Local news

Signs put Basehor on the map
By Lara Hastings
July 17, 2008
The Basehor Chamber of Commerce city signage project was all about putting Basehor on the map — literally.
New pastor wants to build on ‘good stuff already going on’
By Lara Hastings
July 17, 2008
Becoming the new pastor of the Basehor United Methodist Church was like coming home for Claudia Bakely.
Mission trips always surprise volunteers
By Lara Hastings
July 17, 2008
The preparation is the same every year for the missionaries of the Basehor United Methodist Church — fundraising and collecting donations, packing tools, donated clothes, personal belongings and food into trucks and trailers, then making the more than 500-mile trek to Fort Thompson, S.D., to help the residents on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.
Basehor Police and Fire Calls - July 7 - July 13
July 16, 2008
These are the Basehor Police Department and Fairmount Township Fire Department calls for the week of June 7.
Search is on for 90-year-old Shawnee resident
Whereabouts may include Leavenworth County
Staff Reports
July 14, 2008
Police are trying to locate a 90-year-old Shawnee man who has been missing since Sunday and who may be in Leavenworth County.
Basehor ‘still growing,’ according to census
By Lara Hastings
July 10, 2008
The latest estimated census numbers show the city of Basehor continues to live up to the words its emblem bears: “… and still growing.”
Fire Chief given award for work, leadership role
By Lara Hastings
July 10, 2008
Each year an outstanding resident is honored in Basehor.
Blues, zydeco to fill city park for series’ second performance
By Lara Hastings
July 9, 2008
The Basehor Community Library staff hopes to pack Basehor City Park again for the second performance in the Summer Concerts in the Park series on Friday, July 11.
Basehor Police and Fire Calls - June 20-July 6
July 9, 2008
These are the Basehor Police Department and Fairmount Township Fire Department calls for the week of June 30-July 6.
Basehor resident fends off burglar
By Lara Hastings
July 8, 2008
An 88-year-old Basehor man was attacked in his home early Monday morning after an intruder broke in through a basement door.
Library patrons work out with yoga
By Lara Hastings
July 3, 2008
Stretching, breathing, posing and releasing tension is how Melody Miller teaches her students to relax in a hectic world through yoga.
County 4-H’ers attend camp
Sentinel Staff Reports
July 3, 2008
One hundred and six Leavenworth County 4-H members and friends recently attended 4-H County Camp at the Rock Springs 4-H Center.
Health screenings scheduled at Holy Angels Catholic Church
By Lara Hastings
July 3, 2008
A few screenings offered at Holy Angels Catholic Church next week could help some people reduce their risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Life Line Screenings will be visiting the church all day Wednesday, July 9, to detect the early signs of cardiovascular disease — the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States.
Teacher’s tips can lead to savings on energy bills
Special to the Chieftain
July 3, 2008
Even with drastic changes in your energy use, you probably won’t be able to save the kind of money that the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District has managed using Jim Hann’s methods.
Fruit-tree borers produce problems for area growers
Mike Epler
July 2, 2008
The peach-tree borer is a serious pest for any stone fruit producing tree as well as for ornamental, nonfruit-bearing varieties of those trees.

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