Fort Riley ? Soldiers of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley are converting to a new model of the M4 carbine used in combat.The division is the first in the Army to begin converting to the new weapons. The Army expects to replace about 500,000 carbines through 2020. Fort Riley ...
Don Harden, down on one knee, places a small U.S. flag at an old gravestone before patting the top of the veteran’s headstone.William W. McWilliams was the veteran’s name. He served in Company B of the 144th Illinois Infantry.According to civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org, McWilliams was in the ...
Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 will be honoring its fallen comrades with Memorial Day services.The local chapter will have services at 1 p.m. May 26 at Hubbel Hill Cemetery just west of Tonganoxie on Kansas Highway 16.Services will follow at 2 p.m. at Maple Grove and Sacred Heart cemeteries ...
One of about 40 attendees at last week’s Tonganoxie luncheon for former Sen. Bob Dole asked the longtime Republican how gridlock in Washington, D.C. could be tackled.Dole, known for his ability to reach across the aisle and make compromises with Democratic counterparts, had a simple ...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Tonganoxie Post 9271 honored essay winners with a pizza party last month.The nationwide VFW contests are the Patriot’s Pen for the middle school and Voice of Democracy for the high school level.This year’s theme for the Patriot’s Pen contest was “What Patriotism ...
Area senators and representatives have been invited to a legislative coffee from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Tonganoxie VFW Post Home, 901 E. First St.VFW member Harold Denholm said the event would serve as “kind of a pre-session get-together” for legislators to talk about what they have ...
A surprise birthday party to celebrate Galen Freeman’s 85th birthday will be 6 p.m. Friday at Tonganoxie VFW 9271 Post Home, 910 E. First St.Freeman was born and raised in Tonganoxie and graduated from Tonganoxie High School.Meat, drinks and cake will be provided. Guests are welcome to bring ...
Some friends joked with Pete Novosel about the Quilt of Valor he would be receiving from the Tonganoxie Senior Quilters Club.They asked whether the women who created the quilt came with it.Novosel replied that if they did, he’d be using the quilt on a park bench in VFW Park because his wife, ...
A benefit gun show and flea market is this weekend in Tonganoxie.Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is sponsoring the event, which will be 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5. Children younger than 10 can enter for free with an adult. Proceeds will benefit the Post 41 building ...
A benefit gun show and flea market will take place later this month at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tonganoxie.Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is sponsoring the event, which will run from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27.Admission is $5. Children younger than ...
