Following a 10-minute executive session for land acquisition on Monday, Pleasanton City Councilman Jake Mattingley said a representative of Family Dollar/Dollar Tree “chose us because of our location” to build a store.
Mattingley said the corporation usually targets larger cities, such as Harrisonville, Mo., and Fort Scott, but this time they looked at Pleasanton for a future 10,000 square feet retail store.
City Attorney Burton Harding said of the executive session, “We were approached by a business that wants to buy a couple of lots.”
He said City Administrator Teresa Whitaker needed to show the council the contract so they could proceed with the deal.
NEWS
Family of murder victim concerned with County Attorney conflict of interest
REVISED 4/22/2021 - The story of the murder of a Mound City woman, Dawn Rosso, began prior to her throat being cut on Saturday, June 20, 2020 – it actually began when her alleged murderer Dylan Parks-Maki broke her wrist and ribs; To see the full article, check out this... [More]
Pleasanton Council visits with engineer concerning lake development
Pleasanton City Administrator Teresa Whitaker introduced BG Consultants engineer Jason Hoskinson to the City Council Monday night, stating his job would be to “help the city out with the potential development project” and figure out where the engineering firm can... [More]
Mound City Council reopens discussions on sale of lake
The Mound City Council met by phone for a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, April 6, for the purpose of determining whether or not to reopen the discussions on the sale of the city lake. During the course of that meeting, the council voted to go forward with the discussions... [More]
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SPORTS
Pleasanton track hosts home Invitational
The Pleasanton track team hosted their home track meet on April 13. The meet consisted of eight teams and the Jays placed fourth in both the boys and girls. The boys placed fourth with 79 points while the girls placed fourth with 58 points. Jayhawk-Linn won the meet for the... [More]
Jayhawk track places first and second at Pleasanton Invitational
The Jayhawk-Linn track teams traveled to Pleasanton on April 13 to compete in the Pleasanton Invitational. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams did well as the boys won the meet with 124 points. The girls placed second with 96 points. Uniontown won the meet for... [More]
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- Prairie View football starts playoffs strong with dominant win over Caney Valley
- Jayhawk football falls to West Franklin
- Pleasanton football falls to Olpe
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COMMUNITY
Fighting addiction with grace and mercy
Living Free Linn County is an addiction recovery program that was started by Pastor Cary Coffey with the Assembly of God Church in Pleasanton. The program’s goal is to fight drug addiction with the grace and mercy of God’s love. “When I first started this... [More]
Youth outreach event planned for this weekend
The Pleasanton Assembly of God Church is partnering with Charis Bible College second-year students for an outreach event this coming weekend aimed at local youth and young adults. Charis Bible College is located in Overland Park and was founded in 1994 by internationally renowned... [More]
Laying down a lifetime’s work
Lillie and Glen Jackson were married in 1946, but it wasn’t until 1959 that they moved to Pleasanton. As the mother of five children, Lillie spent her time raising her family: Carolyn, Glenna, Larry Janet and Sandy. “Once we were all out of school, Mom went to beauty... [More]
More Community
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- Maxwell retires from ECKAAA; looks back on career
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- 10,000 meals served to La Cygne community since COVID began
- Blu Flamingo opens in Pleasanton
- Whitaker retires after nearly a decade with city
- Pleasanton Scouts start flag program for funding
