What’s a student to do when you’re trying to welcome a soccer team to your city, and you have only a day to put together a video? Do as the Lawrence High School video production team did May 14. They got the students outside on the football field, took a drone shot and welcomed the ...

Four candidates filed for Kansas House races in the area close to the June 1 deadline, including a Tonganoxie Democrat. In addition, two of those filings have turned uncontested general election races into contested ones. Every seat in the Kansas House is up for election this year, and some ...

This year’s Tonganoxie Days will feature a new stage for live entertainment at Gallagher Park and other activities complementing the annual festival. Tonganoxie City Council members noted at Monday’s regular council meeting that the finished stage looked sharp and would be ready for its ...

Personnel recommendations were approved last month during a Tonganoxie USD 464 school board meeting. Contracts/work agreements were approved for Zackary Camacho, Tonganoxie High School physical education teacher and THS head boys wrestling coach; Michael Eckert, Tonganoxie Middle School ...

Organizers are working on a commemorative video celebrating 100 years of the Leavenworth County Fair and they’re asking for assistance from the public in providing photos through the years to include in the video. Stephanie Shupe said she’s asking for photos from various decades as the ...

It might have felt like a polar plunge at times during opening weekend at Tonganoxie Water Park, but crowds still made their way to the pool for the start of the 2026 season. The water park officially opened Saturday for the summer. Denise Bixby at the water park said Tuesday that there ...

This year’s Tonganoxie Days will feature a new stage for live entertainment at Gallagher Park and other activities complementing the annual festival. The annual festival will be June 13 in the downtown area. The Tonganoxie Library Run also will start at 7:30 a.m. near the library and the ...

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome donations of pickles, hot dogs, mayonnaise, salad dressings and pudding cups. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank ...

TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House last week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.” U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, ...

Another school year has wrapped up for my children and summer on the farm has officially begun. My husband and I saw major growth in both of our kids this year personally, academically and athletically. We saw our kids experience successes in their classrooms, perform in concerts, march in ...