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- Engagements: Kelly-Fouts
- May 2, 2007
- Jessica Ruth Kelley, Tonganoxie, and Travis Wayne Fouts, Basehor, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.
- Anniversaries: Miller — 50th
- May 2, 2007
- Miller — 50th
- Board to interview principal candidates
- May 2, 2007
- A new Tonganoxie High School principal could be selected today at a special meeting of the Tonganoxie School Board.
- Senior is Merit scholar
- May 2, 2007
- Tonganoxie High School senior Justin Smith has been carrying around a secret he now can make public.
- THS teams plunge into Blazer invite
- Grizzle breaks school record, on national charts with javelin throw at meet
- May 2, 2007
- Roxi Grizzle is in the record books again. The THS junior threw the javelin 160 feet, 2 inches Friday at the Blazer Invitational on Friday at Gardner-Edgerton High School.
- At age 20, thrift shop continues to flourish
- Good Shepherd volunteers mark anniversary
- May 2, 2007
- From pillowcases to printer cables, toys, clothing and even a George Foreman Grill, whatever you might be looking for, you may be able to find at the Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank.
- Rural roots at heart of FFA Day at the Farm
- May 2, 2007
- If you want to know what kinds of dangers are posed by the overpopulation of deer, the difficulties and the rewards of pig farming or about the extensive use of beef byproducts in making everyday items, all you need to do is ask a third-grader.
- Chieftains drop two marathons
- May 2, 2007
- Sure, fans expect to witness an edge-of-your-seat affair when arguably the top two pitchers in the Kaw Valley League go head-to-head.
- Paxico marks the spot for new city signs
- May 2, 2007
- Driving into town from either the south or east on U.S. Highway 24-40, you may notice new signs welcoming residents and visitors to Tonganoxie.
- Senior all smiles afer juco signing
- May 2, 2007
- Amber Sanborn hopes to one day be keeping patients' teeth in order.
- Taking Charge
- McLouth softball sweeps Silver Lake
- May 2, 2007
- Any lingering doubts about the fodder that's helped fuel McLouth High's stellar start to the 2007 softball season can now officially be put to rest.
- LHS pitcher no-hits Tonganoxie
- May 2, 2007
- Monday's loss to Lansing definitely was a step back for the Tonganoxie High baseball team.
- Chainsaw sculptor lends talent to benefit
- McLouth artist competes in Carving for a Miracle event near St. Louis
- May 2, 2007
- When McLouth artist Russell Ehart looks at a tree stump, he doesn't see firewood. He sees a bird, a bear — or even Elvis Presley.
- County infusion won’t save
- May 2, 2007
- Leavenworth County commissioners are transferring additional money into the Community Corrections department, but it won't be enough to save a program that counsels entire families about stopping juvenile delinquency.
- Weekly Calendar
- May 2, 2007
- 5/2 Wednesday • Tonganoxie Community Museum of History, 201 W. Washington, 9 a.m.-noon.
- Letters to the editor: Pool decision panned
- May 2, 2007
- To the editor: No bids to be taken on the swimming pool project? You've got to be joking! A project costing almost $3 million is not going to be let for bid? Surely this is against city policy.
- The Record
- May 2, 2007
- News Briefs
- May 2, 2007
- 24-40 open house set for May 23 The final open house displaying details of the U.S. Highway 24-40 corridor study meeting will be shown from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 23 at Tonganoxie High School.
- Fundraiser puts talent on display
- May 2, 2007
- Most people are familiar with music education, but Miss Leavenworth County Paula Prosser wants to take it a step further.
- Our View: Wearing seat belts just common sense
- May 2, 2007
- When will people learn that putting on your seat belt should be the first order of business after getting into a car.
- Cat’s Eye: Initiation to club overwhelming
- May 2, 2007
- I know I'm behind the times, and people have been doing it for years. I've heard them talking about “making a Sam's run” and “getting the best deal at Sam's,” but until recently, I had never been there myself. I'm talking, of course, about Sam's Club — a big warehouse where all of your shopping dreams come true — at least if you want whatever you want in mass quantities.
- Education efforts help Tonganoxie get green
- May 2, 2007
- It isn't easy being green, but some Tonganoxie residents are determined to prove, with a little effort, it is possible.
- Remember When: A Community Review
- May 2, 2007
- 10 years ago: April 2, 1997 Deaths: Charles Donald Frevele, 54, died March 29, 1997, at a hospital in Muskogee, Okla.; Elaine J. Hummelgaard, 53, McLouth, died March 25, 1997; Arthur T. Lasher lll, 63, McLouth, died March 25, 1997; Clinton Wyrick, 73, Tuscumbia, Mo., died March 27, 1997.
- Lively bats help MHS sweep on Senior Night
- May 2, 2007
- Clay Mayer has watched his McLouth High baseball team fall into a distressing habit through the first half of the 2007 season.
- Lansin blanks THS in soccer
- May 2, 2007
- The veteran Kaw Valley League program didn't have much of a welcome for the fledgling program to the southwest.
- Aunt Norie’s Sewing Room
- May 2, 2007
- Sally has some good hints for us today.
- McLouth Happenings
- May 2, 2007
- American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 393 will sponsor Sarah Woodhead as its delegate to the 65th annual Kansas Sunflower Girls State, which will be conducted on the Kansas University campus in June.
- Jarbalo Jottings
- May 2, 2007
- Members of the Jaunty Jarbalonians, a Red Hat Society chapter, made a trip April 21 to the Moon Marble Company in Bonner Springs. After watching a hand-blown glass marble being made, the Jaunty Jarbalonians made several purchases from the large supply of marbles, games and other interesting items. The group then went to eat at the Jet Fuel Café.
- Obituary: Edward “Ed” William Grey
- 1966-2007
- May 2, 2007
- Mass of Christian Burial for Edward “Ed” William Grey, 40, of Kansas City, Mo., will be at 10:30 a.m. today, May 2, 2007, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 94th Street and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kan. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
- Family celebrates resident’s 92nd birthday
- May 2, 2007
- Family members from across the country traveled this past weekend to the Tonganoxie area to celebrate Harry Benoist Davis' 92nd birthday, which is today.
- Poet’s Corner
- May 2, 2007
- Harry Davis is this week's featured poet. These poems are from a book of poetry he published in the early 1980s, “Songs Along the Missouri.” Davis turns 92 today.
- Board hires high school principal
- May 2, 2007
- Tonganoxie has its next high school principal.
