Lara Hastings Reporter

Lara Hastings, reporter for the Basehor Sentinel, covers Basehor-Linwood schools, Basehor city government, business and feature stories and writes a bi-monthly column called Chaotic Stability. She is a 2005 graduate of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas State University and adores the Wildcats. Before joining the Sentinel staff in April 2006, she worked for the Kansas City Kansan and the K-State Collegian. She also spent the summer of 2003 on the shores of Lake Tahoe interning for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza in Incline Village, Nev.

Recent stories

Church celebrates addition
By Lara Hastings
September 4, 2008
Members of First Baptist Church of Basehor have marked a milestone.
Blockbuster offers new home movie transfer service
By Lara Hastings
September 4, 2008
Now that DVDs have become the main medium for movie- watching, those old nostalgic home movies on film and tape may just be sitting in the attic collecting dust.
Threatening note prompts building sweep at BLHS
By Lara Hastings
September 4, 2008
Basehor-Linwood School District officials contacted the Basehor Police Department Tuesday afternoon after discovering a threatening message written on a restroom wall at Basehor-Linwood High School.
Volunteers ask recyclers to follow rules closely
By Lara Hastings
September 3, 2008
Basehor residents might notice a large white sign when they drop off their recycling this Saturday at City Park.
New bar and grill prepares to open
By Lara Hastings
September 3, 2008
Basehor residents will soon be able to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner closer to home.
150th Street to get needed improvements
By Lara Hastings
September 3, 2008
The narrow, uneven road known as 150th Street is marked for a major improvement next year.
Basehor continues annexation plans for Cedar Lakes
By Lara Hastings
August 27, 2008
Annexation is part of the city of Basehor’s plan for future growth.
Trial continued for Basehor teacher accused of abusing students
By Lara Hastings
August 27, 2008
The trial for a former Basehor-Linwood School District teacher who was charged in Leavenworth County District Court with aggravated indecent liberties with a child has been continued.
Growing in a time of need
By Lara Hastings
August 27, 2008
The public library — it’s close to home, it’s full of entertaining and useful resources and it’s free, which has made it a staple in many communities.
Libraries boom in ailing economy
By Lara Hastings
August 27, 2008
The public library — it’s close to home, it’s full of entertaining and useful resources and it’s free, which has made it a staple in many communities.

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Recent photos

The Blockbuster store in Leavenworth offers a new transfer service for customer's home movies.

Pastimes Grill and Bar will open its doors in Basehor within the next two months.

Basehor Park Association Board member Judy Goens (left) and Basehor PRIDE president Chuck Wilderson prop up a sign that will be posted in Basehor City Park. The sign shows rules for materials accepted and not accepted.

Melissa Shoptese (left), Bonner Springs, Brian Waterman, Bonner Springs and David Frey, Basehor, work on computers Tuesday afternoon at the Basehor Community Library. Library directors in the area say computer usage has recently increased.

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