Pleasanton FFA competes in National WHEP competition - Aug. 13, 2014
Pleasanton’s FFA senior team that won the 2014 Kansas Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) contest back on April 18 competed in the National WHEP contest in Columbia, Mo. from July 27 through July 30. Pleasanton’s team consisted of Justice Dent, John Epps, Savannah Reynolds and Hunter...[More]
Newly remodeled La Cygne Elementary ready - Aug. 13, 2014
When La Cygne Elementary School students left for summer break in mid-May, they had to exit the school through the playground and maneuver around construction barricades. They knew that the school was under construction and that the front doors were blocked and that the parking lot was a construction...[More]
Prairie View Educational Foundation presents funding awards - Aug. 13, 2014
As they enter just their third year of existence, the Prairie View Educational Foundation is making a difference for USD 362. This past December they received their designation as a 501c3 qualified non-profit organization by the federal government. This allowed the foundation to apply for grants...[More]
Soon-to-be centenarian remarks on life changes - Aug. 13, 2014
Born and raised in Linn County, Mildred (Umphenour) Perkins will soon have an honor few live to experience. Mildred will celebrate her 100th birthday on Oct. 10 and enter the age of centenarians. Daughter of Bill and Naoma (Gilmore) Umphenour, Mildred was born in Pleasanton in 1914. She had five siblings,...[More]
Linn Valley to raise mill levy .64 - Aug. 13, 2014
Opening the special budget meeting with news that Linn Valley’s mill levy will only increase by .64, Mayor Jeanne Dwyer explained that equates to an increase of $7 to a property owner with a $100,000 home. The .64 mill increase means an additional $50,000 to the city. Money that was budgeted for...[More]
Richard Earl Hefflefinger 11-6-1935 to 07-29-2014 - Aug. 6, 2014
Richard Earl Hefflefinger, age 78, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. He was born at Akron, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1935, the son of Charles and Rena Lininger Hefflefinger. He was employed in various jobs including: 7-Up deliveryman, Maytag repairman, at Union Pacific and, most recently,...[More]
Walter Clair Thompson 03-15-1925 to 07-31-2014 - Aug. 6, 2014
Clair Thompson, 89, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his residence in Coldwater, Kan. Funeral service was Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater, Kan., with Rev. Jerry Hodges presiding. Burial followed the funeral service at Crown Hill Cemetery, Coldwater, Kan. Memorials...[More]
Mary Frances Keller 02-14-1945 to 07-27-2014 - Aug. 6, 2014
Mary Frances Keller, 69, of Lake Chaparral, died at 6:35 a.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center after a long illness. Mary was born Feb. 14, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo., to Henry F. and Rose Mary (Sheley) Stimpfel. Mary attended Saint Benedictine for a time. She was active in the...[More]
Vann competes in Sunflower Games - Aug. 6, 2014
Malachi Vann, 11, of Fort Scott competed in both wrestling competitions at the Kansas Sunflower Games on July 26 at Seaman High School in Topeka. The first competition was the folkstyle wrestling competition. Vann wrestled with other 11-and-12-year-olds in the 85-92 pound weight class. He did very well...[More]
Demo derby starts off 2014 Linn County Fair - Aug. 6, 2014
Every year the demolition derby is the event that seems to start off the Linn County Fair, and this year was no different. A large crowd gathered at the rodeo arena on the evening of Aug. 2 at the Linn County Fairgrounds to watch not only the demolition derby but to also see the crowning of the 2014...[More]
