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Administrator’s leave continues in Tonganoxie USD 464

Tonganoxe USD 464 Superintendent Loren Feldkamp remains on administrative leave with pay following yet another school board meeting. Board members met for 30 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel and invited Kansas Association of School Boards attorney Lori Kopp into the meeting. After ...

Tonganoxie Middle School students to perform ‘Moana Jr.’ this week

Tonganoxie Middle School will present “Moana Jr. this week at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center. Shows will be 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at TPAC on the Tonganoxie High School campus. Several TMS students will take on roles for this musical. Some of those roles ...

Flashbacks reopens in Basehor

Flashbacks is back. The longtime Tonganoxie restaurant has opened in the former Perky’s Cafe in Basehor. A fire gutted the downtown Tonganoxie restaurant in early January. Last week, the building was torn down at Fourth and Main streets. The restaurant reopened in Basehor after it ...

Sports eatery and bar set to open in May in Tonganoxie

Folks wanting to watch their favorite teams play will be able to enjoy food, drinks and sports in downtown Tonganoxie. Grit and Grind Sports House will be opening sometime in May at 622 E. Fourth St. The venue will be in the former Ryan’s Public House location. According to the ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 school board meeting is Monday

The Tonganoxie USD 464 school board will have its regular monthly meeting for March on Monday, but it will come on the heels of various special meetings amid the district’s leader remaining on administrative leave with pay for more than a month. The board has met twice in special meetings ...

Mirror anticipates returning to regular print edition size next week

Significant computer network problems are impacting the operations of the Tonganoxie Mirror this week. This week’s edition of The Mirror is about half its normal size due to a computer network outage that has required the newspaper to temporarily change its design processes. IT ...

Daylight saving time starts Sunday

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night before heading to bed. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Though many electronic devices automatically make the change, don’t forget to move clocks on devices that don’t, such as alarm clocks, wall clocks and ...

Man convicted in fentanyl-related death of 3-year-old child

A 35-year-old Leavenworth man has been convicted in connection with the fentanyl-related death of a 3-year-old boy. Kenneth C. Hedgecock pleaded no contest Monday to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of aggravated endangering a child. He was found guilty on both counts, ...

Library Corner: Food demo, writing workshop, spices giveaway

Spring-forward food demo program is next week It’s a garden party with K-State Research & Extension at the Knowledge at Noon food program on Tuesday at Tonganoxie Public Library. With sunnier days ahead, you’ll want to start thinking about fresh produce picks straight from the ...

Remember When: A Community Review of Tonganoxie for March 4, 2026

25 years ago: Feb. 28, 2001 Three area legislators discussed activity in the state Legislature during a coffee last Saturday morning at the former Ratliff Drug Store in downtown Tonganoxie. Lawmakers are pictured on stools – Rep. Ray Cox, Sen. Bob Lyon, and Rep. Ken Wilk. Dee Ketchum, ...