Leavenworth County residents will be celebrating 100 years of agriculture successes this summer. This year’s Leavenworth County Fair will be July 28-Aug. 1 at the fairgrounds in Tonganoxie. The first year, 1926, was a celebration of a bumper crop of corn in downtown Tonganoxie, and the ...
The Tonganoxie FFA Alumni and Supporters Chapter is organizing a new fundraising event. The Dinner and Dancing for a Difference event will be May 30 at Deer Ridge Estate in rural Tonganoxie. Jared “Pete” Gile and another performer will be providing music for the event. Doors will open ...
Earlier this month, a $500 donation was given to the Tonganoxie FFA Chapter to assist the group in its needs for funds for the chapter. The Leavenworth County Livestock Committee supports youth involved in agriculture through many different avenues and educational programs. This volunteer ...
FFA student grants are helping create a partnership between Tonganoxie High School students and the Tonganoxie Farmers Market. Siblings Veda Alvarez-Reischman and Corbin Reischman were awarded National FFA supervised agriculture experience grants in beekeeping and milling science, ...
FFA student grants are helping create a partnership between Tonganoxie High School students and the Tonganoxie Farmers Market. Siblings Veda Alvarez-Reischman and Corbin Reischman were awarded National FFA supervised agriculture experience grants in beekeeping and milling science, ...
Everything’s coming up roses for a Tonganoxie High School horticulture class. Well, not just roses for the THS students. Chieftain Floral is the new student-run business at THS through the FFA program Alicia Hendron, who is in her first year teaching at THS, offers horticulture classes ...
Farms in Leavenworth County cover about 150,000 acres, according to the most recent United States Department of Agriculture statistics. The USDA releases the statistics every five years, with the last numbers coming out in 2022. No-till farming makes up the largest percentage of farms’ ...
Parents Night Off — Game and Glow will be 5-9 p.m. April 24 at the Tonganoxie Rec Center. There willl be a gaga pit and basketball, as well as movie time in a cozy fort building for youths. The Glow Gallery space will have glow sticks, board games and plenty of activities to keep the ...
Wine bingo is returning in April to Tonganoxie Public Library. Tonganoxie Public Library is taking registrations for the event, which willl be 6-8 p.m. April 9. Anyone wanting to attend should call 913-845-3281 to reserve a spot. There will be 10 rounds of bingo, snacks, prizes and wine from ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome donations of canned stew, saltine crackers, canned chicken breast, juices, baked beans, fresh fruit and sliced cheese. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., ...
