NOTICE: There will be a blood drive at the Catholic Hall in Mound City from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13
NEWS
SPECIAL: 2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest

2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest PRATT – The 2023 Kansas Birding Big Year Contest, hosted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), is officially underway! Participation is simple; record the number of unique bird species you see in Kansas from... [More]
CPR event held last Saturday

Approximately 30 people took advantage of free CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) classes held last Saturday in both Mound City and La Cygne. The classes were sponsored by Linn County Emergency Management and were free to the public. Each class size was limited to 20 and... [More]
Hamilton seeks veteran highway renaming signs

Ali Hamilton, director and curator of the Trading Post Museum, spoke to Linn County Commissioners on Monday, Jan. 30, regarding the renaming of a stretch of U.S. Highway 69 in the honor of a Pleasanton veteran who died at Pearl Harbor. A bill was introduced in the Kansas legislature... [More]
More News
- Commissioners receive report on 2022 valuations compliance
- Mayors, councils speak on infrastructure defunding proposal
- Mound City Council looks to add campsites to lake
- SPECIAL: Linn County Sheriff's Office seeking identification of subject
- La Cygne awards bid for settling pond project
- Commissioners approve roof bid for fire stations
- Christmas in Linn County
- New quarantine guidelines announced, software approved for Health Department
SPORTS
Pleasanton basketball goes 4-0 in courtwarming week

Pleasanton celebrated their courtwarming this past week and they also celebrated their basketball teams as the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams combined to go 4-0. The Jays played Marmaton Valley on Jan. 24 and then hosted Altoona Midway for their courtwarming on... [More]
Grote stats headline Hawk split decisions

Junior Gus Grote continued his double-double onslaught last week as he and his Jayhawk-Linn teammates at home split Three Rivers League decisions. On Jan. 23, the Jayhawks claimed a 46-38 win against Yates Center, a game postponed from Dec. 16, but last Friday, they lost a... [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
Cookees Drive-In sports new look

2020 was the year that changed the scope of how business was conducted worldwide, that includes how things were done in Linn County. With that, Cookees Drive-In in Pleasanton just opened their dining room to the public last Saturday, marking two years of car-hop-only service.... [More]
Seven Bridges Microgreens and virtual range opens in Pleasanton

Bill and Dorothy Skipper who recently moved to Pleasanton from Florida, have opened up a dual business in the building that formerly housed Casey’s on the junction of Laurel Street and Park Street. The building now houses Seven Bridges Microgreens; as well as a virtual... [More]
115 year old steam engine tractor moved from Trading Post Museum

In a joint effort, the Trading Post Historical Society and the Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Steam Association moved a pre-1910 Advance Steam Tractor out of the Trading Post Museum to be put back in service by the Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Steam Association... [More]