Audio clips
Births
- Kyle and Jill Reynolds, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, a boy.
- Jackson Thomas Sloan, Atchison, a boy.
- Ryanne and David Toland, Bonner Springs, a girl.
- Molly and Andrew Crews, Bonner Springs, a girl.
- Michael and Kim Robbins, a boy.
- Michael and Kimberly Robbins.
- Joshua and Melissa Bosley.
- Adam Koch and Tonya Thompson.
Chats
- John Taylor: Chat with Sentinel/Chieftain editor John Taylor
- Frank Kohl: Chat with Leavenworth County Attorney Frank Kohl
- Todd Thompson: Chat with Todd Thompson, Republican candidate for Leavenworth County Attorney
- Connie O’Brien: Chat with Connie O’Brien, Republican candidate for Kansas House,
- Timothy Moran: Timothy Moran, Democratic candidate in the Kansas House District 42 race, to chat
Couples
- Engagement: Duarte and Kreider
- Wedding: Birks and Shaw
- Engagement: Englehart and Baker
- Engagement: Cochran and Schrick
- Engagement: Degraeve and Schuetz
- Anniversary: Davis
- Engagement: Bloom and Hershey
- Engagement: Mowery and Ostermeyer
Obituaries
On the street
- Sunday was Kansas Day. What’s your favorite thing about Kansas?
- Are you planning to visit the new Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway once it opens Feb. 3?
- What’s your favorite reality TV program?
- What’s your current interest in the 2012 presidential election?
- What are you looking forward to in 2012?
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you plan to visit the new Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, but I will wait a month or more to avoid large crowds of others trying out the new casino. | 38% | |
| No, I don’t like to gamble. | 24% | |
| Yes, but I am only interested in checking out the restaurants. | 22% | |
| Yes, I will be there on opening day! | 13% | |
| No, I am loyal to one of the existing metro casinos. | 1% | |
| Total | 148 | |
Videos
- Basehor-Linwood Middle School eighth-grader Alyssa Foster reads her VFW Patriot’s …
- Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grader Calder Hollond reads her VFW Patriot’s …
- Gov. Sam Brownback on education at the Leavenworth County Development …
- Gov. Sam Brownback, at the Leavenworth County Develoment Corporation’s annual …
- As seen in this video from the annual celebration, the …
- Both BSHS boys, girls hoops leave Bishop Ward victorious
- February 3, 2012
- Tuesday showdown with first-place Lansing on deck, girls remain perfect in another close one
- Revved up crowd helps open Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
- February 3, 2012
- With the call of “Gentlemen, start your engines,” the ceremonial first craps shoot was thrown Friday, and the doors of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway opened to the public.
- Leavenworth County Commission agenda: week of Feb. 6
- February 3, 2012
- The Leavenworth County Commission meets regularly at 9 a.m. each Monday and Thursday at the Leavenworth County Courthouse, 300 Walnut St. in Leavenworth.
- Grass fire spreads through Basehor Christmas tree farm
- Blaze one of four reported in Leavenworth County on Thursday
- February 2, 2012
- A grass fire burned through several acres of a Basehor Christmas tree farm Thursday afternoon, one of at least four blazes treated by Leavenworth County fire departments Thursday.
- Food: Cheap eats: How to save money but not sacrifice health
- February 2, 2012
- This winter, struggling Greeks found space in their economy-trashed budgets for a little book called “Starvation Recipes” by Eleni Nikolaidou.
- Neighbors: Mike Everett
- February 1, 2012
- Mike Everett of Bonner Springs is this week’s Neighbor.
- Edwardsville begins condemnation process on dilapidated, vacant home
- February 1, 2012
- The city of Edwardsville is taking action to condemn an unsafe building for the first time in several years.
- Class aims for healthy kids
- February 1, 2012
- A new class designed to introduce children to fun ways to eat healthy and be active will be offered this spring at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
- Remember When for February 2, 2012
- February 1, 2012
- Events reported in The Chieftain this week 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
- Letter: Water rate increase too big
- February 1, 2012
- Suburban Water sent notice of another huge increase and an upcoming Kansas Corporation Commission hearing so that the public will have some opportunity to provide minimal input on the issue.
- Evolution of shaving
- February 1, 2012
- In the deep, dark past when I was a youth, there were three milestones which meant adulthood. Two including getting a driver’s license and registering for the draft. However, the earliest sign of approaching manhood was shaving.
- State recognizes BSHS social studies teacher
- February 1, 2012
- Andrew Addington admits that rather than posters of rock bands or movies, his walls in college were adorned with portraits of John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman.
- New grading system causes problems for high school faculty
- February 1, 2012
- Bonner Springs High School teachers and officials with USD 204 are meeting to determine how to address problems with the district’s grading software at the high school level.
- Single mother says she feels blessed after receiving free car
- February 1, 2012
- Erin Wren-Mahan recently received a holiday gift beyond her greatest expectations.
- BLHS girls drop rematch with Tonganoxie
- 01:44 p.m., February 1, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Juniors Jenny Whitledge and Hannah Kemp scored 14 and 12 points, respectively, and the Tonganoxie High girls avenged their season-opening loss to Basehor-Linwood with Tuesday’s 54-36 victory.
- Bonner Springs boys determined to send Price off on winning note
- 02:36 a.m., February 1, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Bonner Springs earnd a 63-52 victory against William Chrisman on Friday and defeated Piper 61-27 on Tuesday.
- 13-0 Bonner Springs girls find fourth-quarter fortune
- 02:34 a.m., February 1, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Take a deep breath. The Bonner Springs girls basketball team trailed at halftime for just the third time this season on Tuesday. Three days earlier, it had needed a 19-3 run to erase a nine-point deficit against Spring Hill and win the Top Gun Tournament.
- Bobcats cruise to victory over Chieftains
- 12:25 a.m., February 1, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Senior Colin Murphy led all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the BLHS rolled to a 63-39 victory over Tonganoxie.
- County Republican meeting to feature Salina legislator
- January 31, 2012
- The Leavenworth County Republican Party will play host to a town hall meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Lansing Community Center, 800 First Terrace, Lansing.
- Follow Live: Bonner Springs girls, boys at Piper, 6 p.m.
- January 31, 2012
- Follow along as the Bonner Springs girls and boys basketball teams hit the road against Kaw Valley League opponents Piper.
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