Pleasanton ISO fire classification improves - Dec. 23, 2015
Pleasanton residents will be pleased to learn the city’s Insurance Service Office (ISO) fire classification recently improved. ...[More]
Mound City recruiting new firefighters - Dec. 23, 2015
Working to keep homeowner insurance rates low, the city of Mound City was informed by the organization Insurance Service Office (ISO) fire classification that looks at county and municipal fire departments, that they need more volunteers in order to keep their rating. The lower the rating, the lower...[More]
Prairie View boys win Linn County Tournament - Dec. 16, 2015
The Prairie View boys had no problems in the Linn County Tournament as they won all three of their games by double digits this past week in Pleasanton. The Buffalos won this tournament last year and history repeated itself this year.The Buffalos’ first game was against Drexel and it was close in...[More]
Ruby Nation - Dec. 16, 2015
Ruby I. Nation, age 87, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born at Centerville, Kan., on Aug. 4, 1928, the daughter of Paris and Lena Patterson Neal. She worked in the Shawnee Mission School District in food service, for Nabisco and...[More]
Nancy Lynn Burton - Dec. 16, 2015
Nancy Lynn Burton, age 69, of Sugar Valley Lakes near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at St. Luke’s South in Overland Park, Kan. She was born on Feb. 4, 1946, at Paola, Kan., the daughter of George and Evelyn Seck Fort. She graduated from Paola High School....[More]
William Henry Lewis - Dec. 16, 2015
William Henry “Bill” Lewis, age 85 of Amsterdam, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Amsterdam. He was born Oct. 22, 1930, to Percy Wallis and Alice Loraine Russell Lewis in Merwin, Mo. Bill, one of ten children, grew up in and was a lifelong resident of Amsterdam. He attended...[More]
Joan L. Lowery - Dec. 16, 2015
Joan L. Lowery, age 80, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Prescott Country View. She was born on March 4, 1935, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Lester and Muriel Troope Lucieer. She married Benny Lowery on June 23, 1951, at Clarinda, Iowa. During her working...[More]
The Donald - Dec. 16, 2015
I have to admit I’m getting a kick out of Donald Trump’s military like move through the political establishment. By golly, I think people have had political establishment up to their noses and are sick of it.It’s about time someone has the gumption to step out of the lemming line and...[More]
Prairie View girls win Linn County Tournament - Dec. 16, 2015
The Prairie View girls’ basketball team competed in the Linn County tournament this past week in Pleasanton. The team went 2-1 and won the tournament. The Buffalos won because they held the head to head tie breaker over Drexel who was also 2-1. The Lady Buffs’ first game was against Drexel...[More]
Jayhawks package 15,000 meals for Kansans in need - Dec. 16, 2015
Showing dedication to their community, Jayhawk-Linn High School students gathered in the gymnasium last Wednesday to package 15,000 meals for Kansans in need. Spearheaded by the Jayhawk-Linn FFA chapter, local businesses, churches and residents helped sponsor the meals.A hub of activity filled the gym...[More]
