With students back in school, traffic naturally increases at certain times during the day.We always should be attentive when on the road, whether it’s summer break or when school is in session.Tonganoxie Water Park, for instance, is a spot youths frequent often during the summer, and many of ...

With the advent of the new school year, there’s apprehension some youngsters may be leaving the school cafeteria hungry. This may be in part due to recent changes in this country’s school lunch program.No question, some of the changes in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act are good for our ...

With every passing year, farm machinery becomes larger and larger. Some of this new equipment is so large it extends into the oncoming traffic lane and far beyond the tractor pulling it.Farms are larger today than in the past, and farm operators are forced to travel longer distances on the ...

Drought relief for Leavenworth farmersLeavenworth County has been designated a “contiguous disaster county” because of the current drought, making our agricultural producers eligible for federal disaster relief. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved haying on ...

While farmers and ranchers continue to fill our plates with food, their plates are filled with an ever-increasing number of issues. Such issues include escalating production costs, tightening use of water, continuing drought in some western Kansas counties, an ongoing search for new markets for ...

The Leavenworth County Fair Parade usually has no shortage of political candidates hitting the pavement.This year might be a different story.The parade is Tuesday night, which also happens to be this year’s date for the primaries. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. that day. The parade ...

To the editor:On June 9, runners and walkers gathered in front of the Tonganoxie Public Library for the 25th annual Tonganoxie Library Run. The Friends of the Library have done a commendable job of organizing this event for the past 25 years. I’d like to thank this organization, this year’s ...

People in Kansas, and across this country, depend on strong community journalism to keep them informed and connected to one another. In spite of all the inroads with social media, many of the folks who live in rural communities across Kansas still rely on hometown newspapers like the Hoxie ...

To the editor:The Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development Class of 2011-12 organized a countywide food drive during the month of February.Class members worked in the cities of Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Tonganoxie to collect nonperishable items. The current recession and ...

Atlas Obscura is an international celebration of unusual places, full of expectation, backroom tours and explorations of hidden wonders in your own hometown. April 28 is the day this is celebrated all over the world.I had never heard of this organization until just recently but find it to be ...