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Tonganoxie Community Historical Society soup feed is Feb. 19

The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society’s annual soup supper will be later this month. The event will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Tonganoxie VFW Hall at 910 E. First St. Cost is $10 per meal and volunteers will be serving up chili and vegetable beef soup, along with crackers and ...

Remember When: A Community Review of Tonganoxie for Jan. 28, 2026

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 ...

Tonganoxie Middle School group named finalist for Battle of Brains exhibit

Cheers, banners and smiles filled school courtyards and auditoriums across the Kansas City region as Burns and McDonnell and Science City teams rolled out the red carpet to surprise students and teachers as Top 20 finalists in this year’s Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains K-12 STEM ...

Flashbacks fundraiser at 1866 moved to this Sunday

Inclement weather over the weekend led to the postponement of a fundraiser for Flashbacks. The event now will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. this Sunday at 1866 restaurant, 416 E. Fourth St.. Breakfast burritos will be served from 8-11 a.m. and taco meals will be served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Suggested ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 hires administrator from Missouri as next superintendent

Tonganoxie USD 464 school board members have selected the district’s next superintendent of schools. The board approved the hiring of Dr. Shawn Poyser at a special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the USD 464 Administrative Center. Poyser most recently was superintendent at the Warsaw R-9 ...

Tonganoxie school board approves next superintendent

Tonganoxie USD 464 school board members have selected the district’s next superintendent of schools. The board approved the hiring of Shawn Poyser at a special meeting Wednesday at the USD 464 Administrative Center. Poyser currently is superintendent at the Warsaw School District in Warsaw, ...

Candidates file in Leavenworth County Commission races

There are three local residents who have filed for the Leavenworth County Commission race for the Fifth District. Cody Reynolds, David Todd and Tim Kates will be running in the race. Commissioner Mike Stieben recently announced that he would not be seeking re-election. He was named commission ...