Archive for Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Six candidates running for three Basehor City Council seats
January 25, 2011
Six candidates have filed to run for three open Basehor City Council seats in the April 5 election, including two incumbents.

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Murphy is MVP of All-Tournament Team
By Nick Bratkovic
January 26, 2011
Ryan Murphy was the most valuable player of the Basehor-Linwood Basketball Invitational last week according to coaches.
Education key for economy, Sherrer says at LCDC meeting
By Matt Erickson
January 26, 2011
For Leavenworth County to attract new businesses, it must first focus on the “products” it can offer a company, Kansas Board of Regents chairman Gary Sherrer told county leaders Friday. And perhaps the most important of those products, he said, is a quality education system.
BOCC not pleased with attendance at Basehor meeting
By Matt Erickson
January 26, 2011
Despite Leavenworth County Commissioners’ disappointment that no residents showed up at last week’s evening meeting in Basehor, the commission will continue to hold its quarterly evening meetings in the southern part of the county, at least for now.
Leavenworth County communities celebrating Kansas Day
Basehor library having 150th birthday party
By Matt Erickson
January 26, 2011
Several area groups will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kansas’ statehood this weekend, including a birthday party for Kansas at the Basehor Community Library on Friday.
Linwood Elementary having Chili Supper Friday night
January 26, 2011
Linwood Elementary School, 215 Park St., will have its seventh annual Chili Supper 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday.
Kaiser retiring as Basehor library director this spring
January 26, 2011
Carla Kaiser, director of Basehor Community Library, announced on the library’s website Tuesday that she will retire from that position this spring after nearly 26 years at the library’s helm.
City, Red Cross to cosponsor blood drive
Special to the Current
January 26, 2011
Residents can give blood from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the Lansing Community Center
Lansing reiterates rules on campaign signs
Special to the Current
January 26, 2011
The local campaign season has arrived and with it come Lansing’s rules and regulations related to signage.
Kansas Day: 150th anniversary of statehood is Saturday
January 26, 2011
The 150th anniversary of statehood is Saturday, and across the Sunflower State, Kansas Day festivities will abound. Here, the Kansas Historical Society provides answers to questions about Kansas Day.
Heavy lifting: Moving day in this business all about physics, geometry
By Sara Shepherd
January 26, 2011
The business of house moving takes patience, precision and practice.