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 ...
Tonganoxie City Council members heard from an applicant for an open seat on the council Monday, but the governing body will wait until its Aug. 26 deadline before making a final decision.Matt Partridge, a Tonganoxie accountant, applied for the position and spoke to the council during Monday’s ...
Tonganoxie City Council members paid tribute to a fellow council member who died last month.Council members approved a proclamation in honor of Rocky Himpel for his lifetime of public service and service to Tonganoxie.Himpel, who was serving a second term on the Tonganoxie City Council, died ...
Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observers who expected a close result.The ballot measure was failing by a 60-40 margin late Tuesday after voters responded to an intense ...
Topeka ? Democrat Laura Kelly and Republican Derek Schmidt emerged victorious from Tuesday’s primary brandishing the organizational framework and burnished messaging of gubernatorial campaigns ready for a three-month sprint to November.Schmidt, who spent the past dozen years as attorney ...
Tonganoxie City Council members approved a resolution levying special assessments against property within the city during a regular meeting Monday in Tonganoxie City Council Chambers.The council approved the measure, 4-0, as the city looks to collect on unpaid costs incurred with abatement of ...
Topeka ? A hard-right Kansas lawmaker who has clashed with Republican leaders was poised Monday to win a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate for governor, helped by allies of Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly.State Sen. Dennis Pyle, of Hiawatha, a Republican until June, ...
