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By Beverly Muzzy
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October 26, 2017
- Enjoy the ride of your life on the Threshers Lair Haunted Hayride on Saturday at the McLouth Threshing Bee Grounds.
The hayrides are 7:30-11 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $10 per person; $5 for children ages 6 and younger.
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Kim Downing
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October 26, 2017
- The city of Linwood is hosting its annual hayride and costume contest this weekend.
It will be 7 p.m. Saturday at the city park. Refreshments will be available. For more information, contact City Hall.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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October 26, 2017
- Tonganoxie brought home a regional title Saturday in cross country.
The THS boys team finished first at the Class 4A regional at Wyandotte County Park, meaning the Chieftains will compete as a full team at the state cross country championships this coming Saturday in Wamego.
The top three teams will compete as full teams at state.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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October 26, 2017
- The floodgates opened midway through the second quarter Friday for the Tonganoxie High football team.
THS led Piper, 7-0, when Connor Searcy scored on a 9-yard run with 7:58 left before halftime.
On the next play, Tonganoxie recovered the kickoff. Moments later, quarterback Mason Beach found Zac Morgan for a reception and Morgan ran it in for a 23-yard pass play.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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October 26, 2017
- Halloween festivities are nearly here. Whether it’s Spooktacular on Friday in Tonganoxie or haunted hayrides Saturday in McLouth, there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate the holiday in the area.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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October 26, 2017
- Tonganoxie High looked poised to answer Atchison on Saturday in a third and deciding set in the first round of a Class 4A Division I substate in Atchison.
THS won the first set, 25-15, but had just fallen in the second, 25-18.
In the third, the Chieftains jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Atchison answered. The team went back-and-forth. Leading 9-7, Tonganoxie’s Abby Marcouillier made a tough defensive play.
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October 26, 2017
- TOPEKA — Local officials have confirmed that three Kansas counties are finalists for a new Tyson Foods Inc. chicken-processing plant.
The sites are in Cloud County in north-central Kansas, Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas and Sedgwick County in south-central Kansas. Montgomery County proposed a site in Coffeyville.
State Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Heather Lansdowne said last week that 16 communities in Kansas pursued the project, and Tyson narrowed the list to three.
