TCHS soup and baked potato feed, basket raffle is Thursday
You can leave the cooking to Tonganoxie Community Historical Society members Thursday. The TCHS is planning for its annual soup feed and basket raffle at Hughes Hall in the Tonganoxie United Methodist Church basement. This event is TCHS’ biggest annual fundraiser this month with the chili supper and basket raffle. Serving will be 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday at TUMC, 328 E. Fourth St. Menu items are chili, vegetable beef soup, baked potato bar, relishes, homemade desserts, coffee, tea and water.
Tonganoxie Living
Tonganoxie USD 464 board offices to have interim home space at local church
The Tonganoxie USD 464 district office will have a temporary home at West Haven Baptist Church while construction work takes place on the high school campus. With demolition of the board office coming later this year, the central office will be displaced. West Haven officials offered space at their church in the interim. The school board approved a memorandum of understanding with West Haven, 7-0, at Monday’s regular meeting.
- Second Harvest pickup rescheduled for this Friday February 19
- Library has ‘Hallo-Week’ plans for coming days October 24
- Spooktacular is Friday in downtown Tonganoxie October 23
- Tonganoxie Public Library offering costume exchange October 17
- Tonganoxie High to have Veterans Day event again this year October 17
Local news
An artist’s journey: Coffman opens gallery in downtown Tonganoxie near where father, grandmother once had local businesses
Leigh Coffman has come full circle in her hometown — and she’s followed in her family’s downtown business footsteps in the process. Coffman, who previously operated Heartland ArtWorks in a small retail center between Tonganoxie and Basehor, moved her art business this past month to her hometown. She now has Coffman ArtWorks at 420 E. Fourth St. in what formerly was Dr. Richard Dean’s optometry office and then most recently Fun and Fabulous Floral and Gifts.
- TCHS soup and baked potato feed, basket raffle is Thursday February 20
- Second Harvest pickup rescheduled for this Friday February 19
- Colvert makes history as 1st Tonganoxie High girls wrestling team member to earn state bid February 15
- Longtime Tonganoxie resident George Cooper turns 100 February 5
- No school Friday for Tonganoxie, McLouth or Genesis Christian Academy January 24
Leavenworth County
Second Harvest pickup rescheduled for this Friday
Second Harvest now will have its February delivery from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at Cornerstone Family Worship, 205 E. U.S. Highway 24-40. The pickup was moved from this past Thursday due to inclement weather. The monthly Second Harvest food dropoff normally is 10 a.m.-noon the second Thursday of each month. Produce and other grocery food items are available to all residents at each of the pickups. People are limited to five family boxes per vehicle. The next pickup will be March 12 at Cornerstone.
- TCHS soup and baked potato feed, basket raffle is Thursday February 20
- An artist’s journey: Coffman opens gallery in downtown Tonganoxie near where father, grandmother once had local businesses February 19
- Colvert makes history as 1st Tonganoxie High girls wrestling team member to earn state bid February 15
- Mellen stepping down as Tonganoxie High AD, assistant principal; another THS grad taking over volleyball program February 12
- Tonganoxie USD 464 board offices to have interim home space at local church February 12
Sports
Rookie to state: Tonganoxie High girls wrestling freshman becomes 1st state qualifier in inaugural season of KSHSAA sport
A Tonganoxie High freshman made history Saturday. Tonganoxie’s Holly Colvert will be the first THS student-athlete to advance to state in girls wrestling. Colvert punched her state ticket when she placed fourth in the 191-pound division in the East Regional at Paola.
- Tonganoxie High basketball teams pushing for higher seeds February 18
- McLouth High boys basketball holding on to top spot in substate pairings February 17
- Tonganoxie High boys wrestlers Sonntag, Bailey, Searcy all earn gold at Frontier League Championships February 15
- Colvert makes history as 1st Tonganoxie High girls wrestling team member to earn state bid February 15
- Spontaneous wish upon a star for Tonganoxie couple February 14
- TCHS soup and baked potato feed, basket raffle is Thursday February 20
- Second Harvest pickup rescheduled for this Friday February 19
- Rookie to state: Tonganoxie High girls wrestling freshman becomes 1st state qualifier in inaugural season of KSHSAA sport February 19
- An artist's journey: Coffman opens gallery in downtown Tonganoxie near where father, grandmother once had local businesses February 19
- Tonganoxie High basketball teams pushing for higher seeds February 18
- McLouth High boys basketball holding on to top spot in substate pairings February 17
- Tonganoxie High boys wrestlers Sonntag, Bailey, Searcy all earn gold at Frontier League Championships February 15
- Colvert makes history as 1st Tonganoxie High girls wrestling team member to earn state bid February 15
- Spontaneous wish upon a star for Tonganoxie couple February 14
- Mellen stepping down as Tonganoxie High AD, assistant principal; another THS grad taking over volleyball program February 12
- Tonganoxie USD 464 board offices to have interim home space at local church February 12
Today's events
- Tonganoxie Senior Quilters at 8:30 a.m.
- Clear Skies Mental Health Support Group at 4 p.m.
- Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m.
- Tonganoxie Senior Quilters at 8:30 a.m.
Upcoming events
- Tonganoxie Community Historic Site open for visitors February 26
- TOPS Meeting in Tonganoxie February 27
- Tonganoxie Community Historic Site open for visitors March 4
- TOPS Meeting in Tonganoxie March 5
More events
Births
- Jeremy and Kassidie Karns, a boy.
- Jesse and Rebecca Moore, a boy.
- Dylan and Harley Puhr, a girl.
- Jessica Bayliff, a boy.
- Lane and Carrie Stamper, a girl.
