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Tonganoxie FFA Alumni Dice Run slated for May

The second annual Tonganoxie FFA Alumni Dice Run will be in May. This year’s dice run will start at 8 a.m. May 20. The dice run will continue for roughly 75 miles around Leavenworth County. More details and a link for registration will be provided as the date gets closer. Proceeds will ...

Cleanup day for Leavenworth County State Fishing Lake set for June 18

A volunteer cleanup day is being organized for next month.The cleanup will be 8:30 a.m.-noon June 18 at the Leavenworth County State Fishing Lake, 24421 Parallel Road, Tonganoxie. A potluck picnic will take place after the cleanup.Anyone interested in volunteering can fill out a form here: ...

Cornhole tourney for Tonganoxie wrestling set for Oct. 30

Tonganoxie wrestling will sponsor a cornhole tournament later this month.The event will start at 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, 405 W. Fourth St. in Tonganoxie.Cost is $50 per team to enter (bring your own partner) and $10 for an all-you-can-eat taco bar. Solo cups also ...

Trout fishing in Kansas? Yes, in the winter

Hutchinson ? Think of trout fishing and you aren't likely to consider Kansas as a destination.But the state offers trout fishing during the winter at several of its waterways. From Nov. 1 through April 15, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stocks rainbow trout, which are ...

Bonner YMCA offers hoops, take-kwon-do, tennis

The Bonner Springs Family YMCA is currently accepting registration for bitty basketball, tae-kwon-do and tennis lessons for kids.The bitty basketball program, a three-week program from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays that focuses on the fundamentals of the game, is open to 3- and ...

Bonner Springs YMCA offers new programs

The Bonner Springs Family YMCA is currently offering new programs for youth development and healthy living.Registration for soccer and flag football, which are open to youths in kindergarten through seventh grade, closes Feb. 22.Bitty Soccer, which is open to 3- and 4-year-olds, offers two ...

High water closing beaches at some area lakes

High water is limiting use of some area lakes this July 4 weekend, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.On Thursday, the Corps said beaches at Milford, Perry, Rathbun, Harlan County, Harry S. Truman, and Tuttle Creek lakes would be closed due to high water.Some ...

Holiday parade season kicks off this weekend in area

There’ll barely be time for the turkey and stuffing to get cold this week before area communities turn their attention to holiday parades.And again this year, Santa Claus will make pre-Christmas visits throughout the area, giving youngsters a chance to prove to the Jolly Old Elf they’ve, ...