• Santa shares a moment with Kienyn Brown during his visit to Prescott’s City Hall on Dec. 13.

  • Santa and this little bundle of joy, Jeffrey Harrison, made for a lovely scene at the big guy’s stop in Prescott on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13.

  • Cali Carter won princess and Daxton Daniels won prince in the contest where candidates sold raffle tickets for a variety of prizes for the Pleasanton Christmas celebration on Saturday.

  • Labette Bank won second place in the parade for the float entry. Erika Gilbert and Events by Erika won third with their rendition of the Grinch float.

  • Santa holds Nastalia Stack, 5 mo., and Joanna Claypool, 7 mo. at the Pleasanton Winter Wonderland Saturday night.

  • The joy of Christmas and seeing Santa is apparent on the faces of children who attended the Christmas in the Park event hosted by the Mound City Historical Park Saturday, Dec. 6.

  • Children had fun chasing each other around the track on the Animal Race at the annual Christmas on Broadway held in La Cygne last Saturday.

  • Maverick the Elf stands at the ready with treat bags for children stopping to say hello to Santa at the La Cygne Library on Sunday during the community’s Christmas on Broadway event.

  • Children follow Santa across the Mound City Historical Park after he arrived via firetruck Saturday afternoon for the Christmas event.

  • Local youth volunteer for the live nativity during Christmas in the Park Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual event was hosted by the Mound City Historical Society.

NEWS

Christmas food distributions this weekend

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Christmas food distributions are scheduled this weekend to help those in need through the holiday. Helping with funds to aid three food distributions were Pleasanton High School students who organized a “Battle of the Buckets” coin drive competition amongst the classes.... [More]

Commissioners given update on mental health outreach at jail

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During the Dec. 15 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners were given an update on the community outreach project through SEKMH at the Linn County Jail. Brian Cook and Kym Hargrove, both with SEKMHC, along with Linn County Sheriff James Akes and Linn County Jail Administrator... [More]

Motocross track CUP discussed at county P&Z

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A family-owned, 42-acre plot of land brought much discussion Tuesday night last week after a conditional use permit (CUP) was requested by Eric and Emily Thies so they could continue holding motocross training and races on tracks built on the land. Thies’ were requesting... [More]

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SPORTS

Prairie View girls’ basketball places second at Linn County Tournament

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The Prairie View girls’ basketball team traveled to Osawatomie on Dec. 9 and Dec. 11-12 to compete in the 2025 Linn County Tournament.  The Lady Buffs did well as they placed second overall going 2-1 in the tournament. Their first game of the season was back on Dec.... [More]

Pleasanton boys’ basketball place second at Linn County Tournament with a solid performance

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The Pleasanton boys’ basketball team traveled to Osawatomie on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10-11 to compete in the annual Linn County Tournament. The Jays were only two points away from being tournament champions and went 2-1 in the tournament placing second. To see the full article,... [More]

Jayhawk girls’ basketball wins the Linn County Tournament

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The Lady Hawks traveled to Osawatomie on Dec. 9 and Dec. 11-12 to compete in the Linn County Tournament. Jayhawk won the tournament last year and this continued as the Lady Hawks are the 2025 Linn County Tournament girls’ basketball champions going 3-0 in their games. To... [More]

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COMMUNITY

2026 Operation Round Up awardees selected; more than $50,000 to be distributed

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Nonprofits throughout eastern Kansas that serve community members in need will soon receive a total of more than $50,000 in contributions from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative members through Heartland’s Operation Round Up program. “It’s always impressive... [More]

Christmas food drive planned Dec. 20

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A second food drive to aid those in need prior to Christmas is planned for Saturday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the First Christian Church in Pleasanton, 613 Main Street, in the back downstairs room. Canned goods and non-perishable items are being collected at Food Fair... [More]

A piece of Prescott’s history

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Elevator razed Last week the Burlington Northern- Santa Fe Railroad Co. (BNSF) took down the old grain elevator and storage bins at Prescott, taking with it a large piece of history that touched several families in the community. Originally, it was built by members of the Norbury... [More]

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