Skeleton search starts Friday in Tonganoxie
Halloween fun soon will be returning to Tonganoxie. The annual Skeleton Scavenger Hunt will help folks get into the holiday mood. The six-day hunt starts Friday and finishes up Oct. 26. There will be 250 skeletons available, so the contest is open to the first 250 participants. Clues can all be found inside the Tonganoxie city limits. Multiple clues will be given. Those clues will lead hunters to the next clues or bones. Once the skeleton is completed and turned in, folks will receive a Gambino’s coupon for a free pizza and will be entered into a drawing for one of 10 $10 cash prizes from Skeet Real Estate.
Tonganoxie Living
Tonganoxie VFW Women’s Auxiliary hosting Saturday BBQ for Vietnam vets
Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 Women’s Auxiliary is having its Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Barbecue this weekend. The event will be 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Post Home, 910 E. First St. The RSVP deadline was last week, but call Cindy at 785-478-1546 to check whether spaces still are available.
- Skeleton search starts Friday in Tonganoxie October 20
- Get ready for today’s solar eclipse, even if cloud cover might ruin the once-in-a-lifetime event August 21
- Pathways transition program opening today in former Tonganoxie police station August 17
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital accepting grant applications for local wellness projects August 17
- Eyes toward skies in Tonganoxie, across nation as folks await rare solar eclipse August 16
Local news
THS Auto Tech Class Car and Bike Show is Saturday at high school
The Tonganoxie High School Auto Tech Class Car and Bike Show is almost here. Students are organizing the event, which will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 21 at THS. Registration is 8-10:30 a.m. Entry fees are $10 for students and $15 for adults. Pre-regisration cost is $12 for adults. There also will be food for sale and various booths. Proceeds from the event will benefit the auto tech class. For more information, email tmaurer@tong464.org or call 913-416-1400, ext. 2051.
- McLouth Happenings: Library offerings; Haunted Hayride; Festival of Trees October 19
- Tonganoxie USD 464 reports slight increase in enrollment October 19
- Missing foster children found in Kansas City October 18
- McLouth Happenings: Laughing Lunch next week at Gambino’s October 11
- This month’s Art Night Out is Thursday at Tonganoxie Public Library October 11
Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie school district to pay Kleidosty through January
Tonganoxie USD 464 will pay Chris Kleidosty through the end of January 2018. The board approved Kleidosty’s resignation at the Oct. 9 meeting, with Board Member Phillip Welsh voting against the resignation. After the vote was taken, former board member Diane Truesdell, who was in the audience, asked about when the resignation went into effect.
- Linwood News: Adult fairy gardens October 19
- McLouth Happenings: Library offerings; Haunted Hayride; Festival of Trees October 19
- Tonganoxie USD 464 reports slight increase in enrollment October 19
- THS Auto Tech Class Car and Bike Show is Saturday at high school October 19
- Missing foster children found in Kansas City October 18
Sports
Shutout showcase for Tonganoxie football as THS moves to 7-0
Tonganoxie High used a solid ground attack Friday to neutralize Atchison in a 49-0 district game victory. THS (7-0 overall, 4-0 Kaw Valley League and 1-0 district play) amassed 364 rushing yards — averaging just more than 8 yards per carry — in a game that the Chieftains controlled from the beginning. Dalton Bock again led the team in rushing with 251 yards on 25 carries. Korbin Riedel generated 81 yards on 14 carries and Justin Hand 32 yards on six carries. Riedel had three touchdowns and Bock two. Tonganoxie had 90 yards in the air, including two touchdowns.
- Monster 2nd quarter key in 45-7 Tonganoxie High victory; THS still undefeated heading into Week 9 October 21
- Tonganoxie High boys soccer ties KC Christian on Senior Night, finishes regular season unbeaten October 20
- Tonganoxie High cross country boys nab 2nd, girls 3rd at final KVL meet October 20
- Tonganoxie High volleyball wins Senior Night, prepares for substate October 19
- Tonganoxie soccer seeks unbeaten mark October 19
- Monster 2nd quarter key in 45-7 Tonganoxie High victory; THS still undefeated heading into Week 9 October 21
- Tonganoxie High boys soccer ties KC Christian on Senior Night, finishes regular season unbeaten October 20
- Tonganoxie VFW Women's Auxiliary hosting Saturday BBQ for Vietnam vets October 20
- Skeleton search starts Friday in Tonganoxie October 20
- Shutout showcase for Tonganoxie football as THS moves to 7-0 October 20
- Tonganoxie High cross country boys nab 2nd, girls 3rd at final KVL meet October 20
- Tonganoxie High volleyball wins Senior Night, prepares for substate October 19
- Linwood News: Adult fairy gardens October 19
- McLouth Happenings: Library offerings; Haunted Hayride; Festival of Trees October 19
- Tonganoxie soccer seeks unbeaten mark October 19
- Common Core standards soon to be thing of past in Kansas October 19
- Letter to the editor: Response to Tyson September 28, 2017 1 comment
Today's events
- Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m.
- Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m.
- Pre-school Storytime at 10:30 a.m.
- Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m.
Upcoming events
- Tonganoxie Community Historic Site open for visitors October 25
- TOPS Meeting in Tonganoxie October 26
- Tonganoxie Community Historic Site open for visitors November 1
- TOPS Meeting in Tonganoxie November 2
More events
Births
- James and Hallie Hughes, a boy.
- Lane and Carrie Stamper, a girl.
- Cole and Chassity Waddell, a boy.
- Angela and James Smith, a girl.
- Jared Fair and Casondra DeWitt, a girl.
