Blue Mound library plans to go automated - Aug. 20, 2014
Exciting updates are coming to Blue Mound library patrons as the library prepares to switch to an automated book system. Library Director Brenda Curtis explained that up until this point, books have been checked in and out of the library manually. The automated system, set to go live Sept. 17,...[More]
Kansas state librarian to visit Linn County - Aug. 20, 2014
State Librarian Jo Budler will soon visit Parker, La Cygne and Pleasanton libraries, Tuesday, Aug. 26. Budler has been visiting libraries across the state for several years in an effort to learn from local librarians and staff members. “I learn so much from them,” she explained. “What...[More]
Linn County Rodeo again a stop for the Kansas Championship Rodeo Series - Aug. 20, 2014
The Linn County Rodeo is one of the biggest events in Linn County every year and it is also one of the biggest rodeo events for the entire state of Kansas each year. This year marked the seventh year of the Kansas Championship Rodeo Series and the Linn County Fair PRCA Rodeo has been one of the 14 rodeos...[More]
PV football gets ready for the season with the Tatanka Challenge and Midnight Madness - Aug. 20, 2014
The Prairie View football team has worked hard in the weight room all summer long in preparation for the 2014 football season. On Friday, Aug. 15, after school the Buffalos had their Tatanka Challenge to test their strength, speed, power, agility and endurance. The Tatanka Challenge takes 12 different...[More]
Call of a lifetime saves woman, baby - Aug. 20, 2014
Monday was the last day the county could have in order for the budget to be published in a legal manner of time – in that last-minute scramble the County Commissioners left funding for the Public Works Administrator and six School Resource Officers in the budget. The budget hearing was scheduled...[More]
6 SRO positions approved - Aug. 20, 2014
Monday was the last day the county could have in order for the budget to be published in a legal manner of time – in that last-minute scramble the County Commissioners left funding for the Public Works Administrator and six School Resource Officers in the budget. The budget hearing was scheduled...[More]
New statue coming to Mound City - Aug. 20, 2014
Mound City residents will soon welcome a bronze sculpture to be placed along the new city walking trail. Along with the statue, a floral peace garden will be donated to the community by film producer Sue Vicory and her husband, Jay. Vicory and her husband have owned a farm near Mound City for...[More]
Randall Benbrook - Aug. 20, 2014
Randall Benbrook, 61, of Amoret, Mo., passed away at his home on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory in Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time. Online condolences may...[More]
Raymond Roy Hueston 02-23-1929 to 08-12-2014 - Aug. 20, 2014
Raymond Roy Hueston, 85, of Mapleton, Kan., died at 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center. The funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Mapleton United Methodist Church. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Mapleton United Methodist Church or the Mapleton...[More]
Wilma Carol Murrow 04-13-1934 to 08-16-2014 - Aug. 20, 2014
Wilma Carol Murrow, 80, resident of Mapleton, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 16, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born April 13, 1934, in Mapleton, the daughter of Irvin and Jessie Casteel Gilmore. She married Virgil Keith Murrow May 2, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death in 1978. Carol...[More]