The Mirror / Estuardo Garcia

Recent stories

Tonganoxie man pleads no contest to false reporting charge; agrees to pay restitution: By Estuardo Garcia; November 21, 2008; A Tonganoxie man pleaded no contest to a charge of falsely reporting that an intruder shot him last July.
Counselor-at-large to keep her county job: Counselor-at-large to keep her county job; By Estuardo Garcia & Jesse Truesdale; November 19, 2008; The former counselor-at-large for Leavenworth County is back.
Sales tax revenue fails expectations: City still on course to repay debt for Tonganoxie Water Park in 10 years; By Estuardo Garcia; November 19, 2008; City officials say they are still on track for paying off the new Tonganoxie Water Park in 10 years, but sales tax revenue has come in lower than expected.
Chamber makes case for budget inclusion: By Estuardo Garcia; November 19, 2008; Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce could be finding a permanent home in the city’s coffers.
Know your neighbor: Lifelong resident recalls downtown: By Estuardo Garcia; November 12, 2008; Mary Ann Kelly’s family has been in the areas since the mid 1800s when they came from Ireland.
Turnout was larger in 1996: By Estuardo Garcia; November 12, 2008; Leavenworth County voters turned out in large numbers Nov. 4, but didn’t set any records.
Mexican fare makes debut inside bed and breakfast: By Estuardo Garcia; November 12, 2008; Carlos Aguero began working in the kitchens of hotels and country clubs.
Department receives name upgrade: By Estuardo Garcia; November 11, 2008; The last remnants of the special buildings department are now gone.
WWII service time led to medical career: By Estuardo Garcia; November 11, 2008; Going to war was inevitable for Robert McCullough back in 1943.
City seeks funding for industrial park: By Estuardo Garcia; November 5, 2008; The Tonganoxie City Council has unanimously voted to pave the way to get the necessary funding for a possible new Leavenworth County industrial site.

Recent photos

Students from Denise Smith's kindergarten class said what they were thankful for during a Thanksgiving Day show on Friday at the Tonganoxie Elementary School. Among the things the students were thankful for were parents, grandparents, siblings, pets and one student was thankful for spiders and snakes.

Jonas Myers causes a crowd of girls to swoon as the irresistible Conrad Birdie in the Tonganoxie High School Theater Arts and Music Department’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie” Saturday night at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center.