Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome donations of pickles, hot dogs, mayonnaise, salad dressings and pudding cups. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank ...
It might have felt like a polar plunge at times during opening weekend at Tonganoxie Water Park, but crowds still made their way to the pool for the start of the 2026 season. The water park officially opened Saturday for the summer. Denise Bixby at the water park said Tuesday that there ...
Organizers are working on a commemorative video celebrating 100 years of the Leavenworth County Fair and they’re asking for assistance from the public in providing photos through the years to include in the video. Stephanie Shupe said she’s asking for photos from various decades as the ...
TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House last week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.” U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, ...
This year’s Tonganoxie Days will feature a new stage for live entertainment at Gallagher Park and other activities complementing the annual festival. The annual festival will be June 13 in the downtown area. The Tonganoxie Library Run also will start at 7:30 a.m. near the library and the ...
Another school year has wrapped up for my children and summer on the farm has officially begun. My husband and I saw major growth in both of our kids this year personally, academically and athletically. We saw our kids experience successes in their classrooms, perform in concerts, march in ...
The McLouth High School Class of 2026 will have its commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Gold Gymnasium on the Mclouth schools campus. This year’s class has 17 seniors. MHS principal JD Nelson will give opening remarks before co-valedictorians Cheiton Bandel and Charlesey ...
A 65-year-old Lansing man has been convicted of murdering a neighbor. Following a three-day jury trial that concluded Wednesday, May 13, Dennis J. Brockenshire was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. Brockenshire previously pleaded not guilty to the charges in December ...
A former nurse who used another person’s State of Kansas Board of Nursing certification number to obtain employment has been convicted of identity theft. During a hearing Friday, 48-year-old Tracie D. Launderville, of Tonganoxie, was found guilty after pleading no contest in Leavenworth ...
The community will celebrate the Tonganoxie High School graduating class of 2026 with commencement exercises this weekend. Graduation will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Chieftain Arena on the THS campus. Samantha Reischman will give the welcome after she and fellow THS seniors, along with faculty, ...
