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Matt Erickson (Basehor Sentinel staff writer)

Matt Erickson is a staff writer for the Basehor Sentinel.

Recent stories

Basehor man dies in motorcycle wreck near Linwood: By Matt Erickson; May 21, 2012; A Basehor man died Saturday in a motorcycle accident northwest of Linwood.
K-7 closed in Bonner Springs after fatal crash: By Matt Erickson & Shawn Linenberger; 10:09 a.m., March 21, 2012 Updated 12:24 p.m.; A woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Kansas Highway 7 in Bonner Springs.
Basehor residents recall mayor, 2 City Council members: By Matt Erickson; February 29, 2012; In great numbers and by a wide margin, Basehor residents on Tuesday decided to clean house at City Hall.
KU Chancellor discusses race relations at Fort Leavenworth Black History Month event: By Matt Erickson; February 9, 2012; While serving in conflicts abroad, the U.S. military has been on the front lines of a historic battle at home, said Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little: African-Americans’ fight for civil rights.
Judge: Recall for Basehor mayor, City Council members can proceed: By Matt Erickson; January 12, 2012; Leavenworth County will proceed with a Feb. 28 election for the recall of Basehor Mayor Terry Hill after a judge’s ruling Thursday afternoon.
Recall vote set for Basehor officials: By Matt Erickson; December 21, 2011; Basehor residents will vote in February on whether to remove up to half of the city’s elected officials from office.
5 people hurt in two-vehicle accident on U.S. 24-40 in Tonganoxie: By Matt Erickson; 04:12 p.m., November 23, 2011 Updated 12:52 a.m.; A two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 24-40 in Tonganoxie on Wednesday afternoon has left at least four people injured.
Application approved to circulate recall petition for two Basehor City Council members: By Matt Erickson; 12:39 p.m., October 31, 2011 Updated 07:31 p.m.; A group of Basehor residents is seeking the recall of Basehor City Council members Dennis Mertz and Iris Dysart, accusing them of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act in connection with their surprise Sept. 19 vote to fire former city administrator Mark Loughry.
One person rescued after part of a building collapses at Fort Leavenworth: By Matt Erickson; 10:47 a.m., August 29, 2011 Updated 04:53 p.m.; A civilian contractor was rescued and taken to an area hospital this morning after he was trapped for about two hours beneath rubble from a partially collapsed wall outside a building at Fort Leavenworth.
Tonganoxie High School student killed in rollover accident Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 24-40 in Basehor: By Matt Erickson, Shawn Linenberger, Joe Preiner; 03:46 p.m., July 7, 2011 Updated 10:04 p.m.; A Tonganoxie High School student died in a rollover accident Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 24-40 in Basehor.

Recent photos

Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little addresses a crowd of about 200 people, mostly Army officers, during a Black History Month luncheon at Fort Leavenworth's Frontier Conference Center on Thursday. Gray-Little spoke about the military's history of advancements on civil rights.

Firefighters from the Fairmount Township Fire Department in Basehor spray down pine trees still smoldering after a grass fire had been stopped Thursday at Wilderson Tree Farm. Crews continued to spray the area for about 30 minutes after stopping the spread of the fire at about 2:30 p.m.

Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1 firefighters extinguish the last of the flames remaining from a grass fire at Wilderson Tree Farm in Basehor on Thursday. Four different fire departments responded, and it took them about 45 minutes to get the blaze under control.