The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band’s Winds of Freedom will be performing throughout the area this month, including a performance in Tonganoxie.Winds of Freedom, which is a woodwind ensemble composed of members of the band’s larger performing ensembles, will perform at 7 ...
On a night when a handful of Tonganoxie students were recognized for their essays, a Tonganoxie High School educator also received accolades, some of which came as a major surprise.Kathy Walker, longtime THS counselor, was honored Monday at the Tonganoxie VFW Post Home as teacher of the year by ...
The Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene and the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation are partnering to display the 8 Wonders of Kansas in an exhibit designed to help celebrate Kansas’ sesquicentennial in 2011.The exhibit will open to the public on Kansas Day, which is Saturday, Jan. ...
Fort Leavenworth — Having just been warned by her commander that a difficult yearlong mission awaited in Iraq, 1st Lt. Camille Acred said the biggest challenge was within arms’ reach.“It’s being away from family,” she said with a 10-month-old daughter in her arms and her husband and ...
FORT LEAVENWORTH — The nation of France may be awarding Col. John Brooks its highest honor, but in effect it is honoring all those who fought and died alongside him during the liberation of that country during World War II, he said Friday.“In recognizing my service, the French people say ...
The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band’s Winds of Freedom is making a return to Tonganoxie.Winds of Freedom, which is a woodwind ensemble composed of members the band’s larger performing ensembles, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts ...
Tonganoxie VFW Women’s Auxiliary No. 9271 will have a biscuits and gravy meal from 7-11 a.m. Saturday at the post home.The post will be accepting free will donations for the meal.
Retired Army Col. William S. “Bill” Orlov of Lansing, was inducted into the Lousiana State University Military Hall of Honor on Saturday, Nov. 6.The induction was conducted during the weekend-long LSU Salutes celebration sponsored by LSU and Cadets of the Ole War Skule.The event took place ...
It towers above the fields of white headstones, stretching about 60 feet into the air from the highest ridge in Leavenworth National Cemetery. And Thursday will be the first Veterans Day when its limestone surface has sparkled like new.The cemetery’s obelisk monument underwent a restoration ...
A Meet the Candidates forum will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at the VFW Post Home in Tonganoxie.Statewide candidates for the general election in November have been invited. First State Bank and Trust and VFW Post 9271 are sponsoring the event.
