There’s no better grammatical way to say this: it’s hot! During my wife’s grandfather’s later years, he used to begin many stories with “I remember when I was a kid…”. Well, I’m gonna borrow that family favorite line to say I remember when I was a kid, it was hot during the ...
Plant Bingo coming to the library The Tonganoxie Public Library will host a special bingo event from noon-2:30 p.m. Aug. 15. All of the prizes will be live plants or plant- and garden-related! Players will have 10 rounds of play, including special rounds, and the library will provide snacks ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome sloppy joe sauce suchas Manwich, canned tomatoes, body wash, baking soda, cooking oil and refried beans. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations ...
Matt Partridge has returned to the Tonganoxie City Council. Members appointed Partridge to the unexpired term of Loralee Stevens, who announced earlier this month she was stepping down from the Council. Partridge spoke to the council during Monday’s regular meeting about his desire to ...
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The Flower Bar and Boutique had its ribbon cutting Friday in downtown Tonganoxie. The shop is at 612 E. Fourth St. The business’ original location is in Basehor and had a space at Cedar Hills Mall on Main Street before opening up nearby at its second location.
Kansas ballots this year will be full of contests for county commissions, the Legislature and statewide offices. But in August, voters will have to decide whether they want another kind of contest on the ballot in the future: contested elections for Supreme Court seats. On the Aug. 4 primary ...
Writing group next week The Writer's Group will meet on a special day for the month of July. The group normally meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month but will meet next week at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29. The Writer's Group is a workshop-type writing group for writers of ...
Gallagher Park was the site this past week for an event that was taking place simultaneously across the United States. Tonganoxie Community Historical Society organized the local reading of the Declaration of Independence. Local residents took turns reading parts of the document at 5 p.m. ...
Tonganoxie school board members had their regular monthly meeting Monday at the USD 464 Adminstrative Center. The board approved personnel recommendations as part of its agenda. Contracts and work agreements were approved for Jamie Theno, Tonganoxie Elementary School nurse’s aide; Leslie ...
