Students in Beth Fritz's fourth-grade class at Tonganoxie Elementary School are this week's poets. The students have been learning about and trying out their hands writing their own haikus.In my backyarda deer family is walkingin the middle of the day.-- Dalton AndersenIn a gardena little ...

There are citizens of the U.S. who do not have a driver's license and who have been convicted of failure to yield at a stop sign and speeding. Some of those drivers were at fault for causing a traffic accident where they walked away, and the innocent party died. The death of Amanda Bixby was ...

Monday, Dec. 3 -- Bill Day9 a.m., Commissioners will review the bills for the month of November Tuesday, Dec. 49 a.m., Longevity Award ceremony10 a.m., Public comment / administrative business11 a.m., Bob Happeny will discuss a research project at the VA Medical Center Wednesday, Dec. 510 a.m., ...

Services for Chester E. Davis, 80, Tonganoxie, were Saturday, Nov. 24, at Mount Hope Chapel in Topeka.Mr. Davis died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at Tonganoxie Nursing Center.He was born Nov. 11, 1927, in Emporia, the son of Chester and Viola Jones Davis.Mr. Davis served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 ...

The prospect of even more storefronts being vacated in downtown Tonganoxie is disturbing news, but the joint effort under way to reverse the exodus is welcomed.Next week, members of the City Council, Planning Commission, Chamber of Commerce and other parties interested in the future of downtown ...

Across this country, more than two million farms dot the rural landscape. Individuals, family partnerships or family corporations own 99 percent of them. These same family farms produce approximately 94 percent of U.S. agricultural products sold today.Death (estate) taxes destroy family-owned ...

A memorial service for Cynthia Ellen Bixby, 53, Leavenworth, was Monday, Nov. 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Leavenworth.She died Nov. 19, 2007, at her home in Leavenworth.Ms. Bixby was born Aug. 17, 1954, in Topeka, the daughter of Robert M. and Carol (Rankin) Bixby.She graduated from ...

Services for Jake Samuel Thomas Jr., 76, formerly of Tonganoxie, were Nov. 20 at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mission, with Pastor Jaime Chapa officiating.Mr. Thomas died Nov. 17, 2007, at his Mission residence.He was born July 27, 1931, the son of Jack and Anna Thomas.Mr. Thomas ...

Preston and Angie (Ebeler) Jones of Tigard, Ore., announce the birth of a son, Ethan Patrick.Ethan was born Nov. 14 at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, Ore.He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.Grandparents are Paul and Kathy Ebeler, Tonganoxie.

Will you be downtown on Thursday for the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting?The Friends of the Library will have hot chocolate with all the fixings for you to drink while you view our Festival of (Mini) Trees. Several businesses have donated trees and the Friends of the Library donated two ...