Community members braved the heat Saturday for this year's Tonganoxie Recreation Commission Summer Kickoff Party. Water inflatables, a carnival ride, face painting and an obstacle course courtesy of the Tonganoxie City Fire Department were some of the attractions offered at Chieftain Park.

Traveling around the world You’re invited to explore the world with freelance writer and traveler Pam Grout when she visits the Tonganoxie Public Library at 1 p.m. Thursday. She’s a world traveler visiting places such as Africa, Ireland, Mexico and so many more destinations that we ...

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank volunteers have compiled a list of current needs at the food pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for saltines, pork and beans, stew and canned fruit. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food ...

Felines enjoyed some play time June 17 at Tonganoxie Public Library during a special yoga session at the library. Each participant paid $15 to attend, with all proceeds going to Hope, Inc., a no-kill shelter in Leavenworth that also offers a low-cost spay and neuter clinic with other ...

LMH Health will have its final Stuffy Storytime and Clinic later this week at Tonganoxie Public Library. Children can bring their best-loved stuffed toys as they hear a story and then get a check-up for their stuffy friends by an LMH Health physician. The event will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at ...

More than 125 vehicles were entered in the Tonganoxie VFW Car Show, which took place June 14 at VFW Park during Tonganoxie Days. The show has been a staple each June for many years in Tonganoxie. It always takes place the second weekend in June. Several awards were handed out as part of the ...

Sebastian Laffoon, Basehor, has been named to Southern Arkansas’ spring 2025 Dean’s List. He earned a 3.5 grade-point average or higher in the spring 2025 semester at the Magnolia, Arkansas, university. Laffoon is a sophomore cyber criminology major from Basehor. A total of 550 students ...

Connor Torres, Fort Leavenworth, was named to the University of Alabama Dean’s List for spring semester 2025. A total of 14,289 students enrolled during spring semester 2025 at the University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the ...

Kyndal Adams, Leavenworth, has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from the College of Charleston. Adams was among more than 1,700 bachelor’s degree and master’s degree candidates who participated in the 2025 College of Charleston Spring Commencement ceremony.

Graham Foley, Tonganoxie, made the Dean’s List at Baylor University for the second semester in a row as a freshman majoring in pre-med biology. The Waco, Texas, school recently announced its academic list for the spring semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List had to earn a ...