• Jarrett Williams and Quinn Browning are Prairie View’s 2023 Homecoming king and queen. Left to right: Creed Caldwell, Ella McCammon, Paisley Mahoney, Quinn Browning, Jarrett Williams, Cade Sewell, Cole Holler, Whitley Cox-Halliburton, Laney Schaffer, Peyton Doty.

  • Both Pleasanton and Olpe players gather to pray for injured Pleasanton player Tony Gillespie. Gillespie was sent to Children’s Mercy by life flight, but is now out of the hospital and doing well.

  • The Jayhawk Linn freshman team wins the tournament at Prairie View on Sept. 9.

  • Driving the Cadmus 4-H Club’s second-place parade float, tractor operator Ty Holler says the entries’ green emissions could signify either John Deere or the Prairie View schools.

  • Landon Schull, 12, falls into the tank at the dunking booth sponsored by the Parker Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization at this years Parker Days event.

  • Led by Bailey Hughes, drum major, and Jeff Russell, director, the Prairie View High marching band plays for the parade crowd gathered at Heritage Park for the 2023 Parker Days celebration.

  • Pleasanton Junior High students who toured the STARS facility last week were shown what the school encompasses and how it works and were even given an opportunity for some hands-on time with the heavy equipment simulators.

  • On Monday, Sept. 11, the county passes funds from a $100,000 CDBG grant they applied for on behalf of STARS (Southeast Technical Academy for Rural Students) that will help provide two simulators, desks, and computers for the vocational school. Pictured are: front row, left to right, Linn County Economic Development Administrator Jessica Hightower, STARS student Gracie Willard, STARS 2023 graduate Jeremy Sweat. Back row, left to right STARS Director Dr. Jay Allen, Commissioner Jim Johnson, Commissioner Danny McCullough, and Commissioner Jason Hightower.

  • The Jayhawk volleyball team host a triangular against Humboldt and Parsons on Aug. 29. The Lady Hawks lost to Humboldt in two sets, 23-25 and 22-25, and then defeated St. Mary’s Colgan in two sets, 25-20 and 25-22. Pictured in the photo are Kenzley Nation and Brooklyn Bogan.

  • Celeste Schneider (left) and Camryn Thomas (right) has had recent success for the Jayhawk Linn girls golf team. Schneider placed second in the tournament at Columbus on Aug. 31 while Thomas placed 10th in the tournament. Thomas also placed fifth in their tournament at Fort Scott on Aug. 28

NEWS

Audience members request one year moratorium on solar farms

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Letter from KDWP discussed during meeting   During the public comment segment of the commissioner’s weekly meeting on Monday, several people in the audience again spoke regarding the current zoning regulations for commercial solar farms.  Public comment... [More]

USD 362 sells construction class house

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Move solves one of three financial issues   Monday night’s Unified School District 362 approval at a special meeting of the sale of a vocational-education construction house in La Cygne has solved what appeared to be an impending financial concern. However, two... [More]

La Cygne passes past-debated action items

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Approved pair will buy skid steer, delete proposed RV permit registration   Two items thoroughly debated and tabled after a Sept. 6 regular meeting have now been passed by La Cygne city leaders. At their regular meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 20, the council cast a... [More]

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SPORTS

Prairie View rolls against Burlington on Homecoming

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The Prairie View football team hosted Burlington on Sept. 22 for their Homecoming game. Homecoming is so much better with a win and the Buffalos provided that as they fought their way to a 44-19 victory. One of the things that won this game for the Buffalos were big runs by... [More]

Pleasanton cross country competes at Prairie View and Humboldt

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The Pleasanton cross country team traveled to Prairie View to compete in the Humboldt Invitational on Sept. 19 and then the Ramsey Invitational at Prairie View on Sept. 21.  Both junior high and high school runners competed for the Jays at the Humboldt Invitational. Kei-Mahni... [More]

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COMMUNITY

Epps invited to speak at KASB banquet

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On Saturday, Sept. 23, Don Epps, Superintendent of USD 344, traveled to Wichita, Kan., to give a two-hour presentation at the Dale Dennis Teacher of the Year Banquet at the Kansas State Department of Education conference. According to Epps, approximately 90 to 130 nominations... [More]

The Missourians to perform in Mound City

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The gospel music quartet, The Missourians, will be in concert at the Mound City Christian Church on Sunday, Sept. 24. The concert will begin at 2:30 p.m. and free will donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to the Mound City Historical Park to fund repairs and improvements.... [More]

Eagle Scouts complete community service projects

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Last week, Mason Barron and Morgan Barron completed their Eagle Scout projects for the city of Pleasanton.  Mason Barron refurbished two park benches and installed them downtown on Ninth Street just east of Main Street.  These benches are the first stage in an improvement... [More]

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