A 28-year-old inmate who damaged property during a riot at the Lansing Correctional Facility is now awaiting sentencing. On Nov. 13, Hakeem W. Malik entered a no-contest plea to a single count of criminal damage to property, which the court accepted, finding him guilty. According to court ...
It’s almost time to kick off the Christmas season in Tonganoxie. The City of Tonganoxie will have its annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade this weekend. The parade will start at 5 p.m. Saturday and will go west along Fourth Street. At 6 p.m. there will the lighting of the Christmas ...
Tonganoxie celebrated its newest subdivision with a grand opening of Rausch Coleman Homes’ Stone Creek subdivision on the east side of the city. Community leaders joined with Rausch Coleman representatives for a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. The development company officially opened ...
The Tonganoxie High School Performing Arts Department will present “The Spongebob Musical” this week. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for students K-12 and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased at the ...
Personnel recommendations were approved during the Oct. 14 Tonganoxie school board meeting. Contracts/work agreements were approved for Brittany Funk, Tonganoxie Elementary School special education paraprofessional; Lori Robertson, Tonganoxie Middle School special education paraprofessional; ...
A jury found a Lansing Correctional Facility inmate guilty of one count of battery against a law enforcement officer Monday in Leavenworth County District Court. According to court documents, Justin D. Pierce, 41, injured one corrections officer during a disturbance that happened inside the ...
Hutchinson Correctional Facility resident Kevyn Lopez, 26, died Monday. Lopez was found unresponsive in his cell Monday morning. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. The cause of death is pending the ...
A McLouth woman facing at least a fourth DUI conviction pleaded not guilty to three felonies Friday in Douglas County District Court. Elisabeth Liana Mason, 47, waived her right to a preliminary hearing and entered the plea after her attorney, John DeMarco, informed the court that his client ...
The 105th Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade will start at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11 in downtown Leavenworth. Staging will begin at 9 a.m. that morning. For more about this year’s parade, go to lvvetsparade.com.
The Hy-Vee Homemade Holidays Recipe Contest is starting. Readers can share their favorite Thanksgiving dishes to be printed in the Thanksgiving edition of the Lawrence Journal-World. Those submitting recipes will be entered to win one of three $100 gift cards courtesy of Hy-Vee. For more ...
