Voters will have the opportunity to pose questions to local candidates running in the 2020 primary elections.A meet-the-candidates forum will be 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at VFW Park, 910 E. First St., in Tonganoxie.Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs for the event.First State Bank and ...
Many government offices in Leavenworth County will be closed Friday in observance of the national holiday Saturday.Tonganoxie City Hall will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day on Saturday, as will most Leavenworth County offices. The Leavenworth County Transfer Station will be ...
Leavenworth County officials will continue to encourage and recommend that the county’s residents continue to wear masks when social distancing is not possible.But the county is opting out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order for mandatory mask-wearing, which is set to start Friday.County ...
The Tonganoxie City Council had its first work session as it works to finalize the 2021 budget.Council members met virtually Monday through a Zoom meeting. The two-hour session came before the regular meeting.The Council also held public hearing for organizations wishing to speak. Council ...
Topeka ? Kansas’ top election official argued Tuesday that going in person to the polls is “a community event” for many voters and that moving solely to mail ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic would create confusion.Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab is well along in his ...
The Tonganoxie City Council will continue to conduct virtual meetings for the time being.City Manager George Brajkovic presented potential precautions for resuming in-person council meetings moving forward, but council members eventually decided to continue with a virtual meeting for the June ...
The Leavenworth County Health Department plans to follow Gov. Laura Kelly's Ad Astra re-opening plan as a guideline while the county moves forward, though LCHD could make adjustments as time progresses.The announcement came Wednesday in light of Kelly’s decision Tuesday to shift ...
Tonganoxie Water Park will not open this summer. City Council members voted to cancel activities this summer at the popular attraction. Tonganoxie joins several other local cities in closing their public swimming facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.City Manager George Brajkovic and ...
Tonganoxie’s 2020 budget calls for a final — and largest — single payment to Leavenworth County for its part in the County Road 1 project.Porter said current revenue projections show that the city’s capital outlay fund will be in good shape for making a $500,000 payment to the county in ...
Washington ? A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for the coronavirus. The governors countered that the White House must do more to help ...
