Leavenworth News Archives

“If he wasn't very good at his craft, he wouldn't have been put in that position or stayed in it for very long.”

Martyn R. Clay took an unconventional route to the semifinals in Bishop State Community College's search for a new president. via Alabama Live

A man was shot to death early Friday in a parking lot outside the Chili’s restaurant near Westport Road and Mill Street.Kansas City police identified the man as Nicholas C. Emory, 22, of Kansas ... via Kansas City Star

The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas are hosting "Eurasian Security," a two-part symposium focusing on the changing ... via The University of Kansas

Commanding general of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, 2007-present; commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 2005-07; first commander of the Multi-National Security ... via WHDH

“The one time you forget to look - that's when an accident happens”

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - A train pulled into the Union Pacific station in Leavenworth on Wednesday and wouldn't leave until accomplishing its mission. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

A breakdown in the sewage system for Basehor forced state health officials to issue an advisory Monday for Hog Creek in Leavenworth County. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“I hope we would not take the historically unprecedented step of creating a detention-without-trial regime until we exhausted every other possibility”

All three presidential hopefuls have said they will close Guantanamo. The LA Times examines how it could be done. via TalkLeft

A minor league baseball team is throwing a welcome party for Michael Vick. The Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League will hold Michael Vick "Welcome to the Neighborhood" night on May 28th to raise ... via KBSL 10

“There are two important reasons to improve counseling skills”

The Center of Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., today launched an online course for Army leaders who conduct developmental counseling. via Army Times

“I do my very best to not support the companies that put the no-carry signs up”

Before she leaves home to shop, run errands or visit friends, Erin Gerety slips her .45-caliber pistol onto her hip. via Topeka Capital-Journal

Saturday, April 12, 2008 :: Teena Barber A cultural education opportunity at Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth, KS - infoZine - A Know Your World Country Presentation is an elaborate and informative country ... via Kansas City InfoZine

“We're just looking to inform our folks well enough that when they say something, ... they're going to state the facts”

WASHINGTON: Cumbersome controls over information flow in the Army soon may be a thing of the past, as the service works to deliver its messages proactively in the fast-paced cyber world. via Defence Talk

Once again, the Kansas City Business Journal and its partners - The Resource Group, an HRH company, Quantum Human Resource Tools, Right Management, Littler Mendelson, P.C. and Aetna - are searching for the ... via Kansas City Business Journal

“About three months ago he sent me the script, and I optioned it. It's both a remake and an expansion of the story, starting in the present and then flashing back to the early '60s.”

Tonganoxie will be the primary filming location for a low-budget remake of the 1974 drive-in hit 'Macon County Line.'

'Welcome to Macon County' is scheduled to go into production this summer, although no stars or director have been named. Producing is Jeff East, the Kansas City native who as a child actor starred in the feature films 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn' and went on to portray young Clark Kent in 1978's 'Superman.'

The original 'Macon County Line' (it will be re-released on DVD in May) cost $200,000 to make and earned $50 million at the box office. Its producers booked it almost exclusively into drive-ins in the South and Midwest. Read more

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., are known for picketing the funerals of U.S. troops, but around 400 people targeted the church in a Sunday protest of their own. via Advocate

Legion meeting to be here Last Updated: April 02, 2008 03:15:47 PM More than 150 people are expected to attend the joint first district convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary Friday through Sunday at ... via Marysville Advocate

Since Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani took command of Pakistan 's Army last November, a parade of top American officers and spymasters has trooped to Islamabad to urge him to wage an aggressive campaign against Al ... via New York Times