Jayhawk baseball splits against Southeast Cherokee - Apr. 24, 2024
The Jayhawk baseball team traveled to Southeast Cherokee on April 18 for a league double-header against the Lancers. Jayhawk ended up splitting the games losing the first one 15-21 and then winning the second 10-9. Plenty of offense by both teams in this first game as Southeast got out to a 4-3 lead...[More]
BULLY PULPIT - Apr. 24, 2024
Death to America As a member of the 4th Estate, a term that “refers to the press and news media both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues. The derivation of the term arises from the traditional European concept of the three estates of the realm: the clergy,...[More]
Pull Tabs for Pound Puppies - Apr. 17, 2024
The City of Pleasanton is raising funds to help make needed renovations and repairs at the city pound. To do so they are collecting tabs from aluminum cans at various businesses in the city. All participating businesses will have collection buckets placed inside...[More]
Linn County Planning Commission proceeds with prohibiting commercial solar fields - Apr. 17, 2024
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission began their April 9 meeting by relooking at the Sunshine Meadows preliminary plat that last month was turned down by the commission because of outcries from surrounding neighbors. Sunshine Meadows is proposed to be a housing development south of Parker...[More]
Commissioners send CUP for rock quarry back to P&Z again - Apr. 17, 2024
Stephanie Walker reviewed the reasons she and her family do not want the new quarry, Mulberry Limestone that recently applied for a conditional use permit to do business at near Linn Valley to be located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and 2200 Road. Planning and Zoning Administrator Darin Wilson...[More]
La Cygne to update police gear - Apr. 17, 2024
New purchases to be four body cameras, four tasers The city of La Cygne will be purchasing four body cameras and four tasers for its police department. At their regular meeting April 3 on a 4-0 vote with David Brenneman not present, the council approved the $26,443.40 purchase from Axon Enterprises,...[More]
STARS welding competes at GCCC 2024 competition - Apr. 17, 2024
Brings home first, second and fifth places The Garden City Community College Welding Program held the 2024 Welding Competition for area high school students on Wednesday, Apr. 10, at the GCCC Welding Building in Garden City. Registration began at 8 a.m. with the competition starting at 9 a.m....[More]
Spaghetti dinner and silent auction benefit set for Saturday at fairgrounds - Apr. 17, 2024
A Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction benefit is set for this coming Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the 4H building on the Linn County Fairgrounds. In an effort to help Bonnie Riley, local photographer, cover medical bills and just overall help in general, Courtney Lanham, Kyla Carbon, Tracy Springer,...[More]
Prairie View track has strong performance at Anderson County - Apr. 17, 2024
The Prairie View track team traveled to Anderson County on April 11 to compete in the 17th Annual Anderson County Invitational. The girls’ team placed third with a score of 83 while the boys’ team placed fifth with a score of 37. Spring Hill won for the girls with a score of 147 while Louisburg...[More]
Jayhawk track wins Pleasanton Invitational - Apr. 17, 2024
The Jayhawk Linn track team traveled to Pleasanton on April 9 to compete in the Pleasanton Invitational. The Hawks had a very good day as both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the invitational. The girls’ team placed first with a score of 107 while the boys placed first with a score...[More]
