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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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The 6th annual Tongie Tailgate will celebrate the start of the 2026-27 school year. Festivities start at 4:30 p.m. with the Tonganoxie High School volleyball scrimmage at Chieftain Arena. Activities will then be at Beatty Field the rest of the night, with Hot dogs being served starting at ...
A Leavenworth County jury found 51-year-old Kimberly S. Logan of Leavenworth guilty of interference with law enforcement following a one-day trial. Logan was found guilty Monday in Leavenworth County District Court, according to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd ...
Tonganoxie will be selling some of the playground equipment at Chieftain Park and the Stone Creek subdivision playground on Purple Wave, while other items from the playgrounds will be thrown away. Tonganoxie City Council members approved of the measure at Monday’s regular meeting as the ...
The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam targeting families of people who are incarcerated after multiple reports surfaced of scammers falsely claiming to represent law enforcement in an effort to obtain money. In a recent reported incident, the ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome canned tomatoes, chunky soup,ramen noodles, icing and toaster pastries. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 ...
