As Kansans, I’ve always believed we are people who take the high road—whether morally, politically, or geographically. Geographically? I know many claim Kansas is flat, but that’s not what Colonel Henry Leavenworth found when establishing the first settlement in this State. After the ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has a few current needs for the pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for jelly, laundry detergent, pork and beans, cooking oil, soups (chicken and noodles, tomato), skillet dinners, canned chili and stew, Chef Boyardee canned ...
Editor’s note: To capture time accurately, language from the past generally is left unchanged. This may result in some antiquated or out-of-use language from time to time. We try to maintain the exact wording when possible, but edits are occasionally made for the sake of brevity or because ...
Cheers, banners and smiles filled school courtyards and auditoriums across the Kansas City region as Burns and McDonnell and Science City teams rolled out the red carpet to surprise students and teachers as Top 20 finalists in this year’s Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains K-12 STEM ...
Tonganoxie USD 464 school board members have selected the district’s next superintendent of schools. The board approved the hiring of Dr. Shawn Poyser at a special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the USD 464 Administrative Center. Poyser most recently was superintendent at the Warsaw R-9 ...
Inclement weather over the weekend led to the postponement of a fundraiser for Flashbacks. The event now will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. this Sunday at 1866 restaurant, 416 E. Fourth St.. Breakfast burritos will be served from 8-11 a.m. and taco meals will be served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Suggested ...
The Tonganoxie FFA Alumni and Supporters Chapter will have its annual Tonganoxie FFA Open House, Student Labor, Live and Silent Auctions next month. The event starts at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Tonganoxie High School is excited to invite you to join us for our Annual Tonganoxie FFA Open House, ...
Washburn University’s President’s and Dean’s list for fall 2025 have been released. To qualify for the President’s List, a student must complete at least 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point average of 4.0. For fall 2025, 872 students qualified for the ...
A defendant in the Jan. 17 fatal shooting at the Jayhawk Cafe is claiming that he should be immune from prosecution because he was acting in self-defense when he heard “multiple gunshots in close proximity to him.” Hearing those gunshots entitled 18-year-old Daitron Daniels Strickland to ...
Washburn University has announced its fall graduation list and the group includes several area students. These students completed their courses for certificates, associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees — 678 total from Washburn University, Washburn University School of Law ...
