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Tonganoxie High ag teacher named Kansas Horizon Award winner

A Tonganoxie High School educator has won the a Kansas Horizon Award. USD 464 nominated THS agriculture teacher Kaysi Overdick for the award, which honors outstanding second-year teachers who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and distinguish themselves among their peers. The program is ...

Winter break for USD 464 begins later this month

Winter break for Tonganoxie USD 464 will be Dec. 22-Jan. 5, though students will be out for the semester starting Dec. 19. The last day of classes will be Dec. 18, with Dec. 19 being a teacher work day.

Applications being accepted for Boys State session this summer

The American Legion Boys State of Kansas is accepting applications for its 2026 session. The event is set to take place May 31-June 6 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. This will be the program’s 34th consecutive session at KSU and 88th overall. Traditionally, Kansas Boys State has ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 board adds TES special education position

The Tonganoxie school board approved a full-time special education teacher position at Tonganoxie Elementary School at TES during Monday’s regular meeting. Board members approved the measure, 7-0. “We needed this,” said Feldkamp. 2025-26 calendar still being decided The 2025-26 ...

Tonganoxie FCCLA, education association to put on benefit soup supper Friday

Tonganoxie Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is joining forces with the Tonganoxie Education Association to sponsor a soup supper during Friday’s basketball home openers at Chieftain Arena. The benefit will be 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at the Chieftain Room, which is near the south ...

Tonganoxie High staging ‘May We All’ for 3 nights this week

The Tonganoxie High School Theatre Department will be presenting a new country musical Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center on the THS campus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. each night for “May We All,” a new musical featuring music ...

4 Kansas community colleges to compete for $1 million award

The Aspen Institute named 200 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges, which included 4 Kansas community colleges, ...

Tonganoxie High Vets Day program is Monday; Leavenworth parade Tuesday

Tonganoxie High School will once again honor local veterans with this year’s Veterans Day celebration on Monday. The event will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Chieftain Arena on the THS campus. Veterans are invited to attend the program, which is taking place the day before the federal holiday. ...

Student graduates from University of Maryland Global Campus

Cameron K. Hall, Leavenworth, has earned a degree from University of Maryland Global Campus. He earned a Bachelor’s in cybersecurity technology from University of Maryland Global Campus in the summer. Hall was one of 3,800 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the summer 2025 ...