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
- Anniversary: McKean
- Anniversary: Kreutzer
- Engagement: Lindsay and Luft
- Engagement: Jones and Bichsel
- Anniversary: Pembleton
- Engagement: Farr and Polardino
- Anniversary: Klamm
- Engagement: Kane and Sivyer
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you prefer a live or fake Christmas Tree?
| Response | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fake — live trees create a bigger mess and buying a new one each year can be costly. | 54% | ||
| Live — can’t beat the smell of fresh pine needles. | 42% | ||
| Neither — don’t celebrate Christmas or don’t bother with a tree. | 3% | ||
| Total | 33 | ||
| Note: This is not a scientific poll. | Vote | ||
Videos
- Scanlon fished Lone Star Lake last month to prepare for …
- The Johnson County landfill, covering nearly 1,000 acres in the …
- The Johnson County landfill, covering nearly 1,000 acres in the …
- Watch as the Basehor-Linwood High School boys basketball team’s four …
- Several professional wrestlers share their stories about life in the …
- Man pleads guilty to May carjacking, robbery near Basehor
- 08:08 a.m., October 24, 2013 Updated 08:08 a.m.
- A man who allegedly shot at Basehor police and other officers in may while fleeing from a crash in a Basehor field has pleaded guilty to several crimes.
- BSHS volleyball wins in senior night thriller
- October 23, 2013
- Before Tuesday’s regular-season finale against Tonganoxie, Bonner Springs volleyball coach Jan Madlock asked Mariah Seifert and Shelby Mata to name their most memorable moments on the court. Neither could think of anything specific.
- Monday accident east of Tonganoxie sends 3 to KCK hospitals
- October 23, 2013
- An accident late Monday afternoon sent three people to area hospitals.
- Lumber business credits 50 years of success to customer service
- October 23, 2013
- Looking at the small building and handful of outbuildings that comprise Vesta Lee Lumber, it’s not obvious just how much the lumber yard and appliance store has to offer.
- Olathe couple come ‘home’ again with equine ministry
- October 23, 2013
- Joycelyn Yates says that sometimes to gain clarity, you need to change your surroundings, which is why a horse farm is the perfect place to connect with your faith.
- Basehor City Council sees concepts for expanded park
- 12:10 p.m., October 23, 2013 Updated 12:10 p.m.
- The Basehor City Council now has two conceptual designs that will help them move forward in planning a nine-acre city park expansion project.
- Prescription drug drop-offs to be offered Saturday
- October 23, 2013
- Unused and expired prescription drugs can be dropped off later this month at designated spots throughout Leavenworth County for disposal.
- Basehor police calls for Oct. 14-20
- 11:33 a.m., October 23, 2013 Updated 11:33 a.m.
- A look at this week’s police calls in Basehor.
- Volleyball brackets released
- October 23, 2013
- The sub-state brackets were released Wednesday morning.
- Documents to be used to reduce voter registrations in ‘suspense’
- October 22, 2013
- Division of Motor Vehicle records to be used to confirm citizenship
- Davis picks Jill Docking as running mate
- October 22, 2013
- Pair to challenge Gov. Sam Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer
- BLHS students working for a better future, now
- 12:07 p.m., October 22, 2013 Updated 12:07 p.m.
- The Jobs for America’s Graduates program at Basehor-Linwood High School is teaching students professional, academic and life skills with the hopes of increasing employment rates for high school graduates.
- Prescription drug take back program
- 04:33 p.m., October 21, 2013 Updated 04:33 p.m.
- The Basehor Community Library is teaming with the Drug Enforcement Agency to hold a prescription drug take back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26.
- The joy, near-catastrophes of weddings past
- October 21, 2013
- It is certainly a busy time for us as we prepare for a family first. Our grandson Zach Holder and Nancy DeLeon will be married later this fall.
- Remember When for Oct. 24, 2013
- October 21, 2013
- Events reported in The Chieftain from this week 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
- Bobcats fall to Jeff West in OT thriller
- Playoffs on line Friday in Perry
- October 21, 2013
- Basehor-Linwood’s seniors didn’t get a win in their final home game, but they did get one of the most memorable games of their careers.
- Bobcat boys second, girls third at KVL meet
- BSHS boys sixth, girls eighth
- October 18, 2013
- In what amounted to a partial regional preview The Basehor-Linwood boys cross country team enjoyed a solid showing at Thursday’s Kaw Valley League meet at Kenneth Bernard Park.
- Lawrence Journal-World to move printing to Kansas City Star in January
- October 18, 2013
- Officials of The World Company, the parent company of the Lawrence Journal-World, announced today that for the first time in 122 years, the Journal-World will be printed at an off-site location.
- State: Former Kansas AG Kline’s law license suspended for misconduct
- October 18, 2013
- The Kansas Supreme Court today indefinitely suspended the law license of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline following allegations of ethical misconduct during his investigation of abortion providers.
- After emergency, new host family sought for BSHS exchange student
- October 18, 2013
- The three exchange students at Bonner Springs High School have reported enjoying their time in America so far, but one needs help from the community.
