An exclusive event is coming to the area this month, thanks to a partnership between the Basehor, Bonner Springs and Tonganoxie libraries.On Feb. 21, documentary filmmaker Joe Winston will visit Basehor Community Library for a screening and discussion of his 2009 film, “What’s the Matter ...
Inman — A world-renowned scientist, the inventor of the game of basketball and an ax-wielding temperance crusader are among the newly announce 8 Wonders of Kansas People.Results were announced Thursday morning by the Kansas Sampler Foundation after six weeks of voting by the public. The top 8 ...
When Laura Elkins takes on the personality of Madam Carrie Hall, she is reluctant to talk about the Leavenworth woman’s death.It’s not that Elkins doesn’t know the details — she’s thoroughly researched Hall — or that the death was in anyway gruesome. Elkins, of rural Leavenworth, ...
For the greater part of a century, the Doege family’s two barns have framed Tonganoxie Road as it crosses Stranger Creek to start winding southwest to Tonganoxie.With its tile lower story, gambrel roof and wooden silo, the larger of the two barns is the road’s east bookend. Vacant now of ...
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 ...
