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25 years ago: May 20, 1998 Community National Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new 5,800 sq. ft. building at the corner of Main and 24-40. The new building will be able to provide more services to its customers. The building they operate out of now on Delaware and Fourth Street ...

25 years ago: April 29, 1998 The high school will be getting a new band director next year. Charles Van Middlesworth will be the vocal and music director. He was officially hired Monday night at the school board meeting. Ed and Daisy Gergick were featured with their pigeons. They raise rare ...

25 years ago: April 22, 1998 Residents of the Tonganoxie Nursing Center were treated to a special Easter surprise last Saturday when Aimee and Jacob Ostermeyer took four, 3-week-old lambs to the Center for the residents, as well as Easter egg hunt attendees to enjoy. Aimee is in third grade ...

25 years ago: April 15, 1998 The Bichelmeyers have been specializing in meats for many, many years. Now, the same ingenuity that have had in selling their meats has spilled over into selling products that will make meat processing easier. Gary Bichelmeyer, who is the manager of the store in ...

25 years ago: April 8, 1998 The Tonganoxie Ministerial Alliance will be sponsoring an Easter sunrise community service at the former Reno Methodist Church building located on the Tonganoxie Historical Society property. The service will be held Sunday, April 12, beginning at 6:30 and concluding ...

25 years ago: March 11, 1998 St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. Kids: Don’t forget the St. Patty’s Kiddie Parade! Judging will be done about 9 a.m. just south of the pool at Main Street and Third Street. Tonganoxie along with most of northeast Kansas dug its way out of a ...

25 years ago: March 4, 1998 Liz Cronemeyer, fifth grade instructor at Tonganoxie Elementary School has been selected as one of seven teachers in the state of Kansas this year to receive the Master Teacher of the year Award. First State Bank and Trust held the ground-breaking ceremony for ...

25 years ago: Feb. 25, 1998 The eleventh annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is less than a month away. The parade will start promptly at 19:00. At 9:30, there will be a children’s parade. Kids are encouraged to decorate their bikes, wagons, wheelbarrows, etc. to help celebrate this holiday ...

25 years ago: Feb. 18, 1998 Tonganoxie has a future, and the future looks bright. This was the sentiment expressed at the 16th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Gary Carlson from Leavenworth Area Development gave the address. The Friendship Valley Get-Together Club met on January 29th at ...