Shawn Linenberger News editor
Shawn has been with The Mirror since 2001 and is the news editor.
Recent stories
- Lansing escapee found in KCK
- 03:37 p.m., May 9, 2012 Updated 05:16 p.m.
- A convicted sex offender who escaped from Lansing Correctional Facility three weeks ago was back in custody Wednesday afternoon.
- Tonganoxie hires city administrator
- April 24, 2012
- Tonganoxie’s new city administrator will be on the job in about two weeks.
- Convicted sex offender escapes from Lansing
- April 18, 2012
- A 59-year-old convicted sex offender escaped early Wednesday from Lansing Correctional Facility.
- Jalapenos opens to large crowds in Tonganoxie
- April 6, 2012
- The banner on the west side of Jalapenos Mexican Grill in Tonganoxie has changed from “coming soon” to “now open.”
- Rumsfeld visits Fort Leavenworth
- February 24, 2012
- Donald Rumsfeld recalled his 2001 Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing in which he fielded a question from U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas about what worried him late at night.
- Linn County man injured in motorcycle wreck south of Tonganoxie
- Motorcyclist taken to KU Hospital
- 11:39 a.m., October 13, 2011 Updated 05:02 p.m.
- A 74-year-old Linn County man was injured in a motorcycle accident just after 10 a.m. Thursday about a mile south of Tonganoxie.
- After slow start, some sunflowers are blooming at Grinter farm south of Tonganoxie
- August 25, 2011
- Ted Grinter’s sunflower crop had a slight Goldilocks complex this summer — but he hopes his bounty of the state flower now has found that everything is just right.
- Tonganoxie High School student dies in Thursday rollover accident in Basehor
- 03:49 p.m., July 7, 2011 Updated 09:48 a.m.
- A Tonganoxie High School student died in a rollover accident Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 24-40 in Basehor.
- Soldier’s widow reflects on bin Laden’s demise
- May 5, 2011
- Tonganoxie resident Kelly Griffiths learned of Osama bin Laden’s death via radio Monday during her morning commute to work.
- ELECTION CENTRAL: USD 464 bond issue fails by about 100 shy of 2-to-1 margin
- April 6, 2011
- Tonganoxie USD 464 voters soundly said no to a $26.9 million bond issue Tuesday.
Recent photos
Trees dot VFW Park in Tonganoxie. Arbor Day, which originated in Nebraska, will be celebrated Friday, April 27.
Jalapenos restaurant opened for business Monday, April 2, 2012, in Tonganoxie. Some of the staff pictured are, from left, general manager Valente Hernandez, owner Francisco Mendez, Jordan Davis, Joshua Ferris, Anna Terry and Flor Flores.
This year is the first leap year since 2008. Timeanddate.com offers facts about leap years and how they became part of our modern calendar.
A unit from Fort Leavenworth marches in the 2010 Veterans Day Parade in Leavenworth, one of the largest parades of its type in the United States.
Leavenworth County Sheriff's officials work the scene of a motorcycle accident that occurred about 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, about a mile south of Tonganoxie on U.S. Highway 24-40. The bike's driver, Eldon Barrett of Parker, was taken to Kansas University Hospital by Leavenworth County Emergency Medical Services after the wreck. Barrett lost control of the bike and hit the ditch, which caused the bike to travel about 20 yards before coming to rest, according to two others who were riding with him.
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What do you think about a proposed ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars and workplaces?
As much as I hate government interfering with our lives, I love the smoking ban. Going out in Lawrence is so nice without smelling cigarette smoke at your table while eating.
