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AG SECTION: National FFA grants lead to new opportunities at farmers market

FFA student grants are helping create a partnership between Tonganoxie High School students and the Tonganoxie Farmers Market. Siblings Veda Alvarez-Reischman and Corbin Reischman were awarded National FFA supervised agriculture experience grants in beekeeping and milling science, ...

AG SPECIAL SECTION: Statistics for Leavenworth, Jefferson counties

Farms in Leavenworth County cover about 150,000 acres, according to the most recent United States Department of Agriculture statistics. The USDA releases the statistics every five years, with the last numbers coming out in 2022. No-till farming makes up the largest percentage of farms’ ...

AG SPECIAL SECTION: Horticulture class providing floral skills

Everything’s coming up roses for a Tonganoxie High School horticulture class. Well, not just roses for the THS students. Chieftain Floral is the new student-run business at THS through the FFA program Alicia Hendron, who is in her first year teaching at THS, offers horticulture classes ...

Game and Glow coming to Tonganoxie Recreation Commission

Parents Night Off — Game and Glow will be 5-9 p.m. April 24 at the Tonganoxie Rec Center. There willl be a gaga pit and basketball, as well as movie time in a cozy fort building for youths. The Glow Gallery space will have glow sticks, board games and plenty of activities to keep the ...

Good Shepherd in need of stew, crackers, juice, fruit and more this week

Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank has announced its latest list of items it currently needs. The pantry continues to welcome donations of canned stew, saltine crackers, canned chicken breast, juices, baked beans, fresh fruit and sliced cheese. Good Shepherd, at 423 E. Fourth St., ...

Spring bingo fundraiser is this Saturday at County Road Brewing

Alliance Against Family Violence will have its spring bingo fundraiser this weekend at County Road Brewing in Tonganoxie. The event will be 7 p.m. Saturday at the brewery, 1601 Commerce Drive. Cost to play is $25 for five games. There will be bingo prizes and a silent auction.

Library Corner: Cooking with spices; Library Giving Day; Wine Bingo

Cooking with spices program next week Enter the world of spices by signing up for our Cooking with Spices program. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tonganoxie Public Library with LJ Harrison from the Lawrence based spice company Salt & Sky. She’ll go through the various ...