Also from July 30
All stories
- Gold Dust tourney comes to Dub’s Dread
- July 30, 2008
- Entries are now being accepted for the first Gold Dust Two-Ball Championship to be contested at Dub’s Dread Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24.
- Race for the Cure registration open
- July 30, 2008
- Registration is under way for the annual Komen Kansas City Race for the Cure.
- Post 41 victorious in tourney opener
- July 30, 2008
- After two big setbacks to Lawrence and Atchison at the Kansas American Legion Baseball 2008 Zone 2 Tournament this past weekend, Tonganoxie looked much better at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds a few days later.
- Longtime Braves see run come to an end
- July 30, 2008 in print edition on B1
- For nearly a decade, the Tonganoxie Braves have spent their summers together, traveling throughout the state and, sometimes, out-of-state for softball tournaments.
- Soccer team goes co-ed for Sunflower State Games
- July 30, 2008 in print edition on B1
- A while back, Tonganoxie High soccer coach Ken Lott asked some of his varsity boys if they would be interested in playing in some tournaments this summer. But there was a catch.
- Spots still available
- Chieftains begin battling for playing time at summer camp
- July 30, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Officially, the fall sports season for Kansas high schools doesn’t start until Aug. 18. Unofficially, however, competition for roster spots on the Tonganoxie High volleyball team already has started.
- William “Bill” Merkel candidate questionnaire responses
- July 30, 2008
- Bill Merkel is running for the 3rd District seat on the Leavenworth County Commission.
- Tony Klamm candidate questionnaire responses
- July 30, 2008
- Tony Klamm is running for the 3rd District seat on the Leavenworth County Commission.
- Candidate Profile: William “Bill” Merkel
- July 30, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Asked why he is running for the Leavenworth County Commission’s 3rd District seat, William “Bill” Merkel said, “I think it’s time to give the voters more say in what is done in Leavenworth County.”
- Candidate Profile: Tony Klamm
- July 30, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Tony Klamm, one of seven Republicans vying for Leavenworth County’s 3rd District County Commission seat in an Aug. 5 primary election, says he has what it takes “to maintain current or improved county services while looking for ways to decrease cost to the taxpayers.”
- The Record
- July 30, 2008
- Tonganoxie City Fire Department, Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office
- Jarbalo Jottings
- July 30, 2008
- On July 13, the Ehart family met at the Tonganoxie State Lake for a picnic to celebrate the 90th birthday celebration for Henry Ehart.
- Springdale News
- July 30, 2008
- Kathy, Tom and David Powell left July 5 to see her folks, Helen and Bill Nowlan at Lake George near Colorado Springs, Colo. They returned home July 13 and had a wonderful time.
- McLouth happenings
- July 30, 2008
- The Heart of America Steam Engine & Model Association will celebrate its 51st year of the McLouth Threshing Bee on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Aunt Norie’s sewing room
- July 30, 2008
- Back-to-school clothes: It’s that time again.
- Candidates make their cases for offices at forum
- July 30, 2008
- For nearly three hours Thursday, candidates for county, state and national offices met with area voters at the Tonganoxie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Home.
- Remember when: a community review
- July 30, 2008
- 10 years ago: July 15, 1998: Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders, McLouth, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 26, at the Community Center in McLouth with a reception from 2-4 p.m….
- Rec commission sticks with goose
- July 30, 2008
- Tonganoxie youth found themselves in a sticky situation this weekend.
- Tonganoxie, McLouth schools to start enrollment
- July 30, 2008
- The time to register for classes in the Tonganoxie and McLouth School Districts is near.
- High-tech equipment could aid local law enforcement
- July 30, 2008
- Area law enforcement may be better able to track serious offenders following the approval of a $55,155 expenditure for Livescan fingerprinting equipment by the Leavenworth County Commission Monday.
- Mold invades police department
- July 30, 2008
- Walking into the Tonganoxie Police Department, employees and Tonganoxie residents are greeted with two things: familiar faces and a musty smell.
- Future of program battling childhood obesity uncertain
- July 30, 2008
- The future of a program to help curb childhood obesity in the Tonganoxie Elementary School is still up in the air.
- Board holds special meeting
- July 30, 2008
- The Tonganoxie School Board met in executive session for a total of 1 hour, 15 minutes Monday during a special meeting at Tonganoxie Middle School.
- Consumers alerted to scams
- July 30, 2008
- Attorney General Steve Six announced today that his office was alerted to a fraudulent pattern that has impacted Kansas consumers in recent days. The scam has already been reported in five Kansas counties.
- County fair schedule has some changes this year
- July 30, 2008
- The 82nd annual Leavenworth County Fair will have some significant changes in scheduling for this year’s installment, slated for Aug. 12-16 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tonganoxie.
- Bee good: McLouth threshing activities to kick off Friday
- July 30, 2008
- McLouth will be buzzing this weekend.
- Residents reflect on Starcher’s life through vehicles
- July 30, 2008
- If you drove past VFW Park Thursday afternoon, you may have thought Tonganoxie was host to a classic and custom car convention.
- Political pair
- Truesdells highly involved at local government level
- July 30, 2008
- Some families may consider it rude to talk politics at the dinner table, but for Jim and Diane Truesdell, it’s become a fairly common occurrence.
- Leavenworth County judge has a few weeks to respond to allegations
- Stewart gets 30-day extension to file written response regarding allegations of sexual misconduct
- July 30, 2008
- Leavenworth County District Court Judge Frederick N. Stewart now has until Aug. 22 to file a written response regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against a former administrative assistant.
- Primaries to be contested Tuesday; advance voting ends at noon Monday
- 12:00 a.m., July 30, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Leavenworth and Wyandotte county residents don’t have to wait until Aug. 5 to cast their vote in upcoming primary elections, but undoubtedly many will.
