Election Day is here. Voters can cast ballots until 7 p.m. today in a special election for the new Leavenworth County Commission Districts 4 and 5.Candidates in the new Fifth District, which is an L-shaped district that includes Tonganoxie and Linwood, are Independent Curtis Oroke, who ...
Editor's note: The print version of this story had the incorrect date for Election Day. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. TUESDAY, March 26.Advance voting has started for the new Leavenworth County Commission races.On-site advance balloting started March 6 at the Leavenworth County Courthouse. ...
The Tonganoxie City Council had a moment of silence Monday for a former mayor.Mayor Jason Ward led the remembrance for former Mayor Mike Vestal, who died last week in Florida. Ward remembered Vestal for his years of service on the Tonganoxie City Council, along with many years as dispatch for ...
There will be a candidate forum Saturday morning for candidates vying for the new Leavenworth County Commission’s Ffith District.The forum will run 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the VFW Hall in Tonganoxie.Republican Mike Stieben, Democrat Stuart Sweeney and independents David Frese and Curtis ...
The council unanimously gave the nod to a Tonganoxie Business Association request for $5,000 in 2019 at its March 4 meeting.The request continues previous policy of offering monetary support to organizations that promote businesses.When Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce was in operation, the ...
The Tonganoxie Public Works Department is asking city residents to use off-street parking as much as they can.Keeping the streets as clear as possible will benefit city workers as they work to keep clean streets as complete as they can.Snow started falling this morning. Tonganoxie is in a ...
Editor's note: A previous version of this online story had incorrect information. Election Day is Tuesday, March 26.A fourth and final candidate completed the field for the Leavenworth County Commission’s Fifth District race late Friday afternoon.Curtis Oroke, who currently serves on the ...
The Leavenworth County Development Corporation has a new president.Harland Russell was appointed president of the LCDC Board of Directors at Friday’s annual membership meeting.Russell previously was serving as vice president. His appointment is for a two-year term.He also takes over for David ...
The field is much clearer in the new district race in southern Leavenworth County after Saturday's Republican appointment, though there are still a few days for more independents to get on the ballot.A convention of county Republican voters selected Mike Stieben as its nominee for the new ...
The candidate field continues to take shape for the upcoming Leavenworth County Commission races.The new Fifth District, which includes Tonganoxie and Linwood, so far has two candidates and the new Fourth District, which includes the city of Lansing, Delaware Township and a portion of southeast ...
