Commissioner Kaaz from Leavenworth and myself representing the southern parts of Leavenworth County recently attended the Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma Leadership Day in our Washington, D.C.The goal of the trip was to gather information, network, and determine which departments and which ...
Ballots will be sent out next week for a special Tonganoxie USD 464 bond election that will determine the future of the Tonganoxie High School campus.Leavenworth County Clerk Janet Klasinski said that some 6,500 ballots will be sent out to registered voters in the school district on Aug. 16. ...
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 ...
Schedules have been set for this year’s Tonganoxie Sunflower Stroll, which will be Labor Day Weekend in downtown Tonganoxie.The Plein Air Art Contest also will be taking place during the event.Early signup for the Sunflower Run will be 4-7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Tonganoxie City Fire Station.On ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 patrons will have a final opportunity to attend an informational meeting and open house in advance of the mail-in bond election this weekend at Tonganoxie High School.DLR Group and Tonganoxie USD 464 administrators will be available for tours and open houses, as well as to ...
Some Tonganoxie residents are asking the city to continue to look at ways to improve blighted properties and other areas that might need addressed.Former Tonganoxie City Council member Jamie Lawson gave a presentation in front of the council and roughly 50 other residents at the June 3 council ...
The filing deadline has passed and the candidate field now is set for Tonganoxie City Council and USD 464 School Board races.Voters will decide in November two City Council seats and the mayoral race. They also will decide three school board races, though only one is contested.For the City ...
Editor’s note: This is the first contribution from Mike Stieben, the newly elected Leavenworth County Commissioner for the Fifth District.The first two weeks as your new Fifth District County Commissioner have been a whirlwind of activity.In fact, I personally cannot remember a two-week ...
Expansion of UTV usage in Tonganoxie moved forward with approval of ordinances addressing the vehicle use.Tonganoxie City Manager George Brajkovic laid out ordinances and fees that he said staff did a good job of “streamlining” for residents who want to operate the vehicles within city ...
Mike Stieben will be the first Leavenworth County Commissioner representing the Fifth District.Official results after canvassing took place Wednesday showed that Stieben, at Tonganoxie Republican, was the top vote-getter, collecting 681 votes. Tonganoxie Independent David Frese secured 651 ...
