A Tonganoxie High School graduate has won the National Road Safety Foundation’s 16th annual Drive2Life PSA Contest. Huston Albert, who graduated May 10, won the contest, which asked teens nationwide for ideas for a TV public service announcement reminding drivers to safely share the road ...
Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 and American Legion 41 members greeted motorcyclists heading east for the annual Run for the Wall in Washington, D.C. The veterans waved to riders from the County Road 1 overpass above I-70 at the Tonganoxie/Eudora interchange. Various agencies also were on hand for ...
Closed for holiday Tonganoxie Public Library will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The library will be open again at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Fly fishing 101 program next week Ever wanted to learn how to fly fish? From 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, you'll have your chance! ...
Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...
Roughly 320 signs with messages supporting faculty and staff line streets leading to and parking lots near Tonganoxie elementary and middle schools. The messages were a drive that the Tonganoxie USD 464 Education Foundation created recently for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week this past ...
Editor’s note: This year’s Tonganoxie High School valedictorian, Solomon Carter, agreed to share the transcript of his valedictorian speech: Good morning everyone, I would like to start with a heartfelt thank you to the parents, teachers, and faculty who have helped make today possible. ...
Historical Old Jefferson Town Historical Old Jefferson Town in Oskaloosa is open this month through Sept. 28. The site is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. A volunteer will be available in the Reynolds building for assistance throughout the museum, as well as in the library ...
25 years ago: May 3, 2000 Next week, a cornerstone of the Tonganoxie businesses will be honored for a century of work. Calvin Quisenberry, owner of Quisenberry Funeral Home, will accept the award given by the Kansas Funeral Directors Association in Wichita. “A lot of the time, I spend as ...
Contract/work agreements were approved for Dallas Castillo, Emily Celeen and Emma Schmidt, Tonganoxie Elementary School special education paraprofessionals; Krystal Temple, Tonganoxie High School secretary/bookkeeper and THS dance and cheer assistant coach; Aaron Hermstedt, THS math teacher for ...
A 39-year-old Leavenworth man was convicted Friday of animal cruelty after admitting to killing his cat, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. The charge stemmed from a December 2023 incident in which Craig A. Hendricks claimed he had killed his cat on ...
