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🌱 Which Leavenworth schools are joining Walk and Roll to School Day?

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Good morning Leavenworth! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Leavenworth schools are joining Walk and Roll to School Day?
  • How did Leavenworth High handle a student bringing a gun?
  • What Leavenworth residents should know about this Stranger Creek flood warning

Also on today's calendar: Kid's Pokemon Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Students Celebrate Walk and Roll to School Day - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com) — Families in Leavenworth should know that several USD 453 schools, including Henry Leavenworth Elementary, David Brewer, Anthony Elementary, Richard Warren Middle, and Leavenworth High, will join Walk and Roll to School Day on Oct. 7. The statewide event promotes safe walking, biking, and rolling, with KDOT offering free safety materials and reminders for both drivers and students to watch out for each other.
   

2. Parents still waiting for answers 2 days after gun found at Leavenworth High School (kshb.com) — Parents in Leavenworth are demanding clearer communication after a student was found with a gun in a book bag at Leavenworth High School, without a lockdown being called. Several families say the district downplayed both the initial threat and later rumors, leaving them worried about safety, frustrated by delayed alerts, and unsure how to reach their children under Kansas' new school cellphone ban.
   

3. Flood warning issued for Leavenworth and Atchison counties from Thursday to Saturday (kansascity.com) — A National Weather Service flood warning is in effect for Leavenworth County from Thursday at 10 a.m. through Saturday at 9 a.m., with moderate flooding forecast along Stranger Creek near Easton. Residents are urged to avoid flooded roads, move to higher ground if necessary, and follow key safety tips for driving and staying out of potentially electrified or fast-moving water.
   

4. Leavenworth man, 83, convicted of sexual battery after pleading no contest (kansascity.com) — An 83-year-old Leavenworth man has been convicted of sexual battery after pleading no contest to inappropriately touching a girl under 18 who was helping with chores at his home. The Leavenworth County Attorney's office says the plea was accepted Wednesday, and sentencing is scheduled for November 6, underscoring a serious local case moving toward resolution.
   

5. Competing for allies in the Indo-Pacific: CASO panel discusses ally building in alignment with curriculum, current national security environment (army.mil) — Military leaders and scholars gathered at Fort Leavenworth to brief Command and General Staff College students on how U.S. alliances in the Indo‑Pacific are evolving amid rising competition with China and BRICS nations. Speakers dug into India's growing role, Japan's security shift, and ASEAN's careful balancing, offering Leavenworth-based officers deeper context for future operational decisions.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Our website is back online and functioning normally.
    Customers can now access online content and services as usual. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issue, and we apologize… (Nextdoor )
  • The Lansing City Council will meet on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7 p.
    m. On the agenda are five presentations and two resolutions. Follow the link to view the packet. https://www.lansingks.org/1349/Agendas-Minutes (Nextdoor )
  • TKC Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Leavenworth. Apply here.
  • Dillons Food Stores posted a job opening for Cashier in Leavenworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leavenworth here.

Ok Leavenworth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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