Audio clips
Births
- Chris and Erin Thom, Bonner Springs, a girl.
- Elizabeth and Marcus Howell, Olathe, a boy.
- Kyle and Jill Reynolds, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, a boy.
- Jackson Thomas Sloan, Atchison, a boy.
- Robbie and Melissa Lewallen, Tonganoxie, a boy.
- Ryanne and David Toland, Bonner Springs, a girl.
- Molly and Andrew Crews, Bonner Springs, a girl.
- Michael and Kim Robbins, a boy.
Chats
- John Taylor: Chat with Sentinel/Chieftain editor John Taylor
- Frank Kohl: Chat with Leavenworth County Attorney Frank Kohl
- Todd Thompson: Chat with Todd Thompson, Republican candidate for Leavenworth County Attorney
- Connie O’Brien: Chat with Connie O’Brien, Republican candidate for Kansas House,
- Timothy Moran: Timothy Moran, Democratic candidate in the Kansas House District 42 race, to chat
Couples
- Engagement: Farnsworth and McGlinn
- Anniversary: Pooler
- Engagement: Stanwix and Rymer
- Anniversary: McKean
- Anniversary: Kreutzer
- Engagement: Lindsay and Luft
- Engagement: Jones and Bichsel
- Anniversary: Pembleton
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Which Sunflower State team will advance the furthest in the NCAA Tournament?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 53% | |
| Wichita State | 24% | |
| Kansas State | 20% | |
| All will be eliminated in the same round | 2% | |
| Total | 45 | |
Videos
- Kansas couple fights to get off food stamps
- February 20, 2014
- Someday, down the road, Gary and Amanda Johnson dream of owning their home and not being dependent on food stamps.
- Kansas bill to expand spanking fizzles in House
- February 20, 2014
- A bill that would have eased some restrictions on spanking will not get a hearing by a Kansas House committee.
- Republicans to celebrate Lincoln Day on Saturday in Leavenworth
- February 20, 2014
- The Leavenworth County Republican Party will have a Lincoln Day Dinner this weekend.
- Heart disease kills ‘one woman a minute,’ Kansas experts warn
- February 20, 2014
- Jodi Jackson was only 42 years old when she suffered a widow-maker. The type of heart attack got that name due to its high mortality rate, but also because heart disease has long been assumed to be a man’s problem. The Eudora woman wants to change that.
- Pet of the Week
- February 20, 2014
- This week’s Pet of the Week comes from Leavenworth County Humane Society in Basehor.
- Wind advisory in effect for local counties
- February 20, 2014
- Much of the area is under a wind advisory as a wintry mix of precipitation also is expected.
- Basehor-Linwood High School debuts winter play
- February 20, 2014
- “Holder Posey, The Felonious Photographer” is the tale of a traveling photographer and his attempt to rob the Golden Spittoon Saloon, and the winter play production is turning the Basehor-Linwood auditorium into a roaring western saloon.
- Basehor Police Department reminds drivers to buckle up
- February 20, 2014
- From Feb. 24 through Mar. 7, the Basehor Police Department will join other Kansas law enforcement agencies on a mission to remind people to buckle their seat belts.
- Regional wrestling brackets released
- February 19, 2014
- Brackets for Saturday’s Class 4A regional wrestling tournament in Holton were released Wednesday night by the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
- ESU honor list includes 3 local students
- February 19, 2014
- Three area students are among the 570 listed on Emporia State University’s honor roll for the fall 2013 semester.
- Kansas debate over religious beliefs, gay rights will continue
- February 19, 2014
- Some legislators say they want the issue to go away, but it won’t. Last week, the Kansas Legislature was the object of political scorn across the state and nation after the House approved a bill that critics said would allow Jim Crow-like discrimination against gays and lesbians.
- Pitt State honor rolls include Basehor, Bonner students
- February 19, 2014
- Several area students were listed on Pittsburg State University’s honor rolls for the 2013 fall semester.
- Kansas committee still opposes climate change plan, but removes ‘scientific’ protest
- February 19, 2014
- A Kansas House committee has approved a resolution protesting President Barack Obama’s plan on climate change after stripping out language suggesting the science behind it is flawed.
- BLHS wrestlers take second at KVL tournament
- February 19, 2014
- A few scratches and an unexpected addition made for an interesting day for Basehor-Linwood at Saturday’s Kaw Valley League tournament. The Bobcats fielded a lineup void of several regular starters, but still made plenty of noise in the team and individual standings.
- Basehor-Linwood mixed chorus preparing for big show
- February 19, 2014
- The Basehor-Linwood High School Mixed Chorus is warming up their vocal chords this Sunday during a show in Basehor at the Holy Angels Catholic Church before they travel to Wichita to perform at the state Music Educators Association convention.
- Basehor council approves city administrator role
- February 19, 2014
- Several items on the Basehor City Council agenda for the past couple of years were checked off the to-do list Tuesday night.
- Amber Alert ends in Missouri murder charge
- February 19, 2014
- Springfield police say a 45-year-old man is jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder in the case of a missing 10-year-old girl.
- Eudora district names Splichal new superintendent
- February 19, 2014
- Steve Splichal, superintendent of the McLouth school district, will become the new superintendent in Eudora starting July 1.
- Face to Face: USD 458 Superintendent David Howard
- February 19, 2014
- We sat down this week with USD 458 Basehor-Linwood Superintendent David Howard to learn more about him, his family, and what he does.
- BLHS boys can’t answer Lions in second half
- February 19, 2014
- When the Basehor-Linwood boys returned from the locker room after halftime of Tuesday’s game against Lansing, they did so seven points ahead of the state’s top ranked Class 5A team. When the second half started though, the Lions showed why there’s currently a “No. 1” next to their name.
