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Good Shepherd needing array of supplies for food pantry

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank volunteers have compiled a list of current needs at the food pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for sugar, liquid laundry soap, mayonnaise or salad dressing and coffee. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the ...

Tonganoxie City Council’s next meeting is Nov. 17

Tonganoxie City Council next will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at council chambers, Third and Bury streets. The council normally meets the first and third Monday of the month, but did not meet this past Monday.

Halloween events planned for Tonganoxie area

Spooktacular, per usual, was a big hit last Friday in downtown Tonganoxie, but there are additional festivities happening on Halloween this Friday. There are Trunk or Treat events Friday. Tonganoxie Christian Church will have its event from 5-7 p.m. in the churc parking lot, 204 Washington St. ...

Insight: A time for co-ops and classrooms

“I am so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers.” That beloved line from “Anne of Green Gables” has always captured how I feel about this season. Growing up in Wisconsin, October meant crisp mornings that hinted at winter’s approach and warm afternoons that illuminated a ...

Daylight saving time ending Nov. 2

It soon will be time to set clocks back an hour with the end of daylight saving time. DST ends at 2 a.m. Nov. 2. Clocks should be set back an hour before going to bed the night before. Daylight saving time will begin again at 2 a.m. March 8, 2026.

Spooktacular is Friday night on Fourth Street

Spooktacular will be 6-8 p.m. Friday in downtown Tonganoxie. Youths and their families are welcome to stroll down Fourth Street as businesses and organizations hand out candy during the popular annual event. Tonganoxie Business Association sponsors the event. There also will be the ...

Remember When: A Community Review for Oct. 22, 2025

Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...