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 ...

Every state, every county and every city in this country has a story to tell that makes up a part of the history of the United States.And for the members of the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, nothing is more important than making the world aware of the importance Kansas and ...

The Battle of the Bands scheduled for Friday has been canceled, said Brad Eccles, Tonganoxie Recreation Commission assistant director. Eccles said Wednesday that the event was canceled because only two bands had signed up for the event, which has attracted teen bands for the annual event the ...

If they were lucky, 4-H’ers in the GIS Tech Team would find the remains of an old, one-room schoolhouse in Leavenworth County, take a reading on their portable GPS units and take a photo of the building for their records.If they were unlucky, they would have to settle for a GPS reading of ...