- Severe-weather sirens meant to reach only outdoor areas, Leavenworth County official says
- March 13, 2012
- The high-pitched whine of emergency weather sirens rang throughout Leavenworth County March 7, just as it does the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m.
- Tornado watch issued for Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties
- February 28, 2012
- The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties. It is in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday.
- City street department has supplies salted away for winter
- December 27, 2011
- Although it may have disappointed area children, Kent Heskett was happy Tonganoxie didn’t have a white Christmas.
- Heavy rains cause road closures in northesast Kansas
- Road in Lansing closed
- August 22, 2011
- Here are updates on road closures in northeast Kansas, including one in Lansing, as of late Monday morning:
- Ozone alert in effect Tuesday in metro KC
- August 1, 2011
- The prospect of unhealthy levels of smog today has prompted officials to issue an orange Ozone Alert for the entire metropolitan Kansas City area.
- NWS warns: Weekend will be hot
- July 14, 2011
- Temperatures during the weekend heat watch could reach as high as 100 degrees. Factoring in humidity, heat indices will be between 105 and 110 degrees.
- Summer 75 years ago set standard for misery
- July 6, 2011
- Anna Mary Landauer remembers that during the hot, dry summer of 1936, calves on adjoining property found Stranger Creek to be no barrier.
- High water closes portion of Kansas Highway 5 in Lansing
- July 2, 2011
- Kansas Highway 5 in Leavenworth County is closed from Eisenhower Road to Mary Street in the city of Lansing due to high waters from the Missouri River on the roadway.
- Riverfront Community Center closed as Missouri’s floodwaters rise in Leavenworth
- June 30, 2011
- With the Missouri River at just over 30 feet and rising, the city of Leavenworth is starting to experience sewer issues at the Riverfront Community Center and has officially closed the building until river levels return to a manageable level.
- Flooding occurs at Fort Leavenworth airfield
- June 29, 2011
- Rising levels of the Missouri River early Wednesday caused water to undercut the Union Pacific Railroad tracks northwest of Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, causing the area to flood.
- Republican group leader takes donations to Reading
- June 15, 2011
- The president of the Leavenworth County Republican Women group traveled to the town of Reading earlier this month to take donations from group members and help with cleanup efforts in the wake of the tornado that struck the town on May 21.
- Leavenworth to close park in advance of floodwaters
- June 11, 2011
- Due to the projected river levels, the city of Leavenworth has closed its Animal Control Facility (1720 S. 2nd St.) and will close public access to Riverfront Park Campground at noon Sunday, June 12.
- City of Leavenworth anticipates flooding in coming days, protecting structures with sandbags
- June 9, 2011
- Leavenworth officials are taking steps to protect its buildings along the Missouri River as more rain is expected this weekend that would add to near record-breaking flood levels that are being predicted.
- Winds cause damage in north Basehor, Fairmount areas
- June 2, 2011
- Trees downed and outbuildings damaged
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Do you have any big summer trips planned, or will you take the staycation route?
We have family who live in Wisconsin, so we will go up to see them. We will do lots of fishing or sleeping in the boat, depending on what’s biting. We will be around Tongie most of the summer to help prepare our kids for their fall seasons, too.”
