Alvaro E. Pertuz, 25, was sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 5, to more than six years in the Kansas Department of Corrections for aggravated battery following his conviction earlier this year. He was sentenced to 66 months, according to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd ...
After more than a decade of rumors, they are finally true: Costco has plans to come to Lawrence. The membership-only discount retailer that is famous for everything from mega-sized household goods to low-priced food court lunches has filed plans at City Hall to build a 166,000-square-foot ...
The Aspen Institute named 200 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges, which included 4 Kansas community colleges, ...
Mosaic frame craft for adults Thursday We have a pretty and easy craft at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for adults and those 14 years and older at Tonganoxie Public Library. We’ll be creating 5”x 7” mosaic frames with square glass tiles. It’s the perfect way to showcase a special photo memory! ...
As the federal shutdown threatened the largest food assistance programs in the country, local donors stepped up to save one local effort for at least several more weeks, leaders of the Lawrence Farmers Market said. Claire Wineman, the market manager for the Lawrence Farmers Market, said the ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 will have a special board meeting Thursday. The meeting will be 7 p.m. at the USD 464 Administrative Center west of the Tonganoxie High School campus. The board meeting room can be accessed by entering the double-doors at the northwest corner of the building. The board will ...
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a monster truck? A giant 12,000-pound beast soaring through the air of a packed arena of fans watching in awe? It’s likely something along those lines. It’s also probable that most people would consider operating a monster ...
Tonganoxie High School will once again honor local veterans with this year’s Veterans Day celebration on Monday. The event will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Chieftain Arena on the THS campus. Veterans are invited to attend the program, which is taking place the day before the federal holiday. ...
A Tonganoxie High School graduate is one of two students who has been chosen to represent Kansas State University as the 2026 Student Ambassadors. Remi Baldock, KSU junior in civil engineering and a 2023 THS graduate, and Abby Taylor, junior in marketing, Overland Park, were announced as the ...
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