Several veterans were front and center for Friday’s veterans appreciation assembly at the Tonganoxie High School gymnasium.With students seated in the upper bleachers, Tonganoxie USD 464 administrators addressed the crowd, as did THS senior Andrew Willson after the Tonganoxie Post 9271 Color ...
Events celebrating veterans will be taking place later this week.The 102nd annual Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade in downtown Leavenworth. Staging for the parade starts at 9 a.m. and then the parade itself begins at 10:30 a.m. Grand Marshal will be Lt. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, Commanding ...
It’s almost time for trick-or-treaters to fill Fourth Street for the annual Spooktacular event.This year’s Tonganoxie Business Association Spooktacular will be 6-8 p.m. Friday in the downtown area along Fourth Street. Organizers are expecting a big crowd after the 2020 event was canceled ...
Washington ? WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus.The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration ...
Genesis Schools will have its big fall fundraiser later this week.Genesis’ Fall Festival will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the school, 204 Washington St.Vendors, food and games all will be featured at the school’s event. And, Around the Horn Training will have a doubles cornhole tournament. To ...
Tonganoxie wrestling will sponsor a cornhole tournament later this month.The event will start at 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, 405 W. Fourth St. in Tonganoxie.Cost is $50 per team to enter (bring your own partner) and $10 for an all-you-can-eat taco bar. Solo cups also ...
The Senior Citizens Club of Tonganoxie will resume its schedule for dinner meetings next month.The first one will be 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Florence Riford Senior Center, 530 S. Bury St.This meeting is for Thanksgiving, and the turkey, gravy and potatoes will be provided. Those attending are ...
Leavenworth County had 111 new positive community cases between Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, with 86 being unvaccinated people and 30 being vaccinated.There were six people being hospitalized in the county as of Oct. 4, with all being unvaccinated.LCHD also reported that eight Lansing Correctional ...
Editor's note:An earlier version of this story had incorrect information on haunted hayride dates.Halloween events and other fall festivities are being planned this month in the Tonganoxie area.Friends of the Tonganoxie Library is having a lawn decorating contest this Halloween season in ...
Washington ? Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.If cleared, the drug would ...
