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Tonganoxie City Council OKs land sale for new store

A Dollar General Market is expected to come to Tonganoxie after the Tonganoxie City Council finalized the purchase of land along U.S. Highway 24-40 at its Monday meeting.Council members approved the sale of 2.4 acres near the U.S. 24-40 curve for $220,000 to Colby 2021 LLC. The company plans to ...

Incumbents win re-election in Tonganoxie

All Tonganoxie City Council and USD 464 school board incumbents successfully won re-election in the general election Nov. 2.In the school board races, current board president Jim Bothwell easily won his reelection bid for Position 4 with just more than 50% of the votes (642).Challenger Melissa ...

Topeka man sentenced on various charges

A Topeka man was sentenced to more than 2 1/2 years for aggravated battery, driving while habitual violator and transporting an open container Friday in Leavenworth County District Court.Judge Gerald Kuckelman determined sentencing and ran the driving while habitual violator and transporting ...

Active COVID-19 cases down in Leavenworth County

Leavenworth County had another death related to COVID-19 since the health department’s last report, according to information released Monday afternoon.New statistics normally are released on Mondays, but the this past week’s information came out on Wednesday, Oct. 13 due to the Columbus Day ...

Tonganoxie City Council to have work session, regular meeting tonight

The Tonganoxie City Council will have a work session before tonight's regular meeting.The work session, which will focus on discussion of current and future utility projects, starts at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, 303 Bury St. The notice of the public meeting can be accessed here.Council ...

Former KCK Mayor Mark Holland making bid for U.S. Senate

Mark Holland, who served as mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County from 2013 to 2017, will launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday, sources told KCUR.Republican Sen. Jerry Moran has held the seat since 2011.Because of his base in heavily Democratic Wyandotte County, ...

Candidate forum is Saturday at VFW Hall in Tonganoxie

Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 and First State Bank and Trust again will be sponsoring a candidate forum in advance of an upcoming election.The forum will be 9-10:30 a.m. Oct. 9 and will feature candidates running for Tonganoxie City Council and Tonganoxie USD 464 school board positions.City Council ...

Candidate forum set for Oct. 9 at Tonganoxie VFW Hall

Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 and First State Bank and Trust again will be sponsoring a candidate forum in advance of an upcoming election.The forum will be 9-10:30 a.m. Oct. 9 and will feature candidates running for Tonganoxie City Council and Tonganoxie USD 464 school board positions.City Council ...