Also from October 15
Births
- Ted and Tracy Anderson, Andale, announce the birth of their daughter, Jillian Grace Anderson. Jillian was born at 9:54 a.m. Sept. 1, 2009, at Wesley Hospital, Wichita. She weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and measured 19 inches. Greeting Jillian at home were her brother, Jordan, 12, and sister, Jacy, 8. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Sandy Trowbridge, Tonganoxie; paternal grandparents are Chris and Marilyn Anderson, Basehor. Great grandparents are Raymond and Blanch Lowe, Oskaloosa, and John Bondurant, Bartlesville, Okla.
- Greg and Melissa Forshey, Edwardsville, announce the birth of their son, Dane Gregory Forshey. He was born July 21, 2009, in Olathe. Maternal grandparents are Jammie Cochran and Debbie Cochran. Dane Gregory’s paternal grandparents are Clarence Jr. and Martha Forshey. Great grandparents are Betty Grammer, the late Gerald and Judy Cochran, George and Darlene Smith, the late Clarence Forshey Sr., Jim and Susie Creten and Greg Soto.
- Nick and Sarah Jaremko, Basehor, announce the birth of their son, Jude Russell Jaremko. He was born Friday, March 6, 2009, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Jude weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18 1/2 inches long. He has a brother, Liam, 2. Maternal grandparents are Russell and Pamela Moore of Basehor. Paternal grandparents are Mark and Kyra Jaremko, Basehor. Maternal great-grandparents are Jacqueline Moore, Kansas City, Kan., and June Fleming, Cherokee, Okla. Paternal great-grandparents are Kenneth and Ruth Egerton, Kansas City, Mo.; Alice and Jim Flanagan, Kansas City, Kan.; and Leo Jaremko, Kansas City, Kan.
- Joe and Betty Reed, Turner, announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Kate Reed. Madison was born Sept. 28, 2009, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. Gregg and Cindy Gibson, Bonner Springs, are Madison’s maternal grandparents. Larry and Becky Reed, Parkville, Mo., are paternal grandparents to Madison.
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Polls
Have you turned on the heat in your house?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 85% | |
| No | 14% | |
| Total | 42 | |
Videos
All stories
- Sentencing delayed in sex case
- October 15, 2009
- This morning’s sentencing has been delayed for Basehor resident Dorsey Aldridge.
- Commuter Forecast for October 15, 2009
- October 15, 2009
- Patchy fog and mist will be our only precipitation this morning, but road work could get in the way of the a.m. commute.
- No easy victories in Bobcats’ district
- October 15, 2009
- Throughout the state of Kansas this week, high school football teams will be fighting for their postseason lives in district matchups.
- Who is Benny Lee Lohman?
- October 15, 2009
- Benny Lee, as we knew him, graduated from Lansing High School in 1936 which according to my arithmetic makes him 91 and sharp as a tack.
- Resident mourns faithful companion
- October 15, 2009
- Cherie Armstrong met her best friend as next door neighbors 11 years ago.
- Face to face
- Counselor discusses conference preparation
- October 15, 2009
- As the first quarter of the 2009-2010 year comes to an end for area schools, Julie Bulleigh, a counselor at Monticello Trails Middle School in Shawnee, talks about preparing for parent-teacher conferences.
- BLHS golfers Vasquez, Dove qualify for state tourney
- October 15, 2009
- The Basehor-Linwood girls golf team entered the season low on numbers and experience but high on potential.
- Leavenworth County announces H1N1 flu clinic
- October 15, 2009
- Leavenworth County has announced plans to conduct its first flu clinic next week for the H1N1 virus.
- Letter: Time right to adopt a dog
- October 15, 2009
- A letter to the editor written by Leavenworth County Humane Society Director Crystal Swann Blackdeer.
- Doctor says bye to community
- October 15, 2009
- After more than 30 years of service in the community, Basehor’s first veterinarian has said so long to his practice.
- Zumba class offers place to let loose, feel good
- October 15, 2009
- A room full of T-shirt and tennis shoe-clad ladies sit around in groups, chatting, laughing and stretching. They are expectantly awaiting their workout instructor.
- House Democrats bristle over description of KPERS as bankrupt
- October 15, 2009
- Topeka — Describing the Kansas governmental pension system as “bankrupt” was incorrect and that description frightened retirees, Democrats on Tuesday told Kansas University’s Art Hall.
- Basehor-Linwood soccer stuns previously unbeaten Perry-Lecompton
- October 15, 2009
- Beau Himpel scored his second goal of the game against Perry-Lecompton with three seconds left Monday.
- Speakers club seeks wider audience
- October 15, 2009
- An Olathe-based speakers club that draws members from as far away as Independence, Mo., has scheduled an open house for later this month.
- Public meeting scheduled on park fire prevention
- October 15, 2009
- The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., is receiving a $100,000 grant from the Kansas Forest Service for fire protection of Wyandotte County Park and the surrounding private land.
- Oprah experts to talk at KCMO event
- October 15, 2009
- Top Oprah experts, such as Dr. Oz, Suze Orman and Martha Beck, will offer a series of lifestyle seminars in Kansas City during an event called “O You!” The event is sponsored by “O, The Oprah Magazine.”
- Not guilty plea entered in threatening calls case
- October 15, 2009
- A Bonner Springs man pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to charges that he made threatening calls to his co-worker, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper.
- Basehor police urging victims to speak out
- October 15, 2009
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence knows no boundaries and can affect anyone. Statistics show that the victims of domestic violence are most often women.
- District looking into future
- October 15, 2009
- Planning for the future was one of the topics stressed at Monday night’s Basehor-Linwood School Board meeting.
- On the agenda
- October 15, 2009
- Basehor City Council agenda for Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.
- Following snub, LCDC works to move farther up the ladder
- October 15, 2009
- After being snubbed for any of the $24 million of federal stimulus money for transportation projects made available by the Mid-America Regional Council, Leavenworth County Development Corp. officials are making sure it won’t happen again.
- 6 honored at NAACP banquet
- October 15, 2009
- The Bonner Springs NAACP’s 52nd annual Freedom Fund Banquet was Sept. 26.
- Book prompts discussion of past letter exchange
- October 15, 2009
- Once monthly, I meet with a group of women attorneys.
- Grad receives honor
- October 15, 2009
- Basehor-Linwood High School Class of 2008 graduate Nicole Diane Stout has recently been recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Honors Organization at Kansas University.
- Neighbors: Pam Stewart
- October 15, 2009
- Get to know Clark Middle School teacher Pam Stewart.
- Bobcats honor coach’s father with game ball, victory over Lansing
- October 15, 2009
- The Basehor-Linwood football team huddled around coach Steve Hopkins in the moments after Friday’s 42-7 victory against Lansing at Frank Graham Field.
- County approves rebate program
- October 15, 2009
- Basehor’s proposed tax rebate program has cleared all its hurdles, gaining approval from the Leavenworth County Commission.
- District’s scores receive excellence rating
- October 15, 2009
- Basehor-Linwood USD 458 schools have received high recognition from state education officials for standardized testing results.
- Area preschoolers participate in ‘Read for the Record’
- October 15, 2009
- The story of an insatiable caterpillar, always hungry for such foods as fruit and salami, had a number of Delaware Ridge Elementary preschoolers in stitches Thursday afternoon at the Bonner Springs City Library.
- Remember When
- October 15, 2009
- A look back through the years
- Papers preserve history
- October 15, 2009
- Recently, I was given an old book containing copies of the New York Literary Journal from the 1850s.




