MEREDITH JOHNSON | Linn County News Nineteen Vietnam veterans were honored with quilts in Butler, Mo. at the Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial. Johnson donated the quilt pictured, plus several other local quilters donated their quilts.

ANGELA K. HOLT | LINN COUNTY NEWS The large traveling wall has been to over 800 communities and features the names of over 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing from the Vietnam War. The wall was displayed next to the Butler football field last weekend.

Pleasanton Elementary preschool student Daisy Bustillos puts her painted hand on a tree to signify a leaf; Evelyn Burgess assisted the kids with leaf making. The entire class of Destiny Levota’s preschool added a hand print to the newly renovated room for young kids at the HIVE library in Pleasanton.

JLHS math teacher Shayla Long placed 547th out of 1,764 female runners aged 40-44 at the Boston Marathon. She finished in 3:23:31, an average of 7:46 per mile and her best time was 7:05 per mile at the 21 mile marker. There were approximately 30,000 runners overall entered in the race. Congratulations to Shayla Long!

Jarret Ungeheuer and Celeste Schneider walk the red carpet Saturday night for the JLHS 2026 Junior Senior prom.

Tucker Madison and Kiera McGrew at the walk in for the 2026 JLHS Prom on April 18.

Rayse Dean and Lillian Meyers walk the red carpet at the JLHS 2026 Prom on Saturday, April 18.

A funnel dropped on Blue Mound and traveled east through the county causing widespread damage Monday night, April 13, around 7:45 p.m. The quick moving storm left many people with little opportunity to find shelter. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the storm.

Sugar Valley sustained much damage from the funnel that dropped near Blue Mound on Monday evening, April 13. This mobile home was located on the east side of the community off of Paine Road, it was one of many that were damaged.

Garrett Conley and date Brilyn Bogan as they’re names are announced at Saturday’s walk-in for the PHS prom.