Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 and American Legion 41 members greeted motorcyclists heading east for the annual Run for the Wall in Washington, D.C. The veterans waved to riders from the County Road 1 overpass above I-70 at the Tonganoxie/Eudora interchange. Various agencies also were on hand for ...
Drive through downtown Tonganoxie’s Fourth Street on any Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, and you’ll see a line of cars parked in front of The Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank. Since its inauspicious beginnings in 1987, when the charity was established with a food bank in a ...
Closed for holiday Tonganoxie Public Library will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The library will be open again at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Fly fishing 101 program next week Ever wanted to learn how to fly fish? From 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, you'll have your chance! ...
McLouth will celebrate the graduation of 36 seniors Saturday during high school commencement exercises at the MHS Gold Gymnasium. The MHS band will perform “Graduation Suite” for the processional. MHS principal JD Nelson will give the opening remarks. Co-valedictorians Cresidna ...
A 39-year-old Leavenworth man was convicted Friday of animal cruelty after admitting to killing his cat, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. The charge stemmed from a December 2023 incident in which Craig A. Hendricks claimed he had killed his cat on ...
Editor’s note: This year’s Tonganoxie High School valedictorian, Solomon Carter, agreed to share the transcript of his valedictorian speech: Good morning everyone, I would like to start with a heartfelt thank you to the parents, teachers, and faculty who have helped make today possible. ...
Roughly 320 signs with messages supporting faculty and staff line streets leading to and parking lots near Tonganoxie elementary and middle schools. The messages were a drive that the Tonganoxie USD 464 Education Foundation created recently for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week this past ...
A near-capacity gymnasium was the scene for Saturday’s Tonganoxie High School commencement exercises. Various longstanding traditions carried on for another graduation. The THS band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as faculty and then the Class of 2025 walked to their seats on the ...
The track at Beatty Field will get a respray for nearly $99,000. Board members approved a low bid of $98,700 from Pro Track and Tennis, Inc., a Nebraska company. Other bids came from MAC for $99,230 and Fisher Tracks for $107,256. Maintenance director Mitch Loomis said the track ...
The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society will open a new exhibit on Memorial Day that localizes a Kansas focus on service in the Vietnam War. The exhibit is the culmination of a statewide project, Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War, which was sponsored by Humanities Kansas starting in early ...
