News Briefing
Recycling scheduled for Saturday morning
The next SORT recycling drop-off will be from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds.
Fourth-graders in Karen Stephenson’s class will volunteer at this drop-off to collect recyclable items.
The next SORT drop-off will be Feb. 24.
Senator to speak
at two gatherings
State Sen. Bob Lyon will talk tonight at the Jefferson County Conservation District meeting.
The gathering begins at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of Oskaloosa High School.
In addition, Lyon will be available for questions and comments at the Jefferson County Republican Central Committee Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Saturday morning. The breakfast, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., will be at the Eagles Lodge in Oskaloosa.
Annual fund-raiser set for next week
The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society will host its annual Soup and Chili Feed next week.
The fund-raising event is set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Methodist Church, 328 E. Fourth.
Radiologist to speak at upcoming meeting
Doug Mathis, a radiologist at Munson Community Health Center at Fort Leavenworth, will be the resource leader for Monday’s meeting of the Leavenworth County Breast Cancer Support group.
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Tonganoxie Public Library, Third and Bury. The topic will be breast imaging. For information, call (913) 845-2265.

