The chair that once was behind the bench at Leavenworth County District Court is but one of the items that gives the Leavenworth County Courthouse the look and feel of a museum.Sharing a display niche on the Courthouse’s second floor with the chair is a jury wheel. Names of county voters or ...
Even empty, the oak chair looks imposing.Its high back covered with a yard of black leather and the architectural detail of its top rail combine to give the chair authority. The chair was literally the seat of justice in Leavenworth County for decades. Generations of judges sat in the chair on ...
Magic, food, games and a pet show are on the menu for this year’s summer kickoff party.The Tonganoxie Recreation Commission and First State Bank and Trust are playing host to the event, which kicks off at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at Chieftain Park. The festivities are open to the public.The ...
The thought of it kept Christianne Miles awake at night after May 11, 2000.Christianne and her husband, Virgil, were watching reports on television of severe weather. There was some rough weather near Perry, but the family had moved to Tonganoxie a few months before from Kansas City, ...
It was May 11, 2000.On a Thursday night, a tornado ripped through Tonganoxie, causing substantial damage to various structures and trees.Be sure to pick up a copy of tomorrow's print edition of The Mirror for a story looking back at that night.
Registration deadlines for youth fall sports through the Tonganoxie Recreation Commission are Friday.Third- and fourth-grade basketball players — there are separate leagues for boys and girls — must be signed up by Friday, which is also the deadline for first- and second-grade and fifth- ...
The deadline to register for youth soccer through the Tonganoxie Recreation Commission is rapidly approaching.Deadline for signing up is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. The season begins on Saturday, Sept. 5.There are five age groups — from 6-and-younger up to 14-and-younger — with program fees ...
Florida resident Steven Hawke has found a way to educate people nationwide about his vision of building a 200-mile-long linear American History Museum. However, his method of transportation — walking — is slightly different from the ones typically chosen for long-distance travel.“We ...
The public is invited to spend an evening with the Harvey Girls starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 for an event benefiting the National Fred Harvey Museum.Kicking off with a social at the C.W. Parker Carousel Museum, 320 S. Esplanade in Leavenworth, a buffet dinner will follow at 7 p.m. in ...
A Revolutionary War soldier will be coming to Tonganoxie.At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 at the Tonganoxie Community Historic Site, 201 W. Washington St., Anna Smith will portray Deborah Samson, Revolutionary War soldier.Disguised as a man, Massachusetts colonist Deborah Samson joined the Continental ...
