Tonganoxie City Council members heard from an applicant for an open seat on the council Monday, but the governing body will wait until its Aug. 26 deadline before making a final decision.Matt Partridge, a Tonganoxie accountant, applied for the position and spoke to the council during Monday’s ...
Topeka ? Anti-abortion activists incredulous about defeat of a Kansas constitutional amendment Monday dropped plans for a statewide recount of votes by earmarking $119,600 for a ballot-by-ballot review in populous Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee and Douglas counties and five others.The campaign to ...
Motorists should notice resurfacing work on Main Street in Tonganoxie later this week, weather permitting.Assistant City Manager Dan Porter said the road work is expected to start later this week, though a chance for rain would delay the work.The road received a facelift last year, but the ...
Topeka ? A hard-right Kansas lawmaker who has clashed with Republican leaders was poised Monday to win a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate for governor, helped by allies of Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly.State Sen. Dennis Pyle, of Hiawatha, a Republican until June, ...
Tonganoxie City Council members paid tribute to a fellow council member who died last month.Council members approved a proclamation in honor of Rocky Himpel for his lifetime of public service and service to Tonganoxie.Himpel, who was serving a second term on the Tonganoxie City Council, died ...
Topeka ? Democrat Laura Kelly and Republican Derek Schmidt emerged victorious from Tuesday’s primary brandishing the organizational framework and burnished messaging of gubernatorial campaigns ready for a three-month sprint to November.Schmidt, who spent the past dozen years as attorney ...
Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observers who expected a close result.The ballot measure was failing by a 60-40 margin late Tuesday after voters responded to an intense ...
Tonganoxie City Council members approved a resolution levying special assessments against property within the city during a regular meeting Monday in Tonganoxie City Council Chambers.The council approved the measure, 4-0, as the city looks to collect on unpaid costs incurred with abatement of ...
It appears Kansas voters have rejected a constitutional amendment to abortion laws in the state.Voters in Leavenworth County are saying “no” to the Value Them Both amendment, mirroring the statewide results as election results continue to come in.The no votes lead, 12,379-8,311 with 45 of ...
Kansas voters decided local and statewide primary races, along with the constitutional amendment question involving abortion rights.Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, which was after The Mirror’s print deadline. Though results weren’t available at press time, results will be posted at ...
