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Sunday open house to honor Lenahan’s 90th birthday

An open house for John Lenahan’s 90th birthday will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Tonganoxie VFW Hall.Everyone is welcome to attend the open house. Lenahan was born Jan. 13, 1923. Cards also can be sent to 1205 Washington St., Tonganoxie, KS 66086.

Chamber meeting Thursday for annual business gathering

The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce will have its annual business meeting at noon Thursday at the VFW Hall, 910 E. First St.At the meeting, the chamber board will be sharing initial plans and goals for 2013, as well as long-term vision for what the Chamber of Commerce can become in ...

American Legion benefit gun show is this weekend

Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is playing host to a benefit gun show and flea market from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. A $25 donation is requested for a 10-foot table for the gun show. A $10 donation is requested for a 10-square-foot space ...

Veteran’s service spanned globe

In 20 years, Harlan Elliott’s family moved 22 times.The Tonganoxie VFW member said it was part of his military life and that when he came home with a brown envelope, which signified his next assignment, his two daughters “grabbed their suitcases and wondered where we were going now.”“My ...

Gun show will be Nov. 17-18

Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is playing host to a benefit gun show and flea market from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. A $25 donation is requested for a 10-foot table for the gun show. A $10 donation is requested for a 10-square-foot space for ...

American Legion gun show will be Nov. 17-18

Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is playing host to a benefit gun show and flea market from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. A $25 donation is requested for a 10-foot table for the gun show. A $10 donation is requested for a 10-square-foot space for ...

Forums to feature candidates, bond issue information

A candidate forum will bring area candidates to Tonganoxie next week, while a forum offering information about the proposed Tonganoxie USD 464 bond issue will take place later in the month.The candidate forum will start at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at VFW Hall in Tonganoxie.Sponsored by First ...

American Legion gun show, flea market in November

Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 is playing host to a benefit gun show and flea market from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds. A $25 donation is requested for a 10-foot table for the gun show. A $10 donation is requested for a 10-square-foot space for ...

Local graduates complete Navy basic training

Two recent area high school graduates have completed U.S. Navy basic training.Navy Seaman Recruits Justin S. Soetaert, son of Holly G. and Scott Soetaert of Tonganoxie, and Dustin G. Summers, son of Roseann L. Schuman, McLouth, and Emmitt G. Summers, Osawatomie, recently completed U.S. Navy ...