The Leavenworth County Fair is under way in Tonganoxie with what appears to be almost perfect timing. Festivities officially started Tuesday amid a heat advisory, but temperatures are expected to make their way down into the 70s Thursday through Saturday. An opening ceremony at the ...
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Tonganoxie Recreation Commission is sponsoring a hot wing challenge next month. Hot Wing Havoc will be 1-3 p.m. Aug. 23 at Chieftain Park. The contest is limited to the first 10 people to register. Entry fee is $10 and each participant will compete in five rounds of heat. Participants must ...
Indoor scavenger hunt for youths Bring the kids for a fun and easy indoor scavenger hunt at the library! It's the Back-to-School Scavenger Hunt complete with small prizes for completing the hunt. Youths can come to the front desk to pick up a sheet starting Aug. 6 and then search the ...
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 ...
A longtime Tonganoxie tradition turns 99 next week. The Leavenworth County Fair, which traces back to 1926, is back for another installment next week. Festivities officially start with an opening ceremony at noon Tuesday at the flagpole near the Administration Building’s east ...
Dogs got to enjoy special frozen treats and more Sunday at County Road Brewing. The brewery’s latest fundraiser was Paws, Play, Repeat where dogs could come play in the brewery’s gated outdoor area and splash around in kiddie pools. A goat even made an appearance at Sunday’s event. A ...
The Tonganoxie area is under an extreme heat warning through Thursday evening. The National Weather Service issued the warning earlier this week. According to the NWS, the extreme heat warning started at noon Tuesday and continues through 7 p.m. Thursday. Dangerously hot conditions are ...
Arkansas Tech University welcomed agricultural educators from across the country, including a McLouth teacher, last week for the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education Institute. The CASE Institute engaged educators in a full academic year of agriculture science animal curriculum labs ...
Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Tonganoxie will have a taco dinner from 4-6:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 1100 West St. Beef tacos, rice and beans and chips and salsa will be served. Cost is $10 and carryout is available. Youths 5 and younger eat for free.
