The sounds of children laughing, the brilliant lights of the Ferris wheel, the bustle of livestock in the barns and the excitement of earning a newly won ribbon have been part of the Leavenworth County Fair for generations. For 100 years, the fair has celebrated hard work, recognized ...
Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome canned tomatoes, corn, liquid dish soap, salt, pepper and baking soda. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., accepts donations for the store and food bank 9 ...
Harvesters will have its next mobile pantry dropoff next week in Tonganoxie. Harvesters delivers at 9 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at Cornerstone Family Worship, 205 E. U.S. Highway 24-40 in Tonganoxie. The dropoff is open to all residents. The truck will roll in at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 ...
Tonganoxie Water Park’s 2026 season is winding down. The final Friday of operations is this Friday. It still will be open weekends through Labor Day Weekend, with the final day of the season being Labor Day, which is Sept. 7.`
Here are the City Council meeting minutes from the July 20 meeting. They officially were approved at Monday’s regular meeting. I. Pledge of Allegiance • Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Dale opened the meeting at 7 p.m. • Mayor Pro Tem Dale led the pledge of allegiance. • Mr. Jacob Dale, Ms. ...
Awana Clubs registration open at First Baptist Awana Kids Clubs begin Sept. 2 at First Baptist Church of McLouth. Registration is open now. Youths in preschool (going to kindergarten in 2027 or 2028) through fifth graders are invited to join us 6:30-7:45 p.m. Wednesday nights. Each week ...
The 2026-27 academic year is set to start next week for area school districts. Tonganoxie USD 464 will open with a half-day of freshman orientation starting at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at Tonganoxie High School. It also will be the first day of school for grades 1-5 with a half-day at Tonganoxie ...
TOPEKA — A federal appellate court revived a portion of a lawsuit that accuses Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Topeka of engaging in false advertising and orchestrating a misinformation campaign about an unsubstantiated animal health risk of pet food manufactured by rivals. The U.S. Court of ...
Just 25 votes separated incumbent Lance Neelly and challenger Mike Stieben in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Kansas House’s 42nd District. Neelly had 1,622 votes and Steiben 1,597 after all precincts had reported. The unofficial results don’t include provisional ballots, which will be ...
Plant Bingo is coming to the library The Tonganoixe Public Library will host a special bingo event from noon-2:30 p.m. Aug. 15 when all the prizes will be live plants or plant- and garden-related! Players will have 10 rounds of play, including special rounds, and the library will provide ...
