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Tonganoxie High vocalists perform before packed castles again

The weather might have been cold and bitter outside, but the wassail helped make it warm and toasty inside for Saturday’s Madrigal Feaste performances at the Tonganoxie Middle School commons area. Tonganoxie High School vocal department students performed under the direction of Tom Gifford. ...

Remember When: A Community Review of Tonganoxie for Dec. 17, 2025

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 ...

Library Corner: Pokemon day; Holiday hours; Cookie exchange next week

Pokemon day for kids Youth can come trade Pokemon cards with other like-minded enthusiasts and then stick around to play the game, too, this week The event will be 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Tonganoxie Public Library. Youths should be 9 years or older to trade cards on their own. If any younger, ...

TBA networking is Friday at Grounded Coffeehouse

Tonganoxie Business Association will have its monthly networking and coffee this week at Grounded Coffeehouse, 304 E. Fourth St. The event, which is the second Monday of the month, starts at 8 a.m. the 304 Venue space in the same building as Grounded Coffeehouse.

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 ...

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.

Breakfast with the Grinch is Sunday at fairgrounds

The Leavenworth County 4-H Council will have Breakfast with the Grinch in December. The event will be 8-11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds Administration Building. Cost is $7 for youths ages 6 and older and $3 for ages 5 and younger.

Good Shepherd in need of laundry detergent, coffee, bandages and more

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank have a couple current needs for the pantry. To help fill in the gaps, volunteers are asking for laundry detergent, coffee, adhesive bandages and hot cereal. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 a.m.-1:30 ...

Leighty grant funding announced for 2025 recipients

This year’s Pete and Margaret Leighty grant recipients recently were named. The latest recipients accounted for $75,956 in funding. Overall, this year marked the 16th year of the grant program, with more than $963,000 being distributed during those 16 years. There were 18 recipients this ...

Accountant diverted funds to fake ranch to pay for new home

TOPEKA — A Kansas accountant stole $400,000 from his family, transferred it to a fake ranch, then used the funds to pay for construction of his new home. Quintin Flanagin was a certified public accountant in northwestern Kansas, and his family members were clients at his firm. In January ...