The annual Tongie Tailgate back-to-school event will be 5-7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Beatty Field on the Tonganoxie High School campus.Students and teams from the three district schools will be recognized during the event. Food and refreshments also will be served.

The Tonganoxie USD 464 school district will have a slight decrease in its mill rate for 2023.The school board approved a budget to be published that carries a mill levy rate of up to 62.383 mills. That’s down slightly from the 2022 rate of 62.390 and 2021 (62.582).Following Monday’s ...

An area student has been named to the Dean’s List at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus.Riley Phillips, Leavenworth, KS, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, N.J., has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 ...

A Tonganoxie resident has graduated from Missouri State University.Taylor Brower, Tonganoxie, received one of 2,878 degrees awarded to MSU graduates this spring.Commencement ceremonies took place May 20 at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Mo.Brower graduated with a master’s in child ...

Tonganoxie High School’s new administrative team officially became complete earlier this month when they were approved at a board meeting July 6.Cody Witte, who has been the activities director/assistant principal the past two years, is the new THS principal. He replaces Mark Farrar, who ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 Food Service free summer meals at Tonganoxie Elementary School will be concluding next week.The curbside grab-and-go program is open to youths ages 1-18 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday pickups consist of two breakfasts and two lunches per youth, while Wednesday is three ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 Food Service again is offering free meals this summer at Tonganoxie Elementary School.The curbside grab-and-go program is open to youths ages 1-18 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday pickups consist of two breakfasts and two lunches per youth, while Wednesday is three ...

The Tonganoxie High trap shoot team finished up its first state appearance earlier this year, but will be targeting more success in 2022-23 when the team can compete in both the fall and spring seasons.THS is in its first year competing in the sport, but was established in the second ...

McLouth Middle School has released its fourth-quarter honor roll.Principal’s Honor Roll is for students with a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher. Gold Honor Roll is students with a 3.5-399 GPA and Purple Honor Roll is for students with a 3.0-3.49 GPA.EIGHTH GRADEPrincipal’s Honor ...

Washburn University announced its spring President’s List and Dean’s List this past week and the list has several students from Leavenworth County.To qualify for the President’s List at the Topeka university, a student must complete at least 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester ...