In about two weeks or so it will be Election Day. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I cannot wait for it to be over. I will not say another word about the campaigns because my mother told me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” However, I do want to ...
Sometimes, life is heavy. A couple of months ago, I was in the throes of motherhood, having a newborn baby as well as three other little ones. Trying to balance my career, household duties, being a mother and a wife and helping on the farm after my maternity leave quickly became overwhelming. ...
Despite living my entire life in Kansas, I’ve never fully acclimated to the blasts of polar weather we occasionally receive. I’m fully prepared for cabin fever to set in these next few days as another round of bone-chilling cold sweeps across the landscape. Thankfully for wheat and other ...
With the start of the 2024 Kansas legislative session, no issue is more important than resolving the tax burden currently imposed on the citizens of the state. There will be many ideas proposed, some good, some not so good. However, when the session concludes there must be a fair and ...
Since becoming a County Commissioner in 2019, I have never seen an issue that has galvanized the citizens to act like the issue of exploding valuations of property.The valuation changes lead to dramatic increases in property taxes leveled against residents. Solving the property valuation issue ...
New Orleans ? Anxiety consumed me this past week in an Airbnb in New Orleans.It was about time to depart for the NCAA National Championship game between Kansas and North Carolina at Caesar’s Superdome and I couldn’t find my yellow sunglasses.Yes, it’s been more than 20 years since I ...
Every year on March 1, property tax valuation notices arrive in the mailboxes of Leavenworth County residents.The recent exponential growth of property values in the county has sent residents into shock from the increase in the value of their property which is based upon comparable sales, and ...
A Leavenworth County sheriff’s deputy was killed while on duty Friday afternoon when his unmarked vehicle collided with a school bus about 7 miles north of Tonganoxie.The deputy, 59-year-old Daniel R. Abramovitz of Leavenworth, was driving westbound on McIntyre Road at about 4 p.m. Friday ...
To the editor:TFI Family Services is a not-for-profit Foster Care Agency. Our agency has been in the state of Kansas for over 50 years. We are writing you today to discuss the need for foster families in the Leavenworth County area.In the State of Kansas, we have more than 7,500 children in ...
To the editor:The potential re-zoning of property near County Rd. 1, south of Tonganoxie, was discussed at the last Planning & Zoning meeting. None of residents who spoke were in favor of re-zoning. However, the committee unanimously voted in favor of re-zoning. It begs the question: ...
