Women united in faith, hope, love - Oct. 15, 2014
United Methodist Women is a national organization with grassroots efforts in communities across our vast nation. Their work is focused on women, children and youth.In the La Cygne area, the United Methodist Women’s group is very active. During the past year, their projects have included financial...[More]
Dorothy Lucille Dunlop-Cox - 05-16-1928 to 10-12-2014 - Oct. 15, 2014
Dorothy Lucille Dunlop-Cox, 86, of La Cygne, Kan., went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, Oct. 12, 2014, comforted by her husband, son and daughter by her side. Dorothy was born May 16, 1928, at Somerset, Kan., the daughter of Walter W. and Nellie May Long-Dunlop, the second of six children.Her childhood...[More]
William Sherman ‘Bill’ McCoy - 06-07-1933 to 10-13-2014 - Oct. 15, 2014
William Sherman “Bill” McCoy, age 81, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. He was born at Linnville, Kan., on June 7, 1933, the son of Harold and Viola Elrod McCoy. He graduated from Mound City High School. He served his country in the United States Army. Bill worked in...[More]
Idabelle Ostrum - 01-04-1925 to 08-02-2014 - Oct. 15, 2014
Ostrum (Bradley), Idabelle - 89, died suddenly Aug. 2, 2014 in Austin, Texas, during a short hospital stay. She was born Jan. 4, 1925 in Topeka, Kan., the second child and only daughter of Aubrey J. and Neta Bernice (Davis) Bradley. She lived in Rock Creek, Kan., until 1926 when the family moved to Blue...[More]
Olen Dale Callahan - 08-20-1926 to 10-08-2014 - Oct. 15, 2014
Olen Dale Callahan, age 88, was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Henry County, Mo., the son of Marion L. and Vianna E. (Wallace) Callahan. He passed away Oct. 8, 2014, at the Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. The family moved to Linn County, Kan., in 1938 and Olen attended Antioch School and Pleasanton...[More]
Harold Mooney Jr. - 04-03-1924 to 09-30-2014 - Oct. 15, 2014
Harold Mooney Jr., 90, of La Cygne, Kan., the son of Harold and Mabel Hahn Mooney, died Sept. 30, 2014, at the Louisburg Healthcare Center. He was born April 3, 1924 on the family farm northeast of La Cygne in rural Linn County, Kan. His first eight years of school he attended New Home, a one-room school...[More]
Prairie View cross country has a strong performance at Sugar Valley - Oct. 15, 2014
The Prairie View cross country team traveled to Sugar Valley in Mound City to compete in a Pleasanton hosted cross country meet. The Buffalos had a strong meet, especially the JV boys and varsity girls.The JV boys’ 5K race had five Buffalo runners, three of whom finished in the top six. Tre Kline...[More]
Jayhawk football falls to Drexel at Homecoming - Oct. 15, 2014
The Jayhawk-Linn football team hosted Drexel for their Homecoming on Oct. 10. The Hawks were looking for a win in the non-league game but Drexel shut down the Jayhawks’ offense to win the game 34-0.Drexel got on the board first at the 5:10 mark in the first quarter as Austin Shipley caught a 19-yard...[More]
Decision made on a Conditional Use Permit for fowl in Parker - Oct. 15, 2014
At the Sept. 11 city of Parker council meeting, discussion was held on the requirement of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for fowl. Police Chief Leroy McConico had requested clarification and direction on what the council wanted him to do about the numerous residents who have fowl and goats inside city...[More]
Easley and Zeke tops in local field dog trials - Oct. 15, 2014
Hunting is something that has come naturally to Pleasanton resident Taylor Easley; and now, with his Yellow Lab Zeke, he’s continuing that passion as a duo.Speaking of his hunting passion, Easley, a 2006 graduate of Pleasanton High School, said, “I’ve always done it – I’ve...[More]