Also from July 16
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Polls
Have higher gas prices changed your summer travel plans? Tell us how.
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 84% | |
| No | 15% | |
| Total | 84 | |
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- Francis Hurla candidate questionnaire responses
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Francis Hurla is running for Leavenworth County Commissioner, District 3
- Beverly “Bev” Oroke candidate questionnaire responses
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Bev Oroke is running for Leavenworth County Commissioner, District 3
- Candidate profile: Beverly “Bev” Oroke
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- If elected to the 3rd District Leavenworth County Commission seat in November, Republican candidate Beverly “Bev” Oroke says she will make “thoughtful and sometimes tough decisions” in order to lay a plan for future growth
- Candidate profile: Francis Hurla
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Francis Hurla, a heating, ventilating and air conditioning technician and local Tonganoxie business owner, says his top priority if elected as southern Leavenworth’s next representative to the board of county commissioners would be to manage the county “in a manner that provides the best services while staying within the budget.”
- McCain voting record questioned
- July 16, 2008
- Sen. John McCain claims to be qualified to be the President of the United States because of his military expertise and a 26-year record of a commitment to fiscal discipline in the U.S. Congress.
- Digital billboards evaluated again
- July 16, 2008
- Leavenworth County Commissioners heard an industry spokesperson’s reasons for lifting a ban on new digital billboards in the county during a presentation Monday, but declined ending a six-month moratorium on the displays in unincorporated areas of the county until further review.
- Green bins better than blue
- July 16, 2008
- I totally agree with Mr. Sledd regarding the blue trash bins.
- In others’ view: Trickle-down
- July 16, 2008
- The Lawrence Journal-World said in a recent editorial: The trickle-down effect of $4-and-up gasoline costs is being felt in sectors of our society most of us never dreamed would feel such an impact. Along with the rising cost of just getting to and from somewhere, the pressure is mounting in countless other areas.
- Farmers see operating costs rise
- July 16, 2008
- Trying to take the pulse of agriculture halfway through 2008 is as difficult as herding cats. Some producers are doing remarkably well while others are suffering.
- County staffers look to preserve cemeteries
- July 16, 2008
- Leavenworth County staff, township board members, members of various cemetery boards and private workers have recently stepped up efforts to preserve rural cemeteries in the county that have long since been overgrown to the point of disrepair.
- Fishing tourney honors former outdoorsman, raises youth life jacket awareness
- Tournament Saturday at Paola
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A8
- The Heads Above Water Benefit Fishing Tournament will be held July 19 at Hillsdale State Lake in Paola.
- Remember when: A community review
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A8
- 10 years ago: July 1, 1998 Eli Crittenden recently returned home from the American Legion Boys State of Kansas where he served as a senator. He was one of over 600 young men who attended the week-long government and leadership program at Kansas State University in Manhattan.
- Blood drive coming to Tonganoxie on Friday
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A9
- City residents will be rolling up their sleeves and donating blood to benefit local hospital patients during the Tonganoxie Civic Club’s annual blood drive, to be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Tonganoxie VFW Post Home, 910 E. First St. in Tonganoxie.
- Springdale News
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Jennie Coffin and 40 other First State Bank and Trust treasurers went on a Smoky Mountain trip with Diamond Tours. They spent a day at Dollywood, went to the Biltmore Estate and had a guided tour of the Smoky Mountains. They attended three shows - The Miracle, Black Bear Jamboree Dinner and Show Theater and the Magic Show.
- Aunt Norie’s Sewing Room
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A9
- A chance remark the other day from a stranger in the grocery store: Today’s problems, today’s world, if they could or would combine today’s modern conveniences with our old-fashioned values.
- Jarbalo Jottings
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Jarbalo United Methodist Women met at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at the church. President Marilyn Oxley opened the meeting with prayer. Roll call was answered with the number of care calls they had made.
- McLouth Happenings
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Join the community for the ninth annual Freedom Social at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall of McLouth Church of the Nazarene for testimonies, skits, songs and great food.
- Tonganoxie experiences minimal growth
- July 16, 2008
- Tonganoxie continues to grow, according to population numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census.
- Class for commercial crops
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A10
- This fall in Lawrence, Johnson County Community College is offering a new class called Commercial Crop Production, at the Lawrence Centennial School, 2145 Louisiana St.
- City, school board talk budgets
- School budget accounts for previous tax filing error; city plans to hold line on mill levy
- July 16, 2008
- The Tonganoxie School District is making up for last year’s tax error in one year.
- Tonganoxie High football camp
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Tonganoxie High will play host to football camps for high school and youth athletes the last week of July.
- Braves teams go 1-2 at state tourney
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- A pair of Tonganoxie Braves teams won a game this past weekend at the USSSA Softball State Tournament at Mid-America West Sports Complex in Shawnee.
- Jayni’s Kitchen
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Roasted Garlic Heads with Orange Butter
- School board approves new president at busy meeting
- July 16, 2008
- The board unanimously elected member Diane Truesdell as board president for 2008-09.
- Summer hoops session behooves Chieftains
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- It wasn’t because of their grades or for disciplinary reasons, but Shawn Phillips sent his players to an entire month of summer school.
- City’s young enjoying old ball game
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- This summer, like most in Tonganoxie, the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds have been swarming with baseball and softball players nearly every evening.
- Smith: TV softball game fails to live up to hype
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- While lounging and flipping listlessly through my channel guide Monday night during a break in the Home Run Derby, I realized that the guide claimed I was watching softball on ESPN even though I clearly was watching the MLB’s long-distance experts clash.
- A new vision for Tonganoxie
- July 16, 2008
- The Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corp. has finished interviewing key stakeholders in the community to find out what can be done about retail development in Tonganoxie.
- McLouth catcher Patterson makes all-region first team
- July 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The accolades are piling up for McLouth High softball catcher Kendall Patterson.
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