Cheers, banners and smiles filled school courtyards and auditoriums across the Kansas City region as Burns and McDonnell and Science City teams rolled out the red carpet to surprise students and teachers as Top 20 finalists in this year’s Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains K-12 STEM ...
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Classes have been canceled for Leavenworth County schools and several others in the area, including McLouth schools. Tonganoxie schools and Genesis Christian Academy will not have classes Monday. In addition, Leavenworth County Meals on Wheels will not offer services Monday and Tonganoxie ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 school board members have selected the district’s next superintendent of schools. The board approved the hiring of Shawn Poyser at a special meeting Wednesday at the USD 464 Administrative Center. Poyser currently is superintendent at the Warsaw School District in Warsaw, ...
The 18-year-old who was shot to death at a Lawrence bar early Saturday was Aidan Knowles, of Shawnee, according to Lawrence police. Police on Sunday shared a Facebook post by Knowles’ father, Bobby Knowles, identifying his son as the victim and saying the family was “completely ...
There are three local residents who have filed for the Leavenworth County Commission race for the Fifth District. Cody Reynolds, David Todd and Tim Kates will be running in the race. Commissioner Mike Stieben recently announced that he would not be seeking re-election. He was named commission ...
A Tonganoxie High School educator has won the a Kansas Horizon Award. USD 464 nominated THS agriculture teacher Kaysi Overdick for the award, which honors outstanding second-year teachers who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and distinguish themselves among their peers. The program is ...
The Tonganoxie community is rallying around the family of a longtime downtown restaurant that suffered massive fire damage Friday. Flashbacks Cafe, which has been a fixture at Fourth and Main streets for many years, was engulfed in flames last week. Firefighters responded a bit before 5 ...
Lisa Balmer has joined the Tonganoxie USD 464 school board. Balmer won a seat during the November election along with incumbents Chris Gratton and Evan Dean. Gratton begins another term as incumbent, while fellow incumbent Dean begins is first full term after being appointed to fill the ...
Tonganoxie City Council ushered in a new era with the swearing in of members Monday during a regular meeting at City Council Chambers. New members Rebecca Skeet-Grube and the Rev. Matthew Wilke and incumbent Loralee Stevens all were sworn in at the beginning of the meeting. The three ...
