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Chamber approves 12-member board

Greg Orscheln outlined a list of goals for the Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce at its annual business meeting Thursday at Tonganoxie VFW Hall.The chamber board member’s list started with a goal of the Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce being the finest chamber in Kansas.Financially, he set a goal ...

Chamber meeting Thursday for annual business gathering

The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce will have its annual business meeting at noon Thursday at the VFW Hall, 910 E. First St.At the meeting, the chamber board will be sharing initial plans and goals for 2013, as well as long-term vision for what the Chamber of Commerce can become in ...

Emergency help available through Farm Service Agency

Cost share funds are available to help provide emergency water to livestock for agriculture producers affected by drought in all Kansas counties except Republic, said Adrian J. Polansky, Kansas executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency.Emergency Conservation Program signup began Oct. ...

New crop dates announced

The Jefferson/Leavenworth/Wyandotte Farm Service Agency announces that 2013 crop dates have changed.• Nov. 15, 2012, perennial forage crops, which are all grasses (examples: brome, fescue, native, etc), alfalfa, clover, etc.• Dec. 15, 2012, fall-seeded small grains which includes wheat, ...

Children to trick-or-treat at downtown businesses

Tonganoxie will be getting a head start on Halloween.Festivities will start at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, with the Spooky Spectacular Halloween Magic Show at Tonganoxie Public Library, 303 Bury St.Children are invited to attend the show, which magician Keith Leff will be performing.Youths can ...

Farm tour this weekend

The eighth annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and once again there will be a Tonganoxie farm featured.Screamin’ Oaks, 18171 198th St., Tonganoxie, will be one of the farms on the tour.Farm animals, poultry and reptiles will be featured. Visitors can ...

Heart Walk set for Saturday

The Leavenworth County Heart Walk is Saturday at Leavenworth’s Ray Miller Park.Registration for the American Heart Association event starts at 8 a.m., with the walk starting at 9 a.m. at the park, which is at Kansas highways 7 and 5.Music, youth activities, healthy snacks and heart health ...

New support group offers aid to dementia caregivers

Saint John Hospital Senior Behavioral Health Center in Leavenworth will offer its first dementia caregivers support group at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25.The group is designed to aid caregivers and their family members who suffer from dementia in the Leavenworth/Lansing area and surrounding ...

Republican Women’s Club to have meeting Monday

The Leavenworth County Republican Women’s Club will hold a luncheon program at 11:30 a.m. on Monday at the Heritage Center in Leavenworth, 109 Delaware St.Three candidates running for office will speak to club members: Dennis Bixby, running for Leavenworth County Commissioner from the 3rd ...

Schwinn family reunion set for Sept. 30 in Leavenworth

The 11th reunion of the Schwinn descendants will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Schwinn Produce Farm Event Barn, 17624 Santa Fe Trail, Leavenworth. The event will be a potluck meal with table service and beverages provided. Special recognition and announcements will follow the dinner. ...