On Oct. 26, two Tonganoxie Middle School eighth-graders were questioned by police after making threatening remarks about bringing guns to school during class."They weren't talking directly to the teacher, but loud enough she could hear them," TMS Assistant Principal Mark Altman said. "What I ...
To the editor:Once again Fred Phelps Sr. and his congregation are in the news.Of course, they will hide behind poverty as to the $11 million judgment handed out in the Maryland court.In 52 years as a leader, he has done very little in converting only 71 to 75 followers to his church. That alone ...
Here is the Leavenworth County Comission agenda for the week of Nov. 5-9.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 -- BILL DAY9 a.m. Commissioners will review bills for the month of October. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 20079 a.m. Public Comment / Administrative BusinessTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 20079 a.m. Public ...
A hand recount Thursday morning changed the overall tally but not the outcome in the Basehor-Linwood school bond referendum.The recount, which cost $500 and was paid for by district patron David Jons, tally put the vote at 2,210 in favor of the $39.9 million proposal vs. 2, 175 against.The ...
Like many fathers, John Hughes has spent a lot of time watching his son play youth football this fall.He's quick to mention with pride his son Nick's 16 touchdowns -- "14 rushing and two passing" -- as a member of the Lansing Middle School eighth-grade team this season.Hughes said he felt lucky ...
A visit to Tonganoxie this past week by four Russian students and their principal was their way of saying thanks for years of support of their Light of the World Christian School.The four students, Elena Bushueva, 14, Vladislav Danilycher, 14, Alexandera Pyatunina, 15, Vladimir Kotochijov, 13, ...
Services for Leland Estes Smith, 88, formerly of Kansas City, Kan., will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, with military honors by American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14.Mr. Smith died Saturday, Oct. 27, ...
Salina ? Sunday afternoon update: 3:15 p.m.What a weekend. Tonganoxie finished its journey in third place, the best state finish in school history. Senior Sami Franiuk called it the most fun she's ever had. It was one of the most fun times I've had doing my job in recent memory.The last ...
Services for Pauline Rose, 86, of Kansas City, Kan., will be at noon today, Oct. 31, at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan. Private entombment will follow at a later date in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.Mrs. Rose died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Hospice House, ...
Services for Johnny Lee Dyster, 74, Basehor, were Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home with burial in Glenwood Cemetery near Basehor.Mr. Dyster died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at his home.He was born Oct. 31, 1932, in Lenexa.Mr. Dyster was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He ...