Audio clips
Births
- Cassidy (Coffin) and Jesse Courter, Wellsville.
- Travis and Leanna Shriner, Tonganoxie, a girl.
- Kevin and Holly Reischman, Tonganoxie, a boy.
- Jason Spencer and Kimberly Sturgeon, Lawrence, a boy.
- Jackson Thomas Sloan, Atchison, a boy.
- Kyle and Jill Reynolds, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, a boy.
- Jesse and Sabrina Barnett, Tonganoxie, a boy.
- Robbie and Melissa Lewallen, Tonganoxie, a boy.
Chats
- Shawn Linenberger: Chat with Mirror news editor Shawn Linenberger
- 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: Kane and Harrison
- Engagement: Dent and Gouvion
- Engagement: Pearson and Walker
- Anniversary: Weaver
- Engagement: Davis and Holland
- Engagement: Cao and Nowasell
- Anniversary: Skeet
- Wedding: Naff and O’Hare
Obituaries
On the street
- What’s been your favorite vacation destination?
- What’s the best way to spend a snow day?
- What’s the best costume you’ve ever worn for Halloween?
- Though the cooler weather lately seems odd for August, autumn is just around the corner. What types of fall fare do you like to make — and consume?
- The new school year is about to begin. What was your favorite subject when you were in school?
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
What were the top five Tonganoxie news stories of 2014?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers Market replaces B&J Country Mart | 33% | |
| Good Shepherd purchases building that once was home to Pelzl’s hardware, variety store | 33% | |
| THS principal Jamie Carlisle announces resignation midyear, will finish out school year | 33% | |
| Construction on new Tonganoxie Elementary School progresses | 0% | |
| Tonganoxie City Fire Chief Dave Bennett steps down after 27 years in department | 0% | |
| Incumbent Connie O’Brien defeats 19-year-old Tonganoxie challenger Austin Harris | 0% | |
| Jewel on Main opens in former country jubilee venue | 0% | |
| Lyn Rantz hired as new Tonganoxie USD 464 superintendent | 0% | |
| Former police station torn down; pocket park created in its place | 0% | |
| Chieftain Trail nearly doubles with connection to northeast area of Tonganoxie | 0% | |
| Total | 3 | |
Videos
- Kansas House passes teacher collective bargaining compromise
- February 26, 2015
- The Kansas House has approved a collective bargaining compromise between teachers and school boards.
- Proposal to hike ag land taxes spawns backlash from Kansas farmers
- February 26, 2015
- A suburban lawmaker’s proposal that would dramatically increase property taxes on Kansas agricultural land has spawned strong rural backlash and nagging fears that pieces of it will pop up in legislation to close a state budget shortfall.
- Kansas Senate approves concealed carry of guns without training or permit
- February 26, 2015
- The Kansas Senate has approved a bill to allow people to carry concealed guns without requiring them to get a state permit or take training classes.
- Tonganoxie Live social is Thursday
- February 25, 2015
- The Tonganoxie Live social is an event organizers hope will bring various local organizations, businesses and groups together Thursday.
- Supreme Court sides with Kansas in water dispute
- February 24, 2015
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Nebraska to pay Kansas $5.5 million in a long-running legal dispute over use of water from the Republican River.
- Cerner offering voluntary separation packages to employees
- February 24, 2015
- Cerner Corp. is offering voluntary separation packages to employees whose combination of years of service and age total 65.
- Face to Face: Tonganoxie’s Patrick Budy
- February 24, 2015
- This week’s Face to Face feature profiles Tonganoxie’s Patrick Budy
- Kansas earthquakes worsen damage to century-old courthouse
- February 24, 2015
- Harper County officials are grappling with how to fix a century-old courthouse that was already deteriorating before a sharp increase in earthquakes began rattling south-central Kansas.
- Leavenworth County treasurer hopes to avoid postcard notifications for vehicle tag renewals
- Official awaits result of proposed bill
- February 24, 2015
- The state of Kansas plans to change the way it notifies motorists that they need to renew vehicle tags. It’s a move that Leavenworth County Treasurer Janice Van Parys said could be a major adjustment for some taxpayers. Residents will receive postcards, rather than letters, from the Kansas Division of Vehicles. The move is designed to save the state money.
- Judge won’t hear retrial of man who punched his attorney
- February 23, 2015
- A judge is recusing himself from hearing the sexual assault retrial of a man accused of knocking his attorney unconscious during his first trial.
- Governor creates Social Services Policy Council
- February 23, 2015
- Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is creating a taskforce to look for ways to decrease poverty.
- Another viable senior living option in Tonganoxie?
- TES buildings future could include apartments, rec commission home
- February 23, 2015
- What has been a hub of activity for Tonganoxie children for several years could become a prime locale for senior citizens. The current Tonganoxie Elementary School campus, which takes up two city blocks from Second to Fourth streets near downtown, will be moving to a new building later this year near Tonganoxie Middle School.
- Legislative proposal focuses on open records enforcement
- February 23, 2015
- A legislative proposal that would make it easier to investigate allegations that governmental agencies are improperly redacting public records has the backing of Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
- Kansas lawmakers seek to boost campaign contribution limits
- February 22, 2015
- After an election cycle in which the amount of money spent by outside groups dwarfed the amount spent by the candidates’ campaigns, themselves, Kansas lawmakers from both parties are pressing to increase campaign contribution limits in an effort to keep up.
- Push on to make catfish a Kansas state symbol
- February 22, 2015
- Some supporters of the lowly channel catfish are renewing efforts to make the species become a state symbol, despite past failed attempts.
- Kansas City Connection: A new home for Halls
- February 22, 2015
- This week, a look at the new Halls department store in Crown Center, and the Kansas City-area chefs and restaurants that are semifinalists for this year’s James Beard awards.
- Kansas changing notification for vehicle tag renewals
- February 19, 2015
- The state of Kansas plans to change the way it notifies motorists that they need to renew vehicle tags.
- 4 Kansas tribes to split $1.7 million for housing needs
- February 19, 2015
- Federal officials say four American Indian tribes in northeast Kansas will split $1.7 million in funds for affordable housing.
- Tonganoxie Community Historical Society soup and chili feed today at Methodist church
- February 19, 2015
- The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society is having its soup and chili feed until 7 p.m. today at the Tonganoxie United Methodist Church.
- Kansas district court judge sues over state law on courts
- February 19, 2015
- A Kansas district court judge is challenging a law passed last year that moved authority to administer district courts away from the Kansas Supreme Court.
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