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- Scratch that plan
- Fall sports practice begins with wet Monday weather
- August 16, 2011
- The sky didn’t care too much Monday morning that fall sports teams at Tonganoxie High were trying to have their first preseason practices of the year.
- Smith: Athletes have plenty to get excited about
- August 16, 2011
- Monday marked the first day of fall sports practices and the Chieftains’ boys soccer, cross country, football and volleyball teams will be plenty busy until — at least — late October.
- MLS suspends Sporting KC assistant coach
- August 16, 2011
- Major League Soccer today suspended Sporting Kansas City assistant coach John Pascarella for three games for his comments and actions directed toward match officials during the squad’s Aug. 6 match against the Seattle Sounders.
- Beef ribbon producer
- Hard work ends with grand champion ribbon
- August 16, 2011
- Jody Baragary is no stranger to success at the beef show arena but was still surprised to take home what may be the most coveted ribbons at the Leavenworth County Fair.
- USD 464 board approves budget, hires, resignations
- August 16, 2011
- USD 464’s 2011-12 budget has been approved.
- TES, MMS don’t meet AYP
- August 16, 2011
- Though USD 464 met most annual yearly progress standards in its buildings, Tonganoxie Elementary School did not meet AYP standards in reading.
- Resident asking for volunteers to help represent Tonganoxie at Kansas parade
- August 16, 2011
- The Kansas Sesquicentennial Parade is Oct. 8 in Wichita and local organizers are working to have Tonganoxie representation.
- Revision of Tonganoxie’s nuisance codes scheduled for Monday’s council meeting
- August 16, 2011
- After months of consideration, a revision of the city’s nuisance codes that strengthens and streamlines enforcement is scheduled to be on Monday’s Tonganoxie City Council agenda.
- Overall levy for city residents could increase nearly 4 mills
- August 16, 2011
- Although it is not yet set in stone, it appears homeowners in Tonganoxie will see about an overall 3.82 mill increase when the Leavenworth County Clerk mails tax statements in December.
- Opinion: Fighting for education
- August 16, 2011
- As the new school year begins, Kansas teachers are once again bringing their best skills and commitment to classrooms across our state.
- Westar to establish mobile offers to provide assistance to customers
- August 16, 2011
- Westar Energy customer advisers are setting up mobile offices in cities throughout the company’s service territory over the upcoming weeks to provide one-on-one assistance to customers.
- Leavenworth Are Retired Teachers to ‘Celebrate Kansas’
- August 16, 2011
- Leavenworth Area Retired School Personnel will meet at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Heritage Center, 109 Delaware St. in Leavenworth.
- Girl’s first show at county fair earns purple
- August 16, 2011
- Abby Wood just turned 8 on Aug. 5.
- Young farmers get tech lesson at fair
- August 16, 2011
- As he washed his hog Friday afternoon at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds for the night’s auction, 8-year-old Ben Highfill said he had a good fair.
- Ag Olympics draws fair to close for many county 4-H’ers
- August 16, 2011
- A four-leaf clover can be a tough find at a scavenger hunt.
- McLouth Happenings
- August 16, 2011
- Enjoy the state qualifier demolition derby, which starts at 7 p.m., Saturday at McLouth’s Threshing Bee Grounds. Classes are 80s and newer, compact and “powder puff.”
- Jarbalo Jottings
- August 16, 2011
- Jarbalo United Methodist Women met Aug. 10 for their monthly meeting. President Marilyn Oxley opened the meeting with a prayer. Five members answered roll call and reported 33 care calls.
- Aunt Norie’s Sewing Room
- August 16, 2011
- There were two or three remarks (chuckles) about my word “supper” in a recent column. I remembered my thoughts on that same word as I typed that column, that word that day.
- Remember When: A community review of Tonganoxie
- August 16, 2011
- In about two weeks, a Leavenworth contractor will begin to disassemble a 94-year-old bridge over Stranger Creek in Linwood. And it’s possible a portion of the bridge could end up in Tonganoxie. The Leavenworth County Fair Board is interested in any salvageable parts of the bridge to be used at the fairgrounds in Tonganoxie. Fair board member Jeff Dickinson had suggested the idea.
- Fall 2011 Tonganoxie High sports schedule
- August 16, 2011
- See the schedules for Tonganoxie High’s fall sports teams.
- THS fall sports parents meeting is Thursday
- August 16, 2011
- The Tonganoxie High athletics department will play host to a fall sports parents meeting this week.
- Population changes forcing Leavenworth County Commissioners to draw new districts
- August 16, 2011
- Leavenworth County Commissioners on Monday began to consider how to re-draw the three commission districts to fit a county population moving southward.
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What’s the best way to spend a snow day?
Shovel your driveway and paths, check neighbors’ driveways and then grab all your closest little ones and find the biggest sledding hill. Snowmen also are a must. Snow days are a great time to catch up on missed shows and much-needed rest. I love snowdays, they haven’t changed one bit even as an adult, although I am sure not all working adults can say that, but I am happy I can. I was excited to see the snowmen and other snow sculptures throughout the Lawrence and Kansas City metro areas.
