There’s no better grammatical way to say this: it’s hot! During my wife’s grandfather’s later years, he used to begin many stories with “I remember when I was a kid…”. Well, I’m gonna borrow that family favorite line to say I remember when I was a kid, it was hot during the ...
25 years ago: July 25, 2001 In recent months, Home Depot has been considering the possibility of constructing a home improvement store in the Leavenworth/Lansing area. But this week, rumors surfaced that the home improvement retailer has decided not to build a store in the area. Pat ...
The celebration of 100 years of the Leavenworth County Fair is on and Mother Nature might be deliveirng a gift to the party in the form of lower temperatures. Forecasts call for the high to be in the 80s the rest of the week. The fair officially kicked off Tuesday and the annual fair parade ...
It’s fair season all across Kansas and the Midwest. County fairs are a tradition in America that bring folks together from all over their county renewing old friendships and celebrating the joy of finding the best of the best. Our Leavenworth County Fair started Tuesday and runs through ...
Tonganoxie Family, Career and Community Leaders of America brought home top awards recontly at FCCLA Nationals in Washington, D.C. Lauren Breuer and Gemma Halsa placed fourth nationally with a gold medal in at Digital Stories for Change Level 2. Natalie Loving and Addy Schooler placed 10th ...
A new dashboard tracks the number of Kansans enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, offering data for legislators and others to understand the effects of policy changes, a health organization said. The Kansas Health Institute designed the dashboard to create ...
Every organization faces challenges that don’t have easy answers. Through Common Good Partnerships, Kansas Leadership Center works alongside Kansas organizations to build leadership capacity, tackle difficult challenges and make lasting progress. Common Good Partnerships is the new name for ...
Plant Bingo coming to the library The Tonganoxie Public Library will host a special bingo event from noon-2:30 p.m. Aug. 15. All of the prizes will be live plants or plant- and garden-related! Players will have 10 rounds of play, including special rounds, and the library will provide snacks ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome sloppy joe sauce suchas Manwich, canned tomatoes, body wash, baking soda, cooking oil and refried beans. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations ...
Applications are now open for the next Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant cycle from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Through the grant cycle, up to 20 community coalitions will receive two-year coordination grants of $100,000 each. Funded coalitions will then work with local partners to ...
