Tonganoxie school board members had their regular monthly meeting Monday at the USD 464 Adminstrative Center. The board approved personnel recommendations as part of its agenda. Contracts and work agreements were approved for Jamie Theno, Tonganoxie Elementary School nurse’s aide; Leslie ...

Gallagher Park was the site this past week for an event that was taking place simultaneously across the United States. Tonganoxie Community Historical Society organized the local reading of the Declaration of Independence. Local residents took turns reading parts of the document at 5 p.m. ...

The Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a primary candidate forum at 6 p.m. today at the Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St. The forum will focus on three races for Leavenworth County Commission: Janet Klasinski, Lynn Looney and Robert Owens in Distict 1, Sara ...

Any Tonganoxie resident interested in applying for appointment on the City Council has until 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning to submit paperwork. The appointment will fulfill the unexpired term of Loralee Stevens, who recently stepped down from her position on the council. Stevens was first ...

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Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 will host a candidate forum July 11 at the post home, 901 E. First St. The event will be 9-10:30 a.m. Candidates for Leavenworth County Commision District 5 and Kansas House districts 38 and 42 have been invited to participate in the forum in advance of the primaries ...

Tonganoxie Recreation Commission’s Summer Spotlight theater production focused on the Emerald City on Thursday and Friday at Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center. Youths offered performances of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” on the Tonganoxie High School campus those days. Carter Shepard ...

The booms will be a bit bigger this year, or at least come with that milestone significance. The nation will celebate 250 years Saturday with Independence Day. Bonnder Springs will have a fireworks display Thursday, while Basehor and McLouth have events slated for Saturday. Bonner Blast ...

It’s summertime again, and that means that the Jarbalo Community Bible Church is getting ready for its next anniversary celebration! The event will take place the last Saturday of this month. From 1-7 p.m. June 27, Jarbalo will celebrate at the church, 211th Street and Dempsey Road. There ...

Tonganoxie Public Library’s Chieftain Cafe provides afterschool snacks to students during the school year. Now that it’s summer, Chieftain Cafe is open 11 a.m.-noon weekdays and provides lunch items for youths 18 and younger. The offerings were implemented after the Tonganoxie school ...