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Chamber coffee is Thursday at Tonganoxie historic site

The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce’s October coffee will be 8 a.m. Thursday at the Tonganoxie Community Historic Site, 201 W. Washington St. in Tonganoxie.Chamber members and others are invited to gather for the monthly meeting, which will be at the historic site.The November chamber coffee ...

Spooktacular set for Oct. 25 in downtown Tonganoxie

This year’s Tonganoxie Spooktacular event will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in downtown Tonganoxie.Many downtown businesses and Tonganoxie Elementary School will be open to provide a safe trick-or-treating environment. Businesses and organizations without a downtown storefront are encouraged ...

Small/home business expo, fundraiser set for Oct. 5

A small/home business expo will serve as a fundraiser benefit Saturday, Oct. 5, for a Tonganoxie Middle School student.The expo will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Tonganoxie Elementary School north gymnasium.Vendors signed up so far are Vault Denim, Watkins, 31, Body Wraps, Mary Kay, Hobby Monster ...

LCDC to begin search for new coordinator

The Leavenworth County Development Corporation soon will be searching for a new economic development coordinator.LCDC plans to start accepting applications in the coming weeks for the position, which Cecilia Harry previously had.Harry left last month to become the executive director for the ...

Tonganoxie citywide sale set for next month

The fall Tonganoxie Citywide Garage Sale will be Saturday, Oct. 5, throughout the city. Registration is not required and there will not be a map. However, anyone having a garage sale can advertise in The Mirror’s classified section by calling 866-823-8220.

Eyes on home

Katie Volk had plans for the medical field, but during her junior year of college, she decided that her career path needed to take a different route.“I thought I wanted to do pharmacy, but organic chemistry was not fun,” Volk said.Later that school year, Volk was required to shadow ...

McLouth part of Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

McLouth is one of three towns in the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.Perry and Oskaloosa also are part of the regional group, which meets monthly. It’s next meeting is 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Fork and Cork, 708 Walnut St., Oskaloosa.For more information about the group, email Kim at ...

Creative Nail puts new polish on longtime storefront

Walk into Shelbie Jaster’s new business in downtown Tonganoxie and you can see the Romantic Flamingo and Daisy Pedals.No, there’s not an exotic bird perched in a field of flowers. They’re actually the formal names for bright orange and yellow colors used to paint the walls inside Creative ...

Room for growth

Dimmy Knipp receives plenty of walk-in traffic from customers wanting to use her tanning beds at Tan Time in downtown Tonganoxie.A few, though, have strolled in with packages in tow ready to ship their items.Tan Time is, after all, in the former U.S. Post Office at 526 E. Fourth St. From 1962 ...