Local news

Remember When for June 20, 2013
June 17, 2013
Events from this week reported in The Chieftain 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
All-night Kaw Valley Relay For Life begins Friday
June 12, 2013
When Jonna Harris of Bonner Springs first entered a team in the Relay for Life of Kaw Valley in 2004, she thought she already had too many reasons to create a team.
‘All roads lead to home’ for Basehor-Linwood graduate
June 12, 2013
Basehor-Linwood High School graduate and singer Joshua Powell will return to his home stage for a musical performance Friday.
Five questions: Thirsty plants
June 11, 2013
Rains of the last two months give hope that the drought of the previous two summers has ended.
Local students noted on JCCC honor list
June 10, 2013
Johnson County Community College has released its student honor roll listings for the 2013 spring semester, including several area students.
Remember When for June 13, 2013
June 10, 2013
Events from this week reported in The Chieftain 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
Remember When for June 6, 2013
June 5, 2013
Events reported this week in The Chieftain from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
Five questions: Pet patrol
June 5, 2013
Crystal Swann Blackdeer of the Leavenworth County Humane Society offers tips if you lose — or find — a pet.
Basehor Dairy Days set for Saturday
May 31, 2013
The eighth annual Basehor Dairy Days festival is Saturday, and families can expect a day full of fun.
Remember When for May 30, 2013
May 29, 2013
Events reported in The Chieftain this week from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
Northeast Kansas in tornado watch
May 28, 2013
Watch extends to 10 p.m.
Five questions: Read this summer
May 28, 2013
Soon it will be summertime and library summer reading programs are already in full swing. Barbara Brand, youth services manager at the Johnson County Library, talks about the importance of summer reading.
Dairy Days to feature a pie-baking contest
11:29 a.m., May 28, 2013 Updated 12:03 p.m.
As part of the upcoming Basehor Dairy Days on Saturday, June 1, the Friends of the Basehor Community Library is sponsoring a pie-baking contest.
Readers invited to provide input on Sentinel changes
May 23, 2013
The Basehor Sentinel staff will have an informational meeting at Basehor Community Library at 2 p.m. Friday, May 24 to discuss the changes to the print edition.
Chieftain, Sentinel to combine in one print product
May 23, 2013
To our subscribers and readers: You’ll soon discover some changes in the Sentinel and the Chieftain.

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