25 years ago: Oct. 8, 2000 Derek Parrett, 11, is a Leavenworth County 4-H member who’s cooking up a new way to repair the fairgrounds, damaged by the May 11 tornado. Parrett, a member of Happy Helpers, said his club instigated the project. “We decided we should make a Leavenworth County ...

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...

The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society’s Fourth Tuesday Program will feature a presentation on Civil War Kansas. Dr. Isaias McCaffery will present his program “Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at ...

The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society’s Fourth Tuesday Program will feature a presentation on Civil War Kansas. Dr. Isaias McCaffery will present his program “Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ...

25 years ago: Aug. 23, 2000 By a 5-2 vote, the Bonner Springs City Council Monday night approved the zoning for a Wal=Mart Super Center to be constructed near the southeast corner of Kansas Avenue and Kansas Highway 7. An area teenager recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate ...

25 years ago: Aug. 16, 2000 It was business as usual Friday morning as Nathan Macklen, a member of Leavenworth Leaders 4-H Club, cleaned out the stall where his champion bucket calf stayed in the cattle barn during the Leavenworth County Fair. Sewer upgrades and a possible water project are ...

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...