Coming full circle - Sep. 14, 2016
Al Hinds returns to his employment roots Four decades ago, back in the 1970s, the Pleasanton grocery store leased out its meat department to Bob Hargrove. It was here at Bob’s Quality Meats that a young Al Hinds went to work for his father-in-law, learning the proper way to cut meat and...[More]
Thunderbirds 4-H - Sep. 14, 2016
The September meeting of the Thunderbirds was called to order on Friday, Sept.9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Parker Heritage Park by president Clayton Sharrow. Copenhagen Browning led the 4-H Pledge and flag salute. Roll call was “your favorite pie” answered by 10 members. To see the full article,...[More]
La Cygne resident disputes mowing bill - Sep. 14, 2016
At meeting’s end, council voids charges Judy Albright took on the proverbial “city hall” at La Cygne’s city council meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 7. Not until the next day did she learn she had won. To see the full article, check out this week's edition of the...[More]
USD 362 ups insurance on buildings - Sep. 14, 2016
Monday action also increases administrator, substitute pay Unified School District 362 voted to increase insurance premiums covering their buildings, as well as increase administrator and teachers’ substitute pay for 2016-17 at their regular monthly board meeting...[More]
County attorney files cases in investigation initiated by missing boy report - Sep. 14, 2016
Linn County Attorney John Sutherland filed two cases in court against foster parents arrested following an investigation that came about due to a missing child report. Case 2016-CR-165 was filed against Virginia Suzanne Seagren. Case 2016-CR-166 was filed against Christian Seagren. To see the...[More]
Life’s mental milestones - Sep. 14, 2016
This past Sunday’s commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks marks 15 years since that surreal Tuesday morning in New York City, Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania. In some respects, though, the horror of four commercial jetliners falling out of the sky seems like only yesterday. Maybe...[More]
Shirley Ann White - Sep. 9, 2016
Shirley Ann White 10-28-1942 to 09-04-2016 Linn County News Published Sept. 14, 2016 Shirley Ann White, age 73, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Ward...[More]
Bully Pulpit: Labor Day thoughts ... - Sep. 7, 2016
One of the daily exercises I used while teaching eighth-grade English/language arts was having students respond to a prompt for a Writer’s Notebook entry. Early in the school year, after their 10-minute writing session, I would model my own response to a few of the prompts. And so it is...[More]
Buffalo football edges Anderson County - Sep. 7, 2016
The Prairie View football team traveled to Anderson County on Sept. 2 for the season opener against league foe Anderson County. The game started well for the Buffalos as Jake Thomasson stripped the ball, which was recovered by Trey Isenhower, from the Bulldogs. The Buffalos took advantage of...[More]
