Also from May 14
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- McLouth softball headed to state
- Bulldogs defeat Wellsville, 7-1, in regional championship
- May 14, 2008
- The McLouth High softball team received a two seed in the Class 3A state tournament and will begin its title run on Friday at 5 p.m. in Manhattan.
- THS softball loses regional championship in extras
- Tonganoxie defeats Baldwin in regional softball
- May 14, 2008
- Just hours after going extra innings and edging Baldwin in a regional semifinal, Tonganoxie found itself in extras again during its championship showdown with Santa Fe Trail.
- Aunt Norie’s sewing room
- May 14, 2008
- Recently patching a very active young man’s jeans, I though, “I really should pitch these, but, you know, they are so very comfortable. They feel good; they fit.”
- Springdale News
- May 14, 2008
- David and Jennifer Roggenkamp and Brayden of St. Marys were visiting during the May 3 weekend with her family, Johnny, Jackie and Adam Schwinn.
- Remember when: A community review
- May 14, 2008
- 10 years ago: April 29,1998; 25 years ago: April 27, 1983; 50 years ago: May 15, 1958; 75 years ago: April 20, 1933; 100 years ago: April 30, 1908
- LCDC seeks to attract members
- May 14, 2008
- Leavenworth County Development Corp. wants to attract more business associates.
- McLouth happenings
- May 14, 2008
- he Annual McLouth-area Rural School Reunion was held May 4 in the McLouth Community Center.
- Living Well
- May 14, 2008
- With these warmer days becoming more consistent, I actually have hope that spring has arrived!
- Jarbalo Jottings
- May 14, 2008
- Our sympathy goes to the family of John Dickinson, who died at Hickory Point Nursing Center in Oskaloosa, May 7.
- Illinois company offering scam, county register of deeds warns
- May 14, 2008
- The Leavenworth County Register of Deeds is alerting residents of a possible scam affecting new property owners in the area.
- THS softball upsets Baldwin, advances to regional finals
- 05:48 p.m., May 14, 2008 Updated 12:10 a.m.
- THS wins 1 - 0.
- McLouth police chief retires
- May 14, 2008
- Tom Burns officially is no longer with the McLouth Police Department.
- Ding Dong! Get the door, Tonganoxie
- Domino’s pizza set to open
- May 14, 2008
- A new pizza soon will be available for delivery to Tonganoxie homes.
- Connie O’Brien to run for office
- May 14, 2008
- With longtime Leavenworth County state Reps. Kenny Wilk, R-Lansing, and Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, announcing they will not seek re-election in 2008, there will undoubtedly be at least two new faces from the area serving in Topeka next year.
- A Ruff departure
- Leavenworth representative not seeking re-election
- May 14, 2008
- A 16-year veteran member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Rep. Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, has announced she will not file for re-election in 2008.
- Tonganoxie School Board
- Test scores on rise, principals tell board
- May 14, 2008
- Preliminary test scores for state assessments are looking favorable for Tonganoxie schools.
- Weekend Warriors
- Tonganoxie Middle School Warrior Guard shows off in first invetational
- May 14, 2008
- The Tonganoxie Middle School Warrior Guard began to march in perfect formation as Harley Riddle instructed the group to start marching at the inaugural Warrior Invitational at Tonganoxie Middle School.
- Tonganoxie soccer’s season ends
- May 14, 2008
- The girls soccer season came to an end Tuesday for Tonganoxie High as the Chieftains fell to Mill Valley, 8-0, in the second round of the Class 5A-1A regional playoffs
- Belobrajdic to play against Kansas University basketball seniors tonight
- 12:32 p.m., May 14, 2008 Updated 12:09 a.m.
- Tonganoxie High senior Gabe Belobrajdic will be playing on a team of area high school all-stars at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday against the Kansas University basketball seniors.
- We’re No. ‘I’: Band, chorus honored
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A12
- One might be the loneliest number, but not for the Tonganoxie High School band and chorus members who recently came back from a Class 4A state competition in Andover.
- Forensics pros: Tonganoxie students champions once again
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A12
- Tonganoxie High School has another state title in 2008.
- Movie could be filmed in area
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A11
- Movie production crews could be coming to Tonganoxie.
- Williams, infatuated with geography, takes knowledge to state
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Tonganoxie Middle School eighth-grader Wes Williams knows geography.
- Scientifically speaking, students excel at Olympiad
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10
- The Tonganoxie Middle School science Olympiad team went to the state competition for the fourth straight year last month and four Warriors won medals.
- Looking back before graduation
- Senior Salute
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A4
- This is my final week of high school. Amazing — I have spent roughly 2,160 days of my life completing a K-12 education, but as I come down to these last few days I find myself reminiscing. I didn’t attend kindergarten in Tonganoxie, but joined the class of 2008 in first grade.
- Academic feats should be lauded
- Our View
- May 14, 2008
- Hail to the Chieftains. The Tonganoxie High School forensics squad brought home a Class 4A state title May 3 from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka.
- Shrine rodeo once again coming to the LCVO Fairgrounds
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The Abdallah Shrine Rodeo soon will be back in the saddle again.
- 10 years already?
- THS CLass of 1998 to reunite in June
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The Tonganoxie High School Class of 1998 will celebrate its 10-year class reunion next month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
- Former firefighter files for commission
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2
- William (Bill) Merkel will join two other southern Leavenworth County Republican candidates - John Flower and Marvin Torneden – in an Aug. 5 primary election for the 3rd District Leavenworth County Commission seat.
- State of the Chamber, etc., to be discussed Tuesday
- May 14, 2008
- The State of the Chamber, City, County and State meeting will be held at noon Tuesday at Amanna Elan in Tonganoxie.
- Medieval day better than a worksheet
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10
- The hallways of the Tonganoxie Middle School were filled with the lords and ladies of the sixth grade class.
- Council holds off on CR1 pledge
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Just as a dollar amount to help fund the improvements along Leavenworth County Road 1 was finally discussed, the Tonganoxie City Council decided to wait another week before committing to the project.
- Fifth-graders get colonial for week full of learning
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Pirate goodie boxes: three shillings. Fruit and marshmallow kabobs: two shillings. Experiencing capitalism and a market economy first hand: priceless.
- THS students lend hands for service day
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Mark Mall directed his team of Tonganoxie High School students as they unloaded mulch from the stockpile just north of VFW Park to the nearby flowerbeds.
- Tonganoxie vet makes trip to D.C. with state group
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Robert McCullough’s recent trip to Washington, D.C., only lasted one day, but its memory will last for the rest of the 83-year-old World War II veteran’s life.
- Pomp up the jam: Graduation approaches
- Commencement exercises planned for Tonganoxie, McLouth and Basehor-Linwood
- May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Tonganoxie High School seniors will be recognized on two occasions for their academic accomplishments.
