Local elections for city council and school board are Tuesday.For the City Council races, the two incumbents will run to remain on the governing body. Curtis Oroke is seeking a second term, while Lisa Patterson will seek a full term. Patterson was appointed earlier this year to take over Kara ...
Local elections for city council and school board are drawing closer.The election is Nov. 5For the City Council races, the two incumbents will run to remain on the governing body. Curtis Oroke is seeking a second term, while Lisa Patterson will seek a full term. Patterson was appointed earlier ...
Tonganoxie’s next city council meeting will be today due to scheduling conflicts with the regular meeting that was scheduled later this month.City Manager George Brajkovic and Assistant City Manager Dan Porter will be at a conference Oct. 21. The council decided to schedule the meeting for ...
The battle of the budget for fiscal year 2020 is now over.The debate during the past few weeks has been on how to prioritize spending levels, and whether to give the taxpayers any kind of reduction in the mill levy in light of the enormous property valuation increases and resulting tax ...
Leavenworth County Commissioner Mike Stieben will lead a town hall meeting next week.The event will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Leavenworth County Annex, 725 Laming Road.Stieben, who represents the Fifth District, will give a report on county issues, while state Rep., Jim Karleskint, ...
If residents within the Tonganoxie USD 464 district lines aren’t already registered to vote, they have utnil 5 p.m. tomorrow to do so in advance of the school bond mail-in election.Ballots will be sent out Friday for a special Tonganoxie USD 464 bond election that will determine the future of ...
Asphalt overlay project bid approved for nearly $239,000The city selected the low bid from Little Joe’s Asphalt, Inc., Bonner Springs, out of five bids, for $239,210.55.These are the 11 projects in the bid: • Hatchell Road, west from Smiley Road for 1,250 feet.• 100 block of South ...
Leavenworth County is creating a new comprehensive plan, and the county commission needs as much input as possible as it weighs priorities that are key to the county’s future growth and development.Residents are encouraged to take a five-minute survey about several issues important to the ...
The Tonganoxie City Council a budget that holds the line compared to last year’s mill rate.Council members approved, 4-0, the mill rate of 45.284 for 2020, with Lisa Patterson absent.That is right in line with the 2019 rate of 45.281. The 2018 level was 45.326.Council member Dave Bennett ...
The Tonganoxie City Council selected two planning commission members from a list of nominees at Monday’s meeting.The council approved another term for Jake Dale and also appointed longtime resident Patricia Bitler.The appointments were made in advance of Aug. 21, which is when the current ...
