Remembering 9/11 On Friday, we commemorate the lives of those who perished 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. Display the flag of the United States at half-staff from sunrise to sunset to honor those who lost their lives. Pray for their families who continue to endure the pain, and honor the ...
The combines are rolling and the grain trucks are traveling the roads to get corn delivered to our local elevator. While we actually started picking corn in August, the hot summer days have continued into September. The thermometers have shown triple-digit temperatures for many consecutive ...
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 ...
Big Author and Book Market coming this month! The Tonganoxie Public Library is excited to offer its first ever Author and Book Market this month on Sept. 19. The outdoor event will run from 1-4 p.m. and will feature 14 authors, 15 vendors, two bookstores and two food trucks plus we’ll ...
If anyone missed out on viewing the sunflower fields at Grinter Farms, there’s still time to view the natural beauty. The fields are near 23850 Stilwell Road between Tonganoxie and Lawrence. The Sunflower General store, which the Grinter family owns, also will be open for business daily ...
Leavenworth County Commission members will be meeting next week in Tonganoxie to listen to residents’ concerns regarding the proposed Project Bluestem hyper scale data center south of Tonganoxie. Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the Administration Building at the ...
The trailer carrying the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall rolled Thursday into Tonganoxie with a police escort from Basehor. Tonganoxie High School political science students helped Tonganoxie VFW members that day in assembling the memorial at VFW Park. There also were memorials for the Iraq ...
During a plea hearing Wednesday, Sept. 2, Shawn M. Patrick, 35, of Leavenworth, pleaded no contest to possession of fentanyl and was found guilty of the charge, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. According to court documents, Patrick was arrested April ...
The Moving Wall will be coming to Tonganoxie with a police escort. The Vietnam Memorial Wall is expected to make its way to the parking lot of Fareway Market, 15790 State Ave. in Basehor on Thursday morning. It’s expected to get a police escort no later than 9:40 a.m. Thursday and then ...
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 ...
