The celebration of 100 years of the Leavenworth County Fair is on and Mother Nature might be deliveirng a gift to the party in the form of lower temperatures. Forecasts call for the high to be in the 80s the rest of the week. The fair officially kicked off Tuesday and the annual fair parade ...
It’s fair season all across Kansas and the Midwest. County fairs are a tradition in America that bring folks together from all over their county renewing old friendships and celebrating the joy of finding the best of the best. Our Leavenworth County Fair started Tuesday and runs through ...
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 ...
Xander Kleiber, Basehor, has been named to the spring 2026 Presidential Honor List at New York Institute of Technology. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; and Jonesboro, Arkansas, as well as programs around the world.
Applications are now open for the next Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant cycle from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Through the grant cycle, up to 20 community coalitions will receive two-year coordination grants of $100,000 each. Funded coalitions will then work with local partners to ...
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 ...
Tonganoxie Family, Career and Community Leaders of America brought home top awards recontly at FCCLA Nationals in Washington, D.C. Lauren Breuer and Gemma Halsa placed fourth nationally with a gold medal in at Digital Stories for Change Level 2. Natalie Loving and Addy Schooler placed 10th ...
Every organization faces challenges that don’t have easy answers. Through Common Good Partnerships, Kansas Leadership Center works alongside Kansas organizations to build leadership capacity, tackle difficult challenges and make lasting progress. Common Good Partnerships is the new name for ...
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 ...
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