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Insight: First calf of the season

This season’s first calf arrived a little over four weeks early this year. For humans this may not seem that impossible, but calves born more than four weeks early rarely live past a day or two. The little guy weighed in at 35 pounds, half the size of a typical newborn. Our mama cows have ...

Remember When: A Community Review for Dec. 11, 2024

25 years ago: Dec. 8, 1999 The public is invited to attend a retirement party for Susie Parmer from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in the conference room of the Leavenworth County Courthouse. Parmer will retire from her position as register of deeds, effective Dec. 31. The Tonganoxie Post Office ...

McLouth Happenings: Wreaths Across America; Christmas Eve services

Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at both Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (395 Biddle Blvd., Fort Leavenworth) and Leavenworth National Cemetery (105 Muncie Road, Leavenworth). The public is welcome to participate in the laying of ...

Details released in apparent murder-suicide south of Eudora

The two individuals found deceased Friday in a residence south of Eudora — apparently after a murder-suicide — have been identified. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, they are Benjamin Roy Eaton Jr., 52, and Nicole Felice Eaton, 44, both of rural Eudora. The ...

Tonganoxie man convicted of fraudulently purchasing auto parts

A 39-year-old Tonganoxie man was convicted of fraudulently purchasing parts from a local auto parts store. Travis Donell pleaded guilty Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to two charges of felony theft. The court accepted Donell’s plea and found him guilty, according to a release ...

McLouth Happenings: Wreaths Across America; Christmas Eve services

Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at both Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (395 Biddle Blvd., Fort Leavenworth) and Leavenworth National Cemetery (105 Muncie Road, Leavenworth). The public is welcome to participate in the laying of ...