TOPEKA — A Kansas accountant stole $400,000 from his family, transferred it to a fake ranch, then used the funds to pay for construction of his new home. Quintin Flanagin was a certified public accountant in northwestern Kansas, and his family members were clients at his firm. In January ...

This year’s Pete and Margaret Leighty grant recipients recently were named. The latest recipients accounted for $75,956 in funding. Overall, this year marked the 16th year of the grant program, with more than $963,000 being distributed during those 16 years. There were 18 recipients this ...

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank have a couple current needs for the pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for laundry detergent, coffee, adhesive bandages and hot cereal. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 a.m.-1:30 ...

Harvesters will have its next mobile pantry dropoff Thursday in Tonganoxie. Harvesters delivers at 9 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at Cornerstone Family Worship, 205 E. U.S. Highway 24-40 in Tonganoxie. The dropoff is open to all residents. Motorists are encouraged to arrive early, ...

Tonganoxie Business Association will have its monthly networking and coffee this week at Grounded Coffeehouse, 304 E. Fourth St. The event, which is the second Monday of the month, starts at 8 a.m. the 304 Venue space in the same building as Grounded Coffeehouse.

The Leavenworth County 4-H Council will have Breakfast with the Grinch in December. The event will be 8-11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds Administration Building. Cost is $7 for youths ages 6 and older and $3 for ages 5 and younger.

There have been clear signs we have transitioned into another season on the farm. The temperatures have dropped, the geese are flying and the kids are counting down the days until their winter break begins. Fall harvest kept us busy for an extra month this year. We were extra thankful to ...

Letters to Santa program is underway Through Monday, youths can write a letter to Santa and bring it to the library or use one of our letter forms at the front desk. Miss Katie, children’s librarian, will make sure the letters make their way to Santa in time for Christmas! Children will ...

A hunt is on to find 500 acres of Douglas County land suitable for industrial development, and Eudora might end up producing the first trophy. Douglas County economic development leaders on Thursday said they were excited about the possibility of a new 100-acre industrial park forming on the ...

A two-vehicle accident that occurred Monday near Tonganoxie sent a local driver to the hospital. Tucker Conrad, 32, Tonganoxie, was driving a 2014 3500 four-door Ram truck and headed east on Parallel Road and stopped at the stop sign at Tonganoxie Road, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol ...