Local news

Springdale News
May 15, 2012
Rev. Rob Santel visited with Evelyn and Danny Schwinn Wednesday, May 2.
McLouth Happenings
May 15, 2012
The annual one-room country school house reunion was held May 6 at the McLouth Community Center with 21 present.
Jarbalo Jottings
May 15, 2012
Jarbalo United Methodist women met Wednesday at the church. Plans were made for the tea in June. There will be a work day at 1:30 p.m. May 18 to make some crafts for the tea. Six members reported a total of 43 care calls in the last month.
Aunt Norie’s Sewing Room
May 15, 2012
We’ve all had that, “just going round in circles” feeling.
Remember When: A Community Review of Tonganoxie
May 15, 2012
Services for Meryle C. McQuitty, 89, Kansas City, Kan., were held April 28, 2002.
Five questions: Window watch
12:04 p.m., May 15, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
When the weather gets warm, open windows can be a cost-effective way to keep cool. But they can also be a safety hazard for children, who may fall through. Safe Kids Kansas offers ways to let the fresh air in while keeping your children safe.
Meet-and-greet with new Tonganoxie City Administrator is Tuesday morning
May 14, 2012
The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce will be welcoming new Tonganoxie City Administrator Nathan McCommon to the community with a meet-and-greet event Tuesday morning in council chambers, 321 Delaware.
Tonganoxie man charged with eavesdropping for allegedly videotaping children
May 10, 2012
Leavenworth County authorities have charged a rural Tonganoxie man with three felony eavesdropping counts accusing him of secretly videotaping children at Paradise Mobile Home Park south of Tonganoxie.
LCDC finding more business prospects this year
May 10, 2012
Steve Jack thought things had seemed busy around the Leavenworth County Development Corporation office. Then he sat down and looked at the numbers, and he had his answer.
Tonganoxie police and Leavenworth County Sheriff’s office calls for May 8-9, 2012
May 10, 2012
Tonganoxie police and Leavenworth County Sheriff’s office calls for May 8-9, 2012:
U.S. 24-40 construction work in Tonganoxie expected to finish Thursday
May 9, 2012
Construction work on U.S. 24-40 near Kansas Highway 16 in Tonganoxie is expected to finish up Thursday.
Five questions: Avoiding scams
05:29 p.m., May 8, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
Thousands of Kansans have registered their phone numbers with the Do Not Call Registry, but telemarketers are finding new ways to get your money or personal information. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt offers the following tips to avoid scams.
KU student from Tonganoxie presents work at symposium
May 8, 2012
A Kansas University biochemistry major from Tonganoxie shared his work this past month at the University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Chamber gathering next week
May 8, 2012
The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce annual banquet will be noon Thursday, May 17, at Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth St. in Tonganoxie.
Alumni banquet Saturday
May 8, 2012
The Tonganoxie High School alumni banquet will be 7 p.m. Saturday at the Chieftain Room on the Tonganoxie High School east campus.

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