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Library Corner: Pokemon day; Holiday hours; Cookie exchange next week

Pokemon day for kids Youth can come trade Pokemon cards with other like-minded enthusiasts and then stick around to play the game, too, this week The event will be 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Tonganoxie Public Library. Youths should be 9 years or older to trade cards on their own. If any younger, ...

Applications being accepted for Boys State session this summer

The American Legion Boys State of Kansas is accepting applications for its 2026 session. The event is set to take place May 31-June 6 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. This will be the program’s 34th consecutive session at KSU and 88th overall. Traditionally, Kansas Boys State has ...

Eudora in early stages of approving 100-acre industrial park near K-10

A hunt is on to find 500 acres of Douglas County land suitable for industrial development, and Eudora might end up producing the first trophy. Douglas County economic development leaders on Thursday said they were excited about the possibility of a new 100-acre industrial park forming on the ...

Winter break for USD 464 begins later this month

Winter break for Tonganoxie USD 464 will be Dec. 22-Jan. 5, though students will be out for the semester starting Dec. 19. The last day of classes will be Dec. 18, with Dec. 19 being a teacher work day.

Breakfast with the Grinch is Sunday at fairgrounds

The Leavenworth County 4-H Council will have Breakfast with the Grinch in December. The event will be 8-11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds Administration Building. Cost is $7 for youths ages 6 and older and $3 for ages 5 and younger.

Good Shepherd in need of laundry detergent, coffee, bandages and more

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank have a couple current needs for the pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for laundry detergent, coffee, adhesive bandages and hot cereal. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 a.m.-1:30 ...