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9:51 a.m.
Basehor sales taxes down in 2011, but turnaround could be coming
By Matt Erickson
4:23 p.m., February 1, 2012 Updated 10:27 a.m.
Though the city of Basehor’s collections from its one-cent sales tax fell for the second year in a row in 2011, figures from the year’s final quarter indicate retail sales could be on the way up again.
6:10 p.m.
Grass fire spreads through Basehor Christmas tree farm
By Matt Erickson
February 2, 2012
A grass fire burned through several acres of a Basehor Christmas tree farm Thursday afternoon, one of at least four blazes treated by Leavenworth County fire departments Thursday.

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Grass fire spreads through Basehor Christmas tree farm
Blaze one of four reported in Leavenworth County on Thursday
By Matt Erickson
February 2, 2012
A grass fire burned through several acres of a Basehor Christmas tree farm Thursday afternoon, one of at least four blazes treated by Leavenworth County fire departments Thursday.
A Look Back: Keywords are important
By Gene Young
February 2, 2012
The brain is a remarkable thing.
Food: Cheap eats: How to save money but not sacrifice health
By Sarah Henning
01:57 p.m., February 2, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
This winter, struggling Greeks found space in their economy-trashed budgets for a little book called “Starvation Recipes” by Eleni Nikolaidou.