Jesse Lee Earnest - 01-22-1952 to 09-13-2014 - Sep. 17, 2014
Jesse Lee Earnest, age 62, was born Jan. 22, 1952 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Jesse E. and Ola May (Callahan) Earnest. His father was in Korea at his birth, so Jesse did not know him until he was almost a year old. Jesse passed away Sept. 13, 2014, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg,...[More]
Scott Eugene Freidline - 01-15-1974 to 09-11-2014 - Sep. 17, 2014
Scott Eugene Freidline, 40, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. He was born Jan. 15, 1974, at Kansas City, Kan., the son of Dale and Anita Fisher Freidline. He graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a graduate of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Academy. He worked on the Pleasanton...[More]
Buffalos defeat Wellsville in defensive battle in overtime - Sep. 10, 2014
Prairie View football held their first varsity game of the 2014 season by hosting Wellsville on Sept. 5. The Eagles and Buffalos battled all game in a defensive battle but it was Prairie View in overtime that came out victorious, 3-0.“The kids played really hard. They couldn’t give up because...[More]
Pleasanton volleyball sweeps Bronaugh in home opener - Sep. 10, 2014
The Pleasanton volleyball team hosted Bronaugh on Sept. 2. The Blu-Jays had no problems with Bronaugh defeating them in two sets 25-6 and 25-17. “We came out and played really well in the first set. I knew we could get some players in the match who don’t get a lot of time otherwise and try...[More]
Jayhawk football falls in opener to Christ Prep - Sep. 10, 2014
Halfway through the third quarter, Jayhawk-Linn arguably “had a prayer” against Christ Prepatory Academy Saturday afternoon.But a Patriot 61-yard, 11-play scoring drive in the third quarter essentially decided the football contest, ascending Christ Prep to a 26-2 non-league victory over Jayhawk-Linn...[More]
Mound City to nursing home: MC Hospital District formation already in place - Sep. 10, 2014
As planning began to be implemented adding townships to a proposed Prescott Country View Nursing Home hospital district, the commissioners and public were reminded that Mound City and Paris Townships are already included in a proposed hospital district that was all but formed to support the Mound City...[More]
Injury accident on K-31 sends two to hospital - Sep. 10, 2014
An accident involving two vehicles occurred last Friday, on K-31, west of Blue Mound. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, emergency responders were dispatched to the scene around 11 a.m., where they learned a Freightliner truck, driven by Brian C. Broom of Manford, Okla., had driven off...[More]
Woman killed in train accident - Sep. 10, 2014
Train traffic is nothing new at the Market St. crossing east of Casey’s in La Cygne, and Tuesday, Sept. 2, at approximately 5:30 p.m., that crossing was the location of an accident that left one woman dead after she accidentally walked in front of a train.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol...[More]
Linda Kathleen Durk - 08-15-1950 to 09-02-2014 - Sep. 10, 2014
Linda Kathleen Durk, 64, of La Cygne, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, died on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Linda was born on Aug. 15, 1950, at Columbia, Mo., to Charles and Margaret (Boatmen) Durk.Linda served her country in the United States Army. Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed going on long walks and visiting...[More]
Eric A. Zillner - 09-15-1986 to 09-05-2014 - Sep. 10, 2014
Eric A. Zillner, age 27, La Cygne, Kan., passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. He was born on Sept. 15, 1986, at Independence, Mo., the son of John and Carolyn Cramer Zillner. He worked as a pipe fitter and was a member of the Pipe Fitter’s Union Local #533. He was also a member of the Lee’s...[More]
