Thoele headed to State - May. 28, 2014
The Prairie View track team traveled to Louisburg on May 23 to compete in the 4A Regional Track Meet. It was a tough meet as the boys’ and girls’ teams placed 12th at the meet.Paola won the meet for the girls with 129.5 points and was followed by Chanute, 92, Anderson County, 60, Frontenac,...[More]
Lady Hawks place first at Regionals, six qualify for State - May. 28, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn girls track team has done well all season, and that did not change at the 3A Regional Track Meet on May 23 at Wellsville, Kan. The Lady Hawks placed first out of 15 teams, and six young ladies qualified for the State Track Meet in Wichita on May 30-31.Jayhawk won the meet for the girls...[More]
Jackson named Governor’s Scholar - May. 28, 2014
At the invitation of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Carly Jackson of Blue Mound was selected to attend the 31st Annual Governor’s Scholars Awards Program on May 4, 2014, in Topeka.The recognition ceremony honors the top academic 1 percent of Kansas high school seniors. Scholars are selected from accredited...[More]
K-68 resurfacing postponed until June 3 - May. 28, 2014
On Tuesday, June 3, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to begin a resurfacing project on K-68 in Miami County. The starting date for this project has been pushed back from May 27 to June 3. The 4½-mile project runs from the U.S.69/K-68 junction east to the Kansas-Missouri state...[More]
Jayhawk softball finishes the regular season 18-2 - May. 22, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn softball team finished the regular season on a positive note as the team went 4-0 this past week and finished the season 18-2.First, on May 12 the Hawks traveled to Marmaton Valley and won both games of a doubleheader 7-0. Then on May 15, the Hawks hosted league rival Uniontown in a...[More]
Bauer headed to state golf tournament - May. 22, 2014
The Pleasanton golf team hosted their 2A Regional Golf Tournament on May 19 at Linn Valley. As a team the Blu-Jays placed sixth, but Matt Bauer placed in the top 10, making himself eligible for the 2A State Tournament in Fort Hays, Kan., on May 27.Olpe won the regional tournament with a score of 362....[More]
Prairie View softball is State bound! - May. 21, 2014
The Prairie View softball team hosted their 4A Division II Regional Tournament on May 19. The Buffalos were the favored one seed of the tournament with a 14-6 record. Osawatomie was the two seed, 6-12, Bishop Ward the three seed, 6-14, and Eudora the four seed, 4-14.Prairie View was favored to win the...[More]
Sugar Mound Car Show and KCBS BBQ Festival Memorial Day weekend - May. 21, 2014
The Sugar Mound Car Show will kick off Saturday morning, May 24, at approximately 10 a.m. at the Linn County Fairgrounds. The event features up to $6,500 in cash and prizes. The car show award ceremony will commence at 4 p.m. So far, 50 entrants have pre-registered to take part in the exhibit. Throughout...[More]
School boards closer to SRO support amount - May. 21, 2014
Hoping to get a figure from each school district in the county, Sheriff Paul Filla and the County Commissioners rehashed start-up costs for the six school resource officers (SROs) that will be stationed in each of the county’s six school buildings.Pleasanton USD 344 Superintendent Travis Laver...[More]
Old Blue Mound schoolhouse prepares to serve community - May. 21, 2014
Linn County residents Wes and Jessica Ungeheuer, owners of Wes’ Recycling, are currently remodeling the old Blue Mound schoolhouse. As you walk through the doors, you see workers scurrying to accomplish tasks. People are scraping away flooring, applying finishing touches to the gym roof, working...[More]
