There still are a few opportunities to enjoy Tonganoxie Water Park before it closes for the season. The pool now will be open weekends through Labor Day Weekend. The final day for 2026 is Labor Day, which is Sept. 7. Adult swim is noon-1 p.m. each day. Regular swimming is 1-8 p.m. Saturdays ...
It’s that time of year again — when the tall tales grow taller and the laughs grow louder. The Kansas Storytelling Festival Tall Tale Qualifier and Workshop will be 2-8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society, 201 Washington St. Bil Lepp will be on hand for the ...
This year’s Tonganoxie Recreation Commission Tongie Split Fireworks Social will be Sept. 19. Festivities will run from 7-9 p.m. at TRC baseball fields. There will be an inflatable slide, moon bounce and a fun run. In addition, Brothers Market will be donating bananas for free banana splits ...
Photograph art display at the library The library is excited to share a photograph art display from Bekah Stewart Kibler. When you stop in, peruse photos focused on Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence where you’ll see all aspects of the cemetery throughout the seasons. The photos wis on display ...
The Watkins Museum of History is partnering with a national arts nonprofit to bring a major work of 19th-century American painting to Lawrence. Edward Hicks’ “Washington Passing the Delaware,” on loan from the Art Bridges Collection, will anchor “Sharing Heritage Through Art,” a ...
A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver’s license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under a controversial anti-trans law known as SB 244. “We’re pleased with the judge’s ruling,” the ...
Much of what I learned about cooking came from watching my mom and grandmother prepare meals on a daily basis. It was a matter of necessity in those days. There weren’t enough restaurants in my small town to go for more than a couple of days without having to eat at the same place. The menu ...
First State Bank and Trust has been treating local school district faculty and staffs with back-to-school lunches and breakfasts. The local bank also has been presenting districts with proceeds from their ongoing school pride debit card programs. Customers help give money back with their ...
Plans for a hyperscale data center on more than 1,000 acres south of Tonganoxie could be hitting a snag following two Leavenworth County meetings Wednesday, Aug. 12 in Leavenworth. A push to extend a moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas of the county failed Aug. 5 at a ...
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