Ballots will be sent out next week for a special Tonganoxie USD 464 bond election that will determine the future of the Tonganoxie High School campus.Leavenworth County Clerk Janet Klasinski said that some 6,500 ballots will be sent out to registered voters in the school district on Aug. 16. ...
Leavenworth County is creating a new comprehensive plan, and the county commission needs as much input as possible as it weighs priorities that are key to the county’s future growth and development.Residents are encouraged to take a five-minute survey about several issues important to the ...
Commissioner Kaaz from Leavenworth and myself representing the southern parts of Leavenworth County recently attended the Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma Leadership Day in our Washington, D.C.The goal of the trip was to gather information, network, and determine which departments and which ...
The Tonganoxie City Council selected two planning commission members from a list of nominees at Monday’s meeting.The council approved another term for Jake Dale and also appointed longtime resident Patricia Bitler.The appointments were made in advance of Aug. 21, which is when the current ...
Schedules have been set for this year’s Tonganoxie Sunflower Stroll, which will be Labor Day Weekend in downtown Tonganoxie.The Plein Air Art Contest also will be taking place during the event.Early signup for the Sunflower Run will be 4-7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Tonganoxie City Fire Station.On ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 patrons will have a final opportunity to attend an informational meeting and open house in advance of the mail-in bond election this weekend at Tonganoxie High School.DLR Group and Tonganoxie USD 464 administrators will be available for tours and open houses, as well as to ...
Some Tonganoxie residents are asking the city to continue to look at ways to improve blighted properties and other areas that might need addressed.Former Tonganoxie City Council member Jamie Lawson gave a presentation in front of the council and roughly 50 other residents at the June 3 council ...
The filing deadline has passed and the candidate field now is set for Tonganoxie City Council and USD 464 School Board races.Voters will decide in November two City Council seats and the mayoral race. They also will decide three school board races, though only one is contested.For the City ...
Editor’s note: This is the first contribution from Mike Stieben, the newly elected Leavenworth County Commissioner for the Fifth District.The first two weeks as your new Fifth District County Commissioner have been a whirlwind of activity.In fact, I personally cannot remember a two-week ...
Expansion of UTV usage in Tonganoxie moved forward with approval of ordinances addressing the vehicle use.Tonganoxie City Manager George Brajkovic laid out ordinances and fees that he said staff did a good job of “streamlining” for residents who want to operate the vehicles within city ...
