Scott and Jennifer Rinne announce the birth of a son, Braeden Scott, on Oct. 4, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.Braeden weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19 1/2 inches long.He was welcomed home by his big brother, Dylan, who is 8.Maternal grandparents are Dale and Joan Dunlap, ...

Joe and Amanda Grigsby, Tonganoxie, announce the birth of a daughter, Lilly Bea, on Oct. 18, 2007.She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19 inches long.Lilly was welcomed home by her older sister Kaihtlyn.Maternal grandparents are Andy and Margie Gilner, Tonganoxie. Paternal grandparents are ...

Jim and Jennifer Conway, Tonganoxie, announce the birth of their daughter, Dakota Mae.She was born Aug. 25, 2007, at St. John Hospital in Leavenworth.She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long. Dakota is welcomed home by her sister Kristi and brother Colton.Her paternal ...

Joshua and Heather Breault, Tonganoxie, announce the birth of their son, Atticus Stanley.He was born at 7:12 p.m. Oct. 4, 2007, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Atticus weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21 inches long.Big brother, Easton, 5, and big sister, River, 2, welcomed Atticus ...

Vincent and Tracy Gonzalez, McLouth, announce the birth of their son Alexander Michael Gonzalez.Alexander was born Oct. 13, 2007, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Alexander weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long.Alexander has two siblings, Vinny, 16, and Tasha, 14.Maternal ...

Memorial services for Freddie (Fred) Ray Swain were held Oct. 27, 2007, at Amos Family Funeral Home & Crematory.Mr. Swain died Oct. 24, 2007, at his home in Tonganoxie.He was born Feb. 26, 1937, in Ponca City, Okla., the son of Frank and Lula (Grayson) Swain.He is survived by his wife ...

Services for Charles W. Snyder, 60, Tonganoxie, were Saturday, Nov. 10, at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.Mr. Snyder died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at home.He was born July 12, 1947, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Paul and Marie ...

As Leavenworth County officials navigate multimillion-dollar upgrades to the county's aging emergency communications system in the coming months, they will have the benefit of direct oversight from the Kansas Department of Transportation along the way.In an agreement signed Thursday, Nov. 8, ...

American Legion Auxiliary No. 393 wishes to express appreciation to those who generously supported the Nov. 3 scholarship fundraising luncheon and bake sale.The Jefferson County Early Childhood Council is organizing its third annual Santa Express Toy Fair. The group will collect donations of ...

Two more just this past week have asked me, "How come you call your column 'Sewing Room' when you write about so much more than just sewing.?"A lot of you know that story, but I guess a lot more of you don't. Well it's like this: We had retired and moved to the Ozarks to this small country town ...