Lead stories
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Woodlands to close Aug. 24- July 22, 2008
- The Woodlands Race Park in Kansas City, Kan., will be closing Aug. 24.
All stories
- Perry man killed in accident near Tonganoxie
- July 23, 2008
- A Perry man died Wednesday morning after he was injured in a work-related accident northeast of Tonganoxie.
- Dairy Days thanks
- July 23, 2008
- The Basehor Dairy Days planning committee would like to thank everyone who helped make our 3rd annual Basehor Dairy Days the best yet.
- Back in the day, game played right
- July 23, 2008
- Babe Ruth had a reputation of being a heavy beer drinker and staying out late, but you never heard about him using any form of enhancing drugs.
- Remember When - July 24, 2008
- July 23, 2008
- 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago this week in the Bonner-Basehor area
- County surveyor post to be kept in-house
- July 23, 2008
- It appears Leavenworth County won’t use an outside contractor for its survey work after all.
- Candidate forums, online chats set as election nears
- July 23, 2008
- With an Aug. 5 primary election less than two weeks away, Leavenworth County residents don’t have much longer to meet the candidates before casting their votes for county, state and national representatives.
- White knuckles aside, flying still saves time
- July 23, 2008
- Shakespeare was right: a little learning is a dangerous thing.
- Higher education affordability important to regents leader
- July 23, 2008
- Donna Shank wants higher education to be available for all Kansans.
- Safe routes to schools goal of program
- July 23, 2008
- A program under way in Kansas strives to make sure children get to school safely and help their physical fitness along the way.
- Success continues at state’s first virtual school
- Basehor-Linwood blazed trail that’s now followed by more than 30 Kansas school districts
- July 23, 2008
- As far as virtual schools go, the Basehor-Linwood school district has been ahead of the curve since its beginning in 1998.
- New name reflects services of continuing-ed program
- Johnson County Adult Education one of many programs in area
- July 23, 2008
- For people preparing to take the General Educational Development test, Project Finish has been more than just a resource.
- Technology offers classroom flexibility
- July 23, 2008
- Keeping in mind that no two students learn in the same way, at least one area school district uses technology throughout its classrooms to vary instructional options for its teachers.
- Curriculum employs team-based active learning
- July 23, 2008
- A model program that stresses active learning methods and the incorporation of character development in curriculum is poised to begin its second year in four Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Schools.
- Programs battle childhood obesity
- July 23, 2008
- In schools across the nation, there has always been a lot of attention given to increasing test scores. But until recently, not a lot of attention has been given to children’s increasing pants sizes.
- Push toward all-day kindergarten takes root
- July 23, 2008
- Offering all-day kindergarten is a trend that has proved successful is districts across the state.
- Not your mother’s home-ec class
- July 23, 2008
- Family and consumer sciences, or FACS, as the course is now called, is a lot different from the courses taught 30 years ago, said Marie Nave, a newly retired FACS teacher from the De Soto USD 232.
- Continuing education sites throughout area
- July 23, 2008
- Here’s a list of continuing-education sites throughout Douglas, Wyandotte, Johnson and Leavenworth counties
- LCDC discusses better marketing
- July 23, 2008
- Leavenworth County Development Corp. members and staff in their monthly meeting July 10 examined how better to market the county to potential developers and site location specialists.
- Free workshop offered for residents interested in Christmas Open House
- July 23, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Leavenworth County’s history is full of characters, and county staff is inviting residents to portray one of them at this year’s Christmas Open House, to be held in December at the County Courthouse.
- ‘Big Oil’ to blame for gasoline woes
- July 23, 2008
- The much-needed debate about our nation’s energy future has finally begun.
- Candidates to meet with voters
- More Web chats scheduled for today
- July 23, 2008
- With an Aug. 5 primary election less than two weeks away, Leavenworth County residents don’t have much longer to get out and meet the candidates before casting their vote for county, state and national representatives.
- Candidates to meet with voters
- More Web chats scheduled for today
- July 23, 2008
- With an Aug. 5 primary election less than two weeks away, Leavenworth County residents don’t have much longer to get out and meet the candidates before casting their vote for county, state and national representatives.
- County surveyor position to be full-time job again
- July 23, 2008
- Help wanted: Leavenworth County seeks full-time surveyor.
- Outdoor Celebration planned for Thursday
- July 23, 2008
- Outdoor Celebration will start at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Coalition for Independence, 4911 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
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Point of View
The postal service is cutting back hours at some rural post offices. How often do you go to the post office?
“For my own personal use, I only go a couple times a year to mail gifts, usually around Christmas and family birthdays. At that time I usually buy a couple books of stamps that last for most of the year! For professional use, I go a couple times a month to check our PO Box.”
