Lisa Balmer has joined the Tonganoxie USD 464 school board. Balmer won a seat during the November election along with incumbents Chris Gratton and Evan Dean. Gratton begins another term as incumbent, while fellow incumbent Dean begins is first full term after being appointed to fill the ...

A Tonganoxie High School educator has won the a Kansas Horizon Award. USD 464 nominated THS agriculture teacher Kaysi Overdick for the award, which honors outstanding second-year teachers who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and distinguish themselves among their peers. The program is ...

The Tonganoxie community is rallying around the family of a longtime downtown restaurant that suffered massive fire damage Friday. Flashbacks Cafe, which has been a fixture at Fourth and Main streets for many years, was engulfed in flames last week. Firefighters responded a bit before 5 ...

Tonganoxie police discovered roughly 30 pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags during a traffic stop this past week. An officer was on a routine patrol just before 2 a.m. Dec. 30 near Smiley Road and U.S. Highway 24-40 when the officer noticed a vehicle traveling northeast on U.S. 24-40 at ...

Tonganoxie City Council ushered in a new era with the swearing in of members Monday during a regular meeting at City Council Chambers. New members Rebecca Skeet-Grube and the Rev. Matthew Wilke and incumbent Loralee Stevens all were sworn in at the beginning of the meeting. The three ...

Tonganoxie Public Library will close at 5 p.m. today and will be closed Thursday for New Year’s Day. The library, at 217 E. Fourth St., will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday for regular hours.

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Tonganoxie VFW to be site for New Year’s biscuits and gravy breakfast. Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 again will sponsor a biscuits and gravy breakfast on New Year’s Day at the post home, 910 E. First St. Breakfast will be served 7-11:30 a.m. Thursday. All are welcome to attend.

Tonganoxie Recreation Commission will close at 5 p.m. today for New Year’s Eve and will be closed Thursday in observance of New Year’s Day. The TRC Activity Center will reopen at 7 a.m. Friday for its regular hours. It will close at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday will be the last day to visit the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society Museum before the new year. The museum will be closed starting Sunday through Jan. 4. The museum is open 9 a.m.-noon today and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Museum hours normally are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 ...