Tonganoxie News

On Independence Day some people celebrate America by waving flags. Others do it by cooking out or going to festivals.Then there are those who prefer to celebrate their country by blowing up a small part of ...

An Independence man accused of molesting two young girls is facing new charges involving additional victims.A Jackson County grand jury Friday indicted William R. Watkins on three new counts of statutory sodomy ...

By BILL MILLER FORT WORTH - Ever since he was a kid, James Jambor had wanted to fly.It started in 1994, when an uncle took him, then age 11, on his first flight.'It was a Christmas gift,' said the Rev.

Two people are confirmed dead after a Central Airlines Aero Commander crashed northeast of Lawrence in rural Leavenworth County, south of Tongonoxie.

A Wyandotte County judge continued the sentencing hearing today for Robert M. Haberlein, who was found guilty of murdering a Bonner Springs Dollar General store manager.District Court Judge John J. McNally ...

I just cannot see why they are saying a pool will cost as much as they are. Check out this new pool in Tonganoxie paid for with a 3/4 percent sales tax.

Two people were killed in a small plane crash in Kansas. The plane went down in a farm field in Leavenworth County this morning, just South of the town of Tonganoxie.

Two persons were aboard the plane and early reports are that both have died. Investigators were called to the crash scene, a field near Leavenworth County Road 1 and Cantrell Road in Tonganoxie, about 10:30 ...

At least two people have died in a plane crash in Leavenworth County. The crash happened just after 10 a.m. Tuesday in a field near 223rd and Cantrell just south of Tonganoxie.

A fire has destroyed a camper and combination house/barn at 14261 234th St. in a rural area south of Tonganoxie, according to Chief Lawrence Torneden of the Reno Township Fire Department.An electrical failure ...

A firefighter was hurt Wednesday night battling a blaze in Leavenworth County. The fire broke out near Tonganoxie at a home in the 14000 block of 234th Street.

ROXI GRIZZLE, of Tonganoxie, has been named 2007-08 Gatorade Kansas Girls Track and Field athlete of the year.

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Transition at the administrative level continues for Ellis USD 388, which is looking for a new superintendent for the third time since 2005.

The 400-meter relay should be a highlight as defending championLeavenworth will have strong competition fromWichita Southeast , Wichita Heightsand Olathe East.

Allen leaving Kansas SenateAfter serving 20 years in the Kansas Legislature, Sen.

Summer is coming, but that doesn't mean that you have to travel to have fun. The Midwest is a region with many activities, which will allow you find the entertainment you are looking for and not spend too much. via Dos Mundos

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A Wyandotte County District Court jury has convicted the first of three people accused of first-degree murder in the brutal beating death of Robin Bell of Tonganoxie. via Emporia Gazette

“I transferred here while I was still living overseas, and moved here right after I got back. To come to a new campus I haven't seen and try to find all these buildings was tough.”

Although senior secondary education major Laura Graveman chose her career path at a young age, she never imagined how eventful and exciting her college years would become. via The Bulletin

I am looking for information about the Quisenberry family that settled in Illinois in the 1840s, coming from Kentucky. via Cousinconnect.com