The Tonganoxie High girls basketball team won its first game of the season Monday, defeating Topeka-Highland Park, 62-31, in the Girls Basketball Invitational at Paola High School.The Chieftains improved to 1-1 on the season.Tonganoxie played its second game of the tournament Tuesday night ...

The McLouth High boys basketball team lost consecutive games to Oskaloosa (46-34) and St. Mary (60-50) to open the 2007-08 season.Thursday's home game against Oskaloosa was for the right to participate in this weekend's Delaware Valley League Tournament. As a result of the loss, McLouth will ...

Former Tonganoxie High volleyball coach Chris Herron led Washburn University to its best NCAA Volleyball National Championship finish in school history Friday at Lee Arena in Topeka.Washburn ended its season losing in the semifinals against Western Washington (23-30, 30-23, 30-26, ...

If the city is going to expand economical development and save downtown, it looks as though it's going to turn to some outside help.Monday night, the Tonganoxie City Council along with members of the Tonganoxie Planning Commission, Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce members and Tom Kaleko of ...

Carol Thompson received an unexpected guest Saturday -- a large tree.Unfortunately, though, it wasn't a Christmas tree.About 6:50 p.m. Saturday, a tree fell on Thompson's house in the 200 block of West Second, causing damage to the roof, Thompson's bedroom and her front porch.Thompson said she ...

Figures from Leavenworth County's past will come to life this week as part of the county's annual Christmas Open House at the Leavenworth County Courthouse.The event, which is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, will, as always, provide residents with a chance to meet and greet county employees ...

Performing in front of crowds is no problem for 11-year-old Mikayla Schad.The Tonganoxie youth has been dancing for about a decade. To demonstrate her skills, Schad performed the solo Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Peter Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" during Saturday night's performance before an ...

Services for Nadine Parker, 76, Fredonia, were Tuesday, Dec. 4, at First United Methodist Church in Fredonia. Burial was in Fredonia City Cemetery.Mrs. Parker died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at Golden Living Center in Neodesha.She was born Oct. 8, 1931, near Thayer, the daughter of Clarence ...

Services for Barbara Ann Denton, 62, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. today, Dec. 5, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, with a luncheon to follow at the Eagles Lodge in Lawrence.Mrs. Denton died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at Select Specialty ...

With the flip of a candy cane switch, Mayor Mike Vestal's anxieties were eased.Nervous that something was going to go terribly wrong, Vestal was excited when the switch was flipped Thursday night and downtown and the new Mayor's Christmas Tree were lit up with holiday lights."This was the first ...