Prairie View volleyball advances to 3A Sub-State - Oct. 23, 2024
The Prairie View volleyball team advanced to the 3A Sub-State tournament on Oct. 26 by placing second in the 3A Regional 2 quad on Oct. 21. Before this the team had some final Pioneer League volleyball action at Wellsville on Oct. 15. There the Lady Buffs faced Burlington and Anderson County....[More]
Jayhawk volleyball advances to the 3A Sub-State bracket - Oct. 23, 2024
The Jayhawk volleyball team is having a good season and that good season will continue as they advanced to the Sub-State tournament bracket by placing second in their Regional quad on Oct. 21. However, the Hawks had some games before that. On Oct. 15 they competed in a triangular at Southern Coffee...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Oct. 23, 2024
Peter Principle in action In my younger days at Colorado State University, I studied journalism, marketing and sales. Part of that curriculum included what I have found to be very accurate in the business climate – the Peter Principle. Wikipedia.com explains, “The Peter principle is a concept...[More]
Kathryn “Irene” Holsman ~ 12-25-1928 to 10-18-2024 - Oct. 22, 2024
Linn County News Published October 30, 2024 Kathryn "Irene" Holsman, age 95 of Pleasanton, Kan., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 18, 2024, with her family by her side at her Anew Healthcare Home. Irene was the oldest child of William Louie Holsman and Ella Ada (Umphenour)...[More]
Pleasanton football picks up big win against Uniontown - Oct. 22, 2024
The Pleasanton football team hosted Uniontown on Oct. 18 on Senior Night. The Jays picked up the win 27-14 in a big win for the district standings. Currently Pleasanton is 2-2 in district play which puts them in the top four behind Colgan and Jayhawk and tied with Erie. This week the Jays play at Erie...[More]
Four-day school week discussed by USD 344 board - Oct. 16, 2024
Among many other agenda items, the USD 344 Board of Education spoke about researching a four-day school week Monday night. Superintendent Don Epps said things to look at with the shorter school week are staff retention, student learning and how families are affected. Epps said, “Many small districts...[More]
Three commissioner write-ins enter November race - Oct. 16, 2024
The Primary Election held August 6 left Ali Hamilton as the candidate with the most votes in the District 2 Commission race and Jim Johnson as the current incumbent with the most votes in District 3; that does not mean the two candidates don’t have competition in the General Election on Nov. 5. The...[More]
Lack of quorum cancels Commission meeting - Oct. 16, 2024
This week’s Linn County Commission meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. At Tuesday morning’s meeting, delayed a day because of Monday’s federal Columbus Day holiday, only Jim Johnson, District 3 commissioner, was present. After texts to conjure a quorum by David Lamb, master...[More]
Wade makes State golf for the Buffalos - Oct. 16, 2024
The Prairie View girls’ golf team competed in the Pioneer League tournament on Oct. 8 and then competed in the 3-1A Regional at Caney Valley on Oct. 14. The girls did well at both events and especially Harley Wade who won the league tournament and placed second at Regionals to qualify for...[More]
Schneider makes State golf for Jayhawk - Oct. 16, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn and Pleasanton golf teams that make up of one member each had a good week of tournaments. First the girls went to a tournament in Anderson County on Oct. 7 before competing in the 3-1A Regional at Caney Valley on Oct. 14. In the tournament at Anderson County, Jayhawk’s...[More]
