25 years ago: Aug. 12, 1998 The 100th birthday of the library is still being celebrated. The next occasion, planned for mid-September is an ice cream social, period costume parade, and old-time car show. The Board of County Commissioners along with various department heads are scrambling to ...

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 ...

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 ...