There still are a few opportunities to enjoy Tonganoxie Water Park before it closes for the season. The pool now will be open weekends through Labor Day Weekend. The final day for 2026 is Labor Day, which is Sept. 7. Adult swim is noon-1 p.m. each day. Regular swimming is 1-8 p.m. Saturdays ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome canned corn, chunky soup, canned tomatoes and ramen noodles. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ...
A 24-year-old Independence, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 122 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2020 shooting death in Leavenworth County, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. According to court records, on Aug. 16, ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education is pushing ahead with drafting recommendations for public school districts on use of technology in classrooms and crafting a potential mandate that local school boards implement policies controlling student access to computers. On Wednesday, Aug. ...
Tonganoxie Community Historical Society’s Fourth Tuesday program will explore misconceptions about the relationship between Native Americans and the federal government. The event will be 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the historical museum site. The event begins at 7 p.m. with a brief business ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
