obama administration plan to move suspected terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Fort Leavenworth.

Rosemary Wasserman, left, exclaims at the holiday ornament she unwrapped during a Lansing Red Hat Movers and Shakers' Christmas party. Also admiring the ornament is Laura Barnes. Advocates for the elderly are urging senior citizens to put reassessment of their Medicare Part D insurance on their 2008 holiday shopping list.

State Rep. Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, left, will not seek re-election to her 40th District seat. Ruff, pictured in January with State Sen. Roger Pine at a legislative breakfast in Lansing, is leaving to pursue a profession in academia.

A Leavenworth County sheriff's officer leads Sedale Fox, 23, back to the Leavenworth County Jail. Fox is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 22 shooting death of 20-year-old Olivia Jackson and conspiracy to commit murder in a house-bombing on Jan. 11.

Full photo list