It has been a quarter-century since the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Friday marks 25 years since the tragedy took place Sept. 11, 2001. Sporting events will be observing the anniversary throughout the country on Friday and during the weekend. Both Tonganoxie High ...
As we get older, we are taught to be responsible — to manage our schedules, organize our lives, prepare for the unexpected. Responsibility helps us build careers, care for families and thrive in adulthood. But there is a tradeoff to always being prepared: sometimes we miss out on ...
LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic will reopen its private prison in Leavenworth to house immigration detainees after city commissioners approved the company’s special use permit on Tuesday, the result of a process one commissioner called “agonizing.” Two people were arrested and multiple people ...
Tonganoxie Business Association will have its next networking coffee at 8 a.m. Feb. 13 at Grounded Coffeehouse in the 304 Venue space. The meetings are open to the public and are the second Monday of the month.
New Year’s Eve is one of the deadliest days of the year for drunk driving. The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office and Tonganoxie Police Department are joining law enforcement across the state to provide education about the importance of driving sober. Drivers can expect to see increased ...
John Kotzman, Lansing, and Blaine McBroom, Leavenworth, recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Kansas. McBroom is among about 20,000 students, faculty, ...
Daniel Oscar Carr, Jr., 91, died on October 13, 2025. He was born May 1, 1934, to Daniel Oscar Carr, Sr., and Florence (Burris) Carr at Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Argentine High School in Kansas City, Kansas, and he received degrees from the University of Kansas City (now University ...
The U.S. Department of Education has threatened to withhold federal funding from four Kansas school districts for potentially violating federal law with their policies for transgender students. The department took issue with school policies it said allowed students to participate on the sports ...
Tonganoxie High boys soccer will look to get its first Frontier League victory of the season Thursday at home against Ottawa. The Cyclones are 3-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in league play. Thursday’s match gives the Chieftains another opportunity to get another victory following a stretch ...
Tonganoxie High School is working with Workforce Partnership, part of the Kansas Works Workforce Center, to provide a job fair for THS students. The event will be 8:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the high school. Employers wanting to participate can email Sloane Gage at ...
