The Prescott City Council opened their special meeting for Monday, May 16 with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ron Roberts was unable to attend.
Jesse Willard introduced Lamont Cook, Bruce Bird, and Michael Hammond from Mid-America Healthcare Management Company (HMC) so they could discuss how they may be able to help get the Prescott Nursing Home up and running again.
Willard and the team expressed appreciation for the council members to go out of their way to have this special meeting.
NEWS
Bidders on broadband fiber optic speak one more time
After requesting that KwiKom Communications and Peoples Telecommunications sharpen their pencils and get the best bid back to the county for fiber optic cable installation, both bidders showed up Monday and learned the commissioners will decide the program in three weeks. Peoples... [More]
Senior meals: Pleasanton seniors want to stay in current location
Hoping to get a decision for a permanent location for the Pleasanton Senior Meals program, K-State nutrition assistant Melanie Grote spoke to the commissioners Monday. She said in the four years she’s been in the position, she’s seen the Pleasanton meals program... [More]
Vicory receives Emmy nominations
Local filmmaker and entrepreneur Sue Vicory learned last Friday that she and her crew had been nominated for two Emmy awards for their work on the San Diego Film Awards, which aired on KPBS2 on May 14, 2021. “We actually received two nominations for the production,”... [More]
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SPORTS
Prairie View girls win league track for first time since 1995
The Prairie View track team hosted the Pioneer League track meet on May 12. If you have been keeping up with Prairie View track this season you would know that the girls’ team is very good always placing top three and more often than not winning the meet. In this meet,... [More]
Pleasanton track places top three at Three Rivers League meet
The Pleasanton track team competed in the Three Rivers League meet at Uniontown on May 12. The Jays did well as the boys team placed second with a score of 117 points and the girls placed third with a score of 79 points. Isaiah Bates won three different events for the... [More]
More Sports
- Hume splits home season openers
- Marais des Cygnes 4-H members compete at national judging contests
- 2021 All Linn County baseball team
- Jayhawk softball falls to Belle Plaine at State
- Briley Moore finds NFL home as undrafted free agent
- Pleasanton track competes at Jayhawk Invitational
- Pleasanton baseball starts season with a pair of walk-off thrillers against Oswego
- Prairie View, Pioneer League ponder Baldwin addition
COMMUNITY
Domestic violence: Stalking and harassment
Stalking and harassment can happen between strangers or in relationships, where the abusive partner or ex demands your time even after you make it clear you do not want contact. The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines stalking as the act or crime of willfully and... [More]
Domestic violence: Emotional abuse and gaslighting
As we learned in the last installment of this series, domestic violence and abuse go beyond the normal scope that one first imagines when you hear the term but it goes beyond the physical scope as well and often begins with an emotional rollercoaster that becomes an ingrained... [More]
Bishop walks Potawatomi Trail of Death
On March 20 Indiana Bishop Doug Sparks set out on a walk that would take him through four states over the course of the next 43 days before finally arriving at his destination on May 1. As part of his posting with the diocese in Indiana, Spark was given a three month sabbatical... [More]
