Audio clips
Births
- Cole and Chassity Waddell, Basehor, a boy.
- Lane and Carrie Stamper, Tonganoxie, a girl.
- James and Hallie Hughes, Leavenworth, a boy.
- Angela and James Smith, Tonganoxie, a girl.
- Jared Fair and Casondra DeWitt, McLouth, a girl.
- Eddy and Shelly Goetz, Leavenworth, a girl.
- Daniel and Brandy Roberts, Tonganoxie, a boy.
- Justin Smith and Channing Smith, 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: Tiner and Chadwick
- Anniversary: Skeet
- Anniversary: McGraw
- Engagement: Tucker and Tilley
- Wedding: Gloshen and Ditty
- Anniversary: Oelschlaeger
- Anniversary: Ottinger
- Engagement: Cook and Finn
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
Do you recycle?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, but I utilized the community recycling dropoff and am content to take recycling elsewhere instead of pay for curbside service | 72% | |
| No, I don’t recycle. Trash is trash | 16% | |
| Yes, I have a Tonganoxie curbside bin and you should opt in, too | 5% | |
| Yes, but I live in the county and want to opt in for curbside service | 5% | |
| Yes, I have a Tonganoxie curbside bin, but it should be mandatory for all city households | 0% | |
| Yes, but I live in the county and think it should be mandatory in the county | 0% | |
| Total | 18 | |
Videos
- Tonganoxie City Council to have 10-person race, primary Aug. 1
- June 7, 2017
- Incumbents will join seven challengers also vying for their seats in a Tonganoxie City Council election that will require a primary. The 10-person field will have a run-off Aug. 1 for the at-large seats.
- Tonganoxie Recreation Commission gearing up for Saturday’s 50-year celebration
- June 2, 2017
- Tonganoxie celebrated a big milestone last year with a sesquicentennial celebration. For a third of that time, there also has been a Tonganoxie Recreation Commission. TRC will celebrate 50 years with its annual summer kickoff Saturday.
- Tonganoxie Public Library opens community garden
- June 1, 2017
- Residents can work on their green thumbs right in the middle of town. Tonganoxie Public Library has unveiled the Library Community Garden. Garden plots first were available May 22. They measure 8x8 and are leased for $20. That fee incldues free vegetable seeds.
- Leavenworth County Commission votes down Patriot highway plans
- June 1, 2017
- A proposed six-lane highway that would run through Leavenworth County no longer is in the works.
- Series of Tonganoxie weekend events continue this weekend
- June 1, 2017
- Tonganoxie Recreation Commission will celebrate its 50th anniversary with its annual summer kickoff with an even bigger bash to commemorate the milestone. The celebration will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Chieftain Park. This year there will be a giant hamster ball arena and more fun activities. For more, go to tongierec.org.
- Lawrence Memorial 5K Summer Spray series coming up again this summer
- June 1, 2017
- The Lawrence Memorial Hospital Summer Spray 5K Run/Walk Series is returning this summer. Eudora will be the first venue June 10. The Baldwin City run will be June 24 and then the Tonganoxie event July 15. Entry fees are $10 for youths 12 and younger, $25 for adult preregistration and $30 for regular adult registration.
- Basehor Crazy Cow 5K Run/Walk is Saturday
- June 1, 2017
- Basehor Dairy Days is moving to the third Saturday in June starting in 2018. However, the Crazy Cow 5K Run/Walk will still take place this year.
- Leavenworth County makes community recycling bin available again in Tonganoxie
- June 1, 2017
- Leavenworth County has placed a trial recycling bin at the former Leavenworth County Annex, 425 Laming Road. The bin can be used for paperboard, brown paper bags, phone books, newspaper, glass bottles and jars, plastic, cardboard, in and aluminum cans.
- Remember When: A Community Review for May 31, 2017
- June 1, 2017
- Alisha “Boo” Barnes, a 15-year-old Tonganoxie girl, landed this 60-pound flathead on a limb line Saturday morning with the help of her papa and dad. Alisha is no stranger to fishing, having fished with her papa, Rick DeMaranville, since she was 2 (Alisha is pictured in waders holding the flathead.). Phil Jeannin’s retirement party was attended by 200 people. The longtime teacher instructed students for 34 years. Jeannin was lucky enough to teach many children of his former students.
- Early birthday celebration at Shrine Rodeo
- June 1, 2017
- Billy Griffin got an early birthday present at the Shrine Rodeo in Tonganoxie. The Holden, Mo., cowboy won the bareback riding for the second time in three years at the rodeo, which was Friday at and Saturday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds.
- Keegan: Outgoing chancellor jumped gun on incoming chancellor
- June 1, 2017
- So let me get this straight: Dr. Doug Girod was chosen to lead the University of Kansas into the next decade, but the retiring boss gets to decide who will lead the new chancellor’s athletic department. Wow!
- Tonganoxie teams land players on all-league squads
- June 1, 2017
- Tonganoxie High landed five players on the all-Kaw Valley League softball team this year. Junior Delainey Fenoglio earned first-team honors as designated hitter, as did fellow junior Torissa Hootman as an outfielder. Both had top votes at their positions.
- Good as gold for Tonganoxie High track standout as Chieftains earn multiple medals; MHS also competes at state
- June 1, 2017
- Tonganoxie High has a state champion in track and field. THS junior LeeRoi Johnson won gold in discus Friday, finishing with a throw of 180 feet, 3 inches and capping off one of the top discus seasons in the country this past weekend at the state track and field championships at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
- State champions crowned across state
- June 1, 2017
- Memorial Day Weekend traditionally marks the end of the spring sports season in Kansas. State champions were crowned in numerous classes in a handful of sports. Here’s a look at which teams held championship trophies into the air at the end of the season.
- Election filing deadline noon Thursday
- May 30, 2017
- If you’re planning a run for Tonganoxie City Council or Tonganoxie School Board, it’s come down to crunch time to file. Residents wishing to file have until noon Thursday and must do so at the office of County Clerk Janet Klasinski at the Leavenworth County Courthouse.
- Cousins continue family tradition in Tonganoxie at Shrine Rodeo
- May 25, 2017
- Garrett Phillips and Bo Pursel will get some good family time in this week, and hope to win some money while they do it. The two men, both rodeo athletes, will be team roping together in the Aballah Shrine Rodeo May 25 and 26 in Tonganoxie. Phillips, Tonganoxie High School graduate as of Saturday, and his cousin Bo Pursel, a 2012 graduate of Lansing High School, pair up with their horses and their ropes and head to area rodeos to compete in the team roping. Phillips is the header: the cowboy who ropes the steer’s head. Pursel, his cousin on his dad’s side, is the heeler, the cowboy who ropes the steer’s back heels.
- Abdallah Shrine Rodeo and Demolition Derby roars into Tonganoxie
- May 25, 2017
- Bulls, horses and other livestock will take center stage before cars smash their way through the arena later this week at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tonganoxie. The Abdallah Shrine Rodeo an Demolition Derby begins at 7 p.m. nightly Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Rodeo events will be Thursday and Friday and the demolition derby will be staged Saturday.
- Judge OKs Tonganoxie superintendent’s return to campus during court proceedings
- No move yet from board to lift paid-leave suspension
- May 23, 2017
- The Tonganoxie school district superintendent can return to work under certain court stipulations as his court proceedings continue, a Linn County District Court judge determined Tuesday. Judge Terri L. Johnson granted a bond modification request from Alan Fogleman for his client, Tonganoxie Supt. Chris Kleidosty.
- Postseason begins today for some Tonganoxie High teams
- May 15, 2017
- The postseason starts today for some Tonganoxie High teams. Tonganoxie golf opened its Class 4A regional at 8:30 a.m. in Atchison against Atchison, Baldwin, Basehor-Linwood, Bishop Miege, Bonner Springs, Jeff West, Ottawa, Piper and Spring Hill at Village Greens Golf Course in Ozawkie.
- Tonganoxie High grad Ben Johnson wins Missouri Valley Conference decathlon title for Wichita State
- May 13, 2017
- Ben Johnson is the new Missouri Valley Conference decathlon champion. The Wichita State sophomore scored 7,053 points in the decathlon, winning the event at the MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at WSU’s Cessna Stadium.
