Though voters will have to wait nearly two more years to fill the two vacant seats on the newly expanded five-seat Douglas County Commission, Leavenworth County has completed the same process in recent years and could provide some clues about what’s to come here. Douglas County voters ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday and will be observed nationally. The federal holiday was passed in 1983 and the first nationwide observance took place in 1986. There’s no school Monday for Tonganoxie public schools. Many government offices also will be closed Monday, along with banks ...
TOPEKA — Kansas House Democratic leader Tom Sawyer, first elected to the Legislature in 1986, said Tuesday he didn’t intend to seek the leadership job entering the 2023 session. The announcement that Sawyer would step aside but remain in the House followed decisions by House Speaker Ron ...
Tonganoxie school board members approved personnel recommendations at their Oct. 10 meeting. Brian Golubski was approved for a transportation position. Resignations also were accepted for Stacy Bougher, Tonganoxie Elementary School paraprofessional; Maria Bingham, Tonganoxie Middle School ...
The general election is roughly a month away, but one race that was thought to be uncontested now has a challenger. Anyone driving through Tonganoxie and the surrounding area will notice political signs for a write-in campaign. Todd Lux, a longtime Tonganoxie business owner, started a ...
Tom Cole, Leavenworth County economic development director, spoke to Tonganoxie Business Association members about local economic development Friday during TBA's weekly meeting at Village Venue, Fourth and Delaware streets. Cole was hired as the county’s first economic development ...
U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., made a stop this past month at Casey’s General Store in Tonganoxie in advance of his general election race in November.LaTurner visited the local convenience store Aug. 16 to engage with employees and customers, learn about the dynamics of operating a ...
Olathe ? A decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights in traditionally conservative Kansas was confirmed with a partial hand recount, with fewer than 100 votes changing after the last county reported results Sunday.Nine of the state’s 105 counties recounted their votes at the request ...
Some residents can expect a planned electric outage tonight.City of Tonganoxie staff posted a Facebook update about Evergy planning the outage."The City of Tonganoxie, like other directly impacted customers, has been contacted by Evergy Power Company, a local electric utility service provider, ...
Topeka ? Anti-abortion activists incredulous about defeat of a Kansas constitutional amendment Monday dropped plans for a statewide recount of votes by earmarking $119,600 for a ballot-by-ballot review in populous Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee and Douglas counties and five others.The campaign to ...
