After learning the Federal Aviation Administration approved a grant for a site selection study for a new general aviation airport in the county, Leavenworth County commissioners started considering the next step.Entwined in that discussion was what voice county residents should have in the ...
Basics of Blastball• An introductory T-ball game for boys and girls, age 4• Blastbase — which makes a horn noise when players jump on it — at first is the only base; batting tee at home plate• Foam balls and bats — no need for gloves or batting helmets• Batters can swing until ...
Registration for Tonganoxie Recreation Commission co-ed fall soccer is Friday. Age groups range from 4 1/2 to 14 years of age. Games will be played on Saturdays, beginning in mid-September. Call the rec commission at (913)?845-3502 for more information
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 ...
