Suburban Water sent notice of another huge increase and an upcoming Kansas Corporation Commission hearing so that the public will have some opportunity to provide minimal input on the issue. This comes as no surprise. Suburban attempted to get an under-the-table increase disguised as a water ...

One hundred fifty fortunate grade and high school youngsters attended the annual Kansas Day Celebration at the Logan City Building on Jan. 27. This celebration is designed to provide students and the public with knowledge about the heritage Kansans all have in common.More than 20 displays, ...

Life is so interesting. It seems everywhere I go I run into people that I have not seen in years or actually never knew, and after visiting with them find there is a definite connection with mutual friends or working places. On Tuesday night we were at the 53rd annual Tonganoxie Invitational ...

This Jan. 29, our state will be 151 years old. Kansas was admitted to the Union two and a half months before the beginning of the Civil War — one of our nation’s most terrible times.It’s important to recall our heritage, our roots and a bit of our state’s history, especially in ...

Family FCCLA’s ‘central focus’To the editor:This year, the Tonganoxie Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America started a student assistance program to help middle school students. The goal was to start a weekend food program that would be able to be continued every ...

The Christmas season seems to have flown by far too quickly, but I’ve conjured up the idea of living 2012 based loosely on a holiday song.Well, more importantly, with imitation being the purest form of flattery, I’m copying one of our new “voices” next door to the print-edition version ...

Several years ago I heard it said that garbage is the ugly side of plenty. No matter what you choose to call it — solid waste, refuse or some other more politically correct phrase — garbage remains just that, garbage.You know the stuff I’m talking about, too. That awful pungent collection ...

Tonganoxie ? Christmas, that "Most Wonderful Time of the Year," is here once again. My, how fast time does fly. I had to give up “keeping up” several years ago.Nothing can take away that true Christmas spirit. Here again, folks, if you feel blue, or down, like it's not there anymore, just ...

McLouth ? McLouth Public Library offers two free winter break activities for the kids: Make free holiday crafts at "Kids' Craft Day" from 2-4 p.m. today, and have free popcorn and a drink while enjoying the movie "The Search For Santa Paws" at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Questions? Please call ...

By Derek SchmidtKansas Attorney GeneralWith Christmas just a few days away, many of us will be searching for that perfect last-minute gift. For some of those hard-to-buy-for people on our lists, gift cards can seem like the perfect solution.But know some tips and rules about gift cards to ...